President Donald Trump announced that he signed a bill on Nov. 19 that compels the Justice Department to release all files linked to the disgraced financier and indicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump made the announcement, claiming that the growing demand for transparency on Epstein's relationships with the rich and powerful, including the president himself, was the "latest Hoax (sic)" created by Democrats. He pointed to high-profile Democrats connected to Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019, including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
A pair of lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, championed the legislation as Trump's initial opposition to the bill drew backlash from members of his own party, most notably Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
By a vote of 427-1, the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The Senate followed suit about three hours later when Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., introduced a motion for unanimous consent.
Here's what to know about when the Epstein files may be released:
