Democrats sought to use a House Rules Committee meeting to force a vote on the Epstein resolution introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie and Democratic R

Republicans had planned unrelated votes, but members of the party did not want to vote on the Epstein issue, for fear of retribution from angry supporters who are demanding the release of case files.

The Department of Justice said Tuesday it has reached out to Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting amid backlash over the administration’s handling of files related to Epstein.

Outcry over the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files includes calls by leading Missouri Republicans for the president to order the release of as much documentation as possible to put the issue to rest.

Nearly a dozen House Republicans have joined an effort to compel the release of all Jeffrey Epstein-related government files