The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Nov. 18 to release all unclassified records related to the federal government's investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, the late disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker linked to high-profile individuals, including President Donald Trump.
By a vote of 427-1, the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bill that requires the federal government to release Epstein documents. The Senate unanimously passed the measure shortly thereafter, sending the bill to President Trump for his signature.
One Republican, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, voted against the House measure. Three Democrats and two Republicans did not vote.
Higgins posted on X why he was against the bill: "If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt."
Trump, who earlier resisted releasing the files, indicated on Nov. 17 that he'd sign the legislation if it passed both chambers of Congress. The president has denied he knew of Epstein's alleged abuses.
