The upper chamber of Congress on this Tuesday passed without delay to legislation that will force the release of official records associated with the deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, after a overwhelming vote in the lower house and a change of position by Donald Trump and his GOP allies. The White House gave in after months of trying to block the cross-party initiative involving a scandal that has dogged the president since his return to the White House.
Unanimous Approval in Both Chambers
Senators proceeded by consensus, which needs acceptance from each senator but avoids a individual voting process, speeding up the process. Just before, the House voted decisively for the bill on a massive majority.
“The American people have been patient long enough. Jeffrey Epstein’s victims have waited long enough,” Chuck Schumer declared in a Senate remarks on Tuesday, before asking the Senate to pass it unanimously. “Let the truth come out. Ensure full disclosure.”
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The bill next heads to Donald Trump for his signature. He stated on Monday that he would sign the measure.
Although Trump has for months rejected the controversy over the authorities' approach of the Epstein case as a “false narrative”, he expressed his backing for the House bill over the weekend, and announced he would sign the measure if it is presented to him.
Response
Democrats, along with victims and their advocates who were present in a House gallery, broke into applause after the bill was enacted. The sole “no” vote came from Clay Higgins, who expressed concern he feared the measure would disclose personal information of people, persons of interest and others implicated in the investigation.
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