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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Trump and Mike Johnson embrace Epstein ‘transparency’ ...kicking and screaming all the way

After months of delays and the hemming and hawing of all parties involved, Republican resistance to releasing the Epstein files collapsed into dust on Tuesday.

Donald Trump, facing an outright rebellion among his base, caved to pressure and reversed course on Sunday. In a post to Truth Social, Trump called on Republicans to back down and vote “yes” on a resolution compelling the federal government to release the files, which Trump as president, does not need Congress’s permission to do.

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