Congress did not release Epstein files alleging Trump abuse
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“Congress recently released Epstein files that contain allegations of sexual rape and abuse by Donald Trump.”
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Congress has not itself released the Epstein files; the law it passed mandates the Justice Department to make them public, and the DOJ has issued heavily redacted documents. The allegations of sexual rape and abuse by Donald Trump appear in a Democratic committee report, not in the released files.
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- Judiciary Democrats’ Report Details Mounting Evidence Linking Trump to Epstein’s Criminal Activities and DOJ’s Cover-Up; Specific Accounts Involving 11 Women Provide More Evidence of Potential Sex Crimes | U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democrats
Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a sweeping new Committee staff report, “‘We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffrey’: The Case Against Donald Trump Emerging in the Epstein Files and DOJ’s Desperate Efforts to Cover it Up,” detailing evidence involving 11 women, five of whom directly accuse Donald Trump of rape or sexual assault in Jeffrey Epstein’s close company or presence.
- Text - H.R.9694 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Epstein Files Transparency Act II | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
This Act may be cited as the “Epstein Files Transparency Act II”.
- Ad calling Florida’s Ashley Moody the ‘deciding vote’ on Epstein files misses context, later support – PolitiFact
Florida U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody “cast the deciding vote to block the release of the Epstein files.” · 2026 Midterms Ad Watch Congress Florida Jeffrey Epstein New Deal for All
- House Democrats call on DOJ to name special counsel in Epstein case
A bipartisan law Congress passed in November ordered the release of millions of documents related to the case against Epstein, who died by suicide in jail while he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.
- Epstein Files News: Latest As Trump DOJ Releases Documents | NBC News
Follow Jeffrey Epstein files news as lawmakers demand more information following the Trump DOJ's release of heavily redacted documents.
- House Judiciary Democrats want a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein - Live Updates - POLITICO
Their new report also makes the case for more federal support to assist with state and foreign prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators.
- Ads accusing Republican candidates of protecting Epstein fill airwaves in final midterm push | US midterm elections 2026 | The Guardian
All but one House Republican voted for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Many of the ads omit the fact that nearly every House Republican voted to release the Epstein files when the Epstein Files Transparency Act came to the floor, although ...
- The Epstein files are a US midterms sledgehammer | Katie Phang | The Guardian
As is well known, Congress eventually passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), requiring the attorney general to release the files with very limited grounds for redactions and withholdings.
- Epstein Files Transparency Act - Wikipedia
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. It requires the U.S. attorney general to "make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format" all files (the "Epstein files") ...
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