Legislation next goes to Trump who indicated he would sign bill after president and his allies backed down from opposition

Legislation next goes to Trump who indicated he would sign bill after he and his allies backed down from opposition

The Senate on Tuesday gave swift approval to legislation that will force the release of investigative files related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, following a near-unanimous vote in the US House of Representatives and a reversal by Donald Trump and his Republican allies who relented after months of trying to forestall the bipartisan effort involving a scandal that has dogged the president since his return to the White House.

The Senate acted by unanimous consent, which requires approval from each senator but does not require a formal roll call vote, expediting the process. Hours earlier, the House overwhelmingly approved the bill on a 427-1 tally. Once the legislation is forwarded to the Senate, it will be automatically approved.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    9·
    9 hours ago

    Whatever is left of the files after the important parts have been marked “national security relevant”. Which is what the FBI has been doing in the last months.

  • ZephyrXero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    13 hours ago

    We went from the house needs this new rep sworn in so we have enough votes, to near unanimous. Along with Trump’s about face I have to assume the edits are complete

    • DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      9 hours ago

      Yes, the only hope is that the incompetence of this criminal regime will make it obvious how heavily the documents have been tampered with. The chances of this happening are not bad, especially since it is very likely that a great deal of evidence had to be concealed.