Trump Says He’ll Sign Epstein Bill if It Reaches His Desk

A day before the House votes on whether to require the Justice Department to release all of its records on Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump said he would sign the measure if it reaches his desk. “I’m all for it,” he said during an event at the White House, according to ABC News.

On Sunday, after months of resisting the effort, Trump reversed course and urged Republicans to support the Epstein Files Transparency Act. “We’ll give them everything. Sure. I would let them, let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don’t talk about it too much, because honestly, I don’t want to take it away from us,” he said Monday, as reported by the Guardian. He added, “It’s really a Democrat problem. The Democrats were Epstein’s friends, all of them, and it’s a hoax.”

Only four House Republicans had previously supported the discharge petition to bring the bill forward, but it is now expected to pass with broad bipartisan backing on Tuesday. The Senate would also have to approve the legislation before it could go to President Trump. While the bill was once considered unlikely to move in the Senate, Politico reports that many Republican senators are increasingly open to holding a vote.

The proposal would require the Justice Department to release all of its files related to Epstein, including materials connected to the investigation of his 2019 death in federal custody. The legislation allows redactions to protect victims or ongoing investigations—but specifically forbids withholding information due to “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity,” even for government officials, public figures, or foreign dignitaries. The New York Times notes that President Trump could already order the release of the files without congressional action, but has not done so.

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