Democrats push for vote on Epstein files

A House Democrat is calling on congressional Republicans to hold an immediate vote calling on the Trump administration to release its findings on Jeffrey Epstein On Saturday Rep Ro Khanna D-Calif explained he would introduce an amendment on Tuesday to force a vote demanding the FULL Epstein files be disclosed to the population The Speaker must call a vote put every Congress member on record Khanna stated in a post on X Related Musk Trump is in Epstein files Rep Marc Veasy D-Texas has joined Khanna in demanding more transparency from the Trump administration Either realDonaldTrump and his acolytes fueled the rumors of the significance of these Epstein files to help his campaign or something is there Veasy disclosed in a social media post That s why on Monday I ll introduce a resolution demanding the Trump Administration release all files related to the Epstein development Put up or Shut up It is unlikely that either representative will get their vote or amendment to the House floor Both must pass the Rules Committee where Republicans outnumber Democrats by more than two to one The moves by Khanna and Veasy put Republicans in an awkward spot but they are likely just symbolic embarrassments Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Syllabus The political fallout from the Trump administration s handling of the Epstein files have been intense Right-wing conspiracy theorist and radio show host Alex Jones a longtime Trump ally described the Justice Department s memo that declared Epstein had no client list and died by suicide as absolute horses t Attorney General Pam Bondi has been flamed by certain MAGA influencers after previously claiming the files were on her desk Meanwhile President Donald Trump has grown increasingly agitated over repeated questioning on Epstein Trump has put his trust in Bondi s findings going so far as to claim that Democrats and political opponents created the alleged client lists Since the memo s release Trump has called residents interest in Epstein who he labeled a creep as unbelievable Read more about trouble in TrumpWorld MAGA reels from Trump s Epstein betrayal Tapper DOJ Epstein memo is for fools MAGA melts down No Epstein files The post Democrats push for vote on Epstein files appeared first on Salon com