Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate formally approved the bill to force the Department of Justice to release the files from the criminal case against convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday.
The move was a formality, as the chamber approved the bill on Tuesday. The Senate unanimously approved the measure hours after the House voted 427-1 in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The bill will now go to President Donald Trump, who has said he will sign it.
On Tuesday, the Senate agreed unanimously to declare the bill passed by the Senate as soon as it was sent over by the House this morning. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said it would then be sent to Trump.
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