After months of resistance, President Donald Trump has agreed to release documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein. The shift came on Sunday, following a proposal in the House of Representatives that picked up enough support to force a vote. It’s a notable moment — one of the rare occasions where Republican members of the House have broken with the President on a significant issue.
House Republican leader Mike Johnson confirmed the vote on releasing the Epstein documents is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. If representatives pass the measure, it heads to the Senate. From there, it still falls to Trump to decide whether to follow through — though that now looks considerably more likely given his Sunday reversal.
Trump has continued to argue that Democrats are grandstanding with their calls for transparency, while framing Republican support for release as proof they have nothing to hide. He maintains his friendship with Epstein ended in the early 2000s and denies any connection to the financier’s crimes. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges of child trafficking.
