TODAY Congress Votes on the Epstein Files.
It took 4 months of delays, stalling, and pressure to reach this moment. Here’s what’s in the files and what you can do before the vote.
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TL;DR:
The House votes TODAY on releasing the Epstein investigation files.
It took 4 months and 218 signatures to get this vote after Speaker Johnson repeatedly stalled the process and delayed the swearing-in of the deciding member.
Trump spent months opposing it then flipped Sunday night and now says he’ll sign it.
Goal: 290 votes (veto-proof).
Action: Call (202) 224-3121 | Script below.
Grassroots vs. The White House: The Weekend You Shifted the Outcome
On Wednesday, November 12, President Trump called Republicans who support releasing the Epstein files “very bad” and “stupid.” By Friday, he withdrew his endorsement from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which Greene says was because she supported releasing the files.
By Sunday night, Trump posted he wants House Republicans to “vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide.”
By Monday afternoon, he said he’d sign the bill if it reaches his desk.
What changed? Did public pressure finally get to him?
How Leadership Delayed, Adjourned, and Obstructed. The 4 Month Timeline.
Let’s be very clear about what happened.
In July, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act. They needed 218 signatures on a discharge petition to force a vote, bypassing Speaker Mike Johnson’s control over what gets voted on.
Johnson adjourned the House a day early for the August recess, which effectively delayed the effort to reach 218 signatures.
In September, they got their 217th signature when Democrat James Walkinshaw won a special election.
But they needed one more. And the person who could provide it, Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who won her special election in September couldn’t be sworn in because Johnson kept the House out of session during the 40+ day government shutdown.
And on Wednesday, November 12, Grijalva was finally sworn in.
She signed the petition within minutes of taking her oath.
Signature #218.
Johnson announced the vote would happen “next week” (today).
That’s how hard they fought to stop this.
Four months of procedural delays, sending Congress home early, and keeping a newly-elected member from being sworn in. All to prevent this one vote.
Does this timeline match what you thought was happening? What questions does this raise for you?
What the Epstein Transparency Act Will Expose
The Epstein Files Transparency Act would compel Attorney General Pam Bondi to release within 30 days:
✅ Flight logs from Epstein’s private planes
✅ Travel records documenting who went where
✅ Materials identifying individuals referenced in DOJ investigative files related to Epstein’s criminal activities
✅ Witness interview transcripts and investigative materials currently held by DOJ and not released to the public
✅ Internal DOJ communications about decisions to charge, not charge, or give immunity
✅ Civil settlements and immunity deals
✅ Non-prosecution agreements (like the one that gave Epstein 13 months instead of life)
✅ Documentation about concealment or destruction of evidence
✅ Records related to Epstein’s death in federal custody
The House Oversight Committee has released over 20,000 pages from Epstein’s estate including emails, text messages, schedules. But those are Epstein’s personal files.
What they’re fighting to keep hidden are the government’s files.
The Justice Department’s investigation.
The witness statements.
The immunity deals.
The decisions about who to prosecute and who to protect.
The GOP’s Four Unexpected Allies in the Fight for Disclosure
Only four Republicans signed the discharge petition alongside the Democrats:
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) Lead sponsor
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Lost Trump’s endorsement over this
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) “I stand with all survivors”
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) Reportedly summoned to White House Situation Room to pressure her
But here’s where it gets interesting: Rep. Thomas Massie told ABC News on Sunday he expects “100 or more” Republicans to vote YES today.
That would send us well above 300 votes, comfortably past the veto-proof threshold of 290.
Initial predictions were 40-50 Republicans. Then it jumped to expectations of “mass defections” among GOP members. Now Massie’s predicting 100+.
So what’s happening?
Constituents are calling! People are making their voices heard.
Recent polls show Americans overwhelmingly support full transparency - 77% in one poll, 89% in another. Because even Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) told CNN: “I just don’t think this issue is going to go away until that issue is addressed and answered to the American people’s satisfaction.”
If You Do One Thing Today, Make This Call
Today, your voice genuinely matters. Here’s the number.
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Find your representative: house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
When they answer, say this:
“Hi, my name is ____________ and I’m calling from ____________. I’m a constituent of Representative ____________, and I’m calling to urge them to vote YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act TODAY. The victims and survivors deserve the truth, and Americans deserve to know who the Justice Department protected. Please vote YES. Thank you.”
That’s it. 30 seconds and you made your voice heard and you stood up for the victims and survivors!
