WASHINGTOI — The U.S. House voted 427-1 to order the U.S. Justice Department to release all investigatory documents, thought to exceed 33,000 pages, in the case of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, a friend of President Trump. Epstein ran a prostitution ring of 1,000 mostly under-age girl. Epstein, who claimed he needing two orgasms a day, died mysteriously on jail in 2019. Epstein was 66. Although Trump claimed his relationship with Epstein ended long ago, he had been adamant against releasing the documents. From leaks and other sources, however, it had become known that the Justice Department documents contained hundreds of references to Trump as well as prominent and. moneyed male guests and clients. Trump was so adamant against releasing the files that he commanded that the Justice Department not release them to the public. He also threatened his Republican loyalists in Congress that he would support their rivals for re-election unless they went along. House Speaker Mike John, a Trump minion, went so far as to order the House on a 41-day vacation prevent a vote. The recess kept a newly elected member from Arizona, Adelita Grijalva, from being sworn in because she could have been pivotal in an Epstein vote. But under intensifying public pressure to release the files, Trump recognized position was unsustainable. On November 10 he reversed himself: “We have nothing to hide.” It was not a new line for Trump on the issue but a turn-about on blocking public access.
To release pedophile records
> Angie Craig, D-Mn2 (south suburbs)
> Tom Emmer, R-MN6 (north suburbs)*
> Brad Finstad, R-Mn1 (south)*
> Michelle Fischback, R-Mn7 (rural west)*
> Betty McCollum, D-Mn4 (St. Paul)
> Kelly Morrison, D-Mn3 (west suburbs)
> Ilhan Omar, D-Mn5 (Minneapolis)
> Pete Stauber, R-Mn8 (Iron Range)*
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> Scott Fitzgerald, R-Mn8 (Iron Range)*
> Glen Grothman, R-Wi6 (Campbellsport)*
> Gwen Moore, D-Wi4 (Milwaukee)
> Mark Pocan, D-Wi2 (Madison)
> Bryan Steil, R-Wi1 (Janesville)*
> Tom Tiffany, R-Wi7 (Hazelburst)*
> Derrick Van Orden, R-Wi3 (Prairie du Chien)*
> Tony Wied, R-Wi8 (DePere)*
* Earlier aligned with Trump against release
Against release
> Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana
Not voting
> Donald Beyer, D-Virginia
> Greg Casar, D-Texas
> Mchael Rulli, R-Ohio
> Mikie Sherill, D-New Jersey
> Steve Womack, R-Arkansas
Next parliamentary step
Approval also is required by the U. Senate, which is expected now that Trumo has reversed his opposition.