Trump's week in review: From the Epstein Files release to his meeting with Mamdani
1. Trump signs bill authorizing the release of the Epstein files
After months of suggesting that the focus on late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted of having sex with underage girls, was a “SCAM” perpetuated by Democrats, Trump came out in favor of the release of the Epstein Files containing more information about those connected to the late billionaire.
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Monday, reiterating the position he laid out to reporters on Air Force One late last week. On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 427-1 to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., was the lone member of Congress to vote against the measure as the U.S. Senate passed it unanimously Wednesday and it was signed into law by Trump later in the day.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the U.S. Attorney General to make publicly available all information related to Epstein and his sex trafficking ring, including flight logs, names of individuals and entities connected to the late billionaire, legal information and details about his death. The legislation permits the withholding and redaction of documents that contain personally identifiable information about victims, sexually explicit material and depictions of child sexual abuse.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