You’ll likely talk to a staffer, not your representative. That’s fine. Every call is logged, counted, and reported. They track call volume by issue. When hundreds of calls come in on a specific bill, it moves the needle.
The Path Forward If the House Says Yes
If the bill passes the House today:
It goes to the Senate
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has not yet committed to scheduling the bill.
Even if the Senate passes it, Trump could veto it
Unless: the House hits 290+ votes, the threshold needed for a veto override, and the Senate also follows. But Trump could still veto it.
That’s the goal: 290 votes.
214 Democrats are currently voting yes.
4 Republicans signed the petition.
We need 72 more Republicans.
Massie predicts 100+ will vote yes.
But that only happens if Republicans feel more pressure from their constituents than they do from Trump. That only happens if MANY OF US call.
The Principle at Stake: Transparency
This isn’t about Trump or about Democrats vs. Republicans.
This is about if the Justice Department has to answer for the deals it made.
Jeffrey Epstein trafficked girls. Dozens, possibly over 100s for countless years. He had connections to presidents, princes, scientists, billionaires, politicians from both parties. In 2008, he got a sweetheart plea deal: 13 months in a county jail, with work release allowing him to leave for 12 hours a day, six days a week. The deal was kept secret from his victims.
He was arrested again in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges. He died in federal custody before trial, officially ruled a suicide, though questions remain about how that happened in a maximum-security facility.
The Justice Department investigated and interviewed witnesses. They documented connections and they made decisions about who to prosecute and who to protect.
Those decisions are in the files they’re fighting to keep sealed.
We need to hold our leadership accountable. Does the public have a right to know what the government knew, when they knew it, and why some people got immunity while others got prosecuted?
218 members of Congress say yes.
Today we find out how many more agree.
What do you think is in those sealed files? Why do you think Trump changed his mind? Share your thoughts with us below.
Today’s Vote Is the Start, Not the Finish
Even if this passes the House with a veto-proof majority today, the fight continues.
The Senate would have to pass it. Even with Trump now saying he supports it, Attorney General Pam Bondi recently opened investigations into several Democrats’ connections to Epstein after Trump pressed her to do so which Rep. Massie warns might be “a big smokescreen” to classify documents under “ongoing investigations.”
Todays vote will at least create a record.
Every single representative will have to vote yes or no on whether the American people deserve to see the Justice Department’s Epstein files.
The vote will be public, permanent, and searchable.
In 2026, when those representatives run for reelection, their constituents will remember.
That’s why your call today is meaningful. This is meaningful for the record we’re creating of who stood with survivors and transparency, and who didn’t.
Your Action Checklist For Today:
☐ Call your representative: (202) 224-3121
☐ Use the script above (or your own words, personal is powerful)
☐ Share this post with three people who will also call
☐ Check for the vote results
☐ Save your representative’s number for the next fight
THANK YOU
To our 80,000 Subscribers and nearly 200,000 followers, you’re here because you believe that collective action, together, makes a difference.
You believe transparency is worth fighting for and you know that when victims and survivors ask for the truth, the answer should never be “it’s classified.” Thank you.
Call (202) 224-3121. And stand up for the victims.
The survivors are counting on us.
And when this bill passes today with a veto-proof majority- and I believe it will, you’ll know you were part of making that happen.
Sources:
Discharge Petition & Timeline:
Washington Post: A discharge petition now has the 218 signatures needed to trigger a vote on releasing more Epstein files
Johnson’s Delays:
Trump’s Reversal:
Massie’s Prediction & Public Opinion:
ABC News: Massie: ‘100 or more’ House Republicans could vote to release Epstein files
CNN: Breaking down the looming House vote on the Epstein files
Epstein’s 2008 Plea Deal:
Contact Your Representative:
U.S. House: Find Your Representative
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He's "got nothing to hide" because his minions at the DOJ have had plenty of time to redact his name. They were just stalling; it takes a long time to redacted tens of thousands of emails and other documents.
In July 2025, the New York Times reported that Bondi had a team of lawyers comb through the Epstein files to find mentions of trump. They reportedly found a large number.
Given that trump has politicized the DOJ and Bondi act as if the department exists to primarily serve the president, whose own immoral actions are well documented, it is not a a stretch to believe that the Epstein files’ release will be scrubbed of any unsavory records that shine a dim light on trump’s involvement with the pedophile child trafficker Epstein.