Washington (AP) – House Democrats started a bid for Vice President on Wednesday Donald Trump’s Department of Justice for Files in Sex Trafficking Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinGOP MPs to support action to defy Trump and Republican leadership.
On a subcommittee of the powerful House Committee on the oversight, Democrats made a proposal for Sabapona on Wednesday afternoon, a few hours ago to end their July work session and leave Washington for a month’s break.
Republican President of the sub -committee, Rape Clay Higgins of Louisiana, postponed one vote on the matter by the end of the meeting. While many Republicans on the panel are members of a right -wing group and called for the release of files, it was not clear whether they would vote for Sabpona.
During a brief break at the meeting, Higgins told reporters that he hoped that proposals for speed with some changes to Upapona.
“If the Republican Party, if our colleagues in this committee have not included us in this vote, they are essentially involved in the complexity of President Donald Trump,” rape. Summer Lee, Pennsylvania Democrats who made a proposal for sabpona, told reporters outside the hearing room.
Democrats’ move revealed how they were practically everything in their power to force Republicans to work on Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson – caught amidst the demands of Trump and protested for the House to work with his own members – the call for action and prepared to send the house to the house a day before.
Johnson told reporters that first Wednesday on Wednesday Trump administration “Already doing everything within their power to release them.”
Nevertheless, Democrats have pressured Republicans this week to support the release of files. His efforts stopped the GOP legislative agenda for the week and noted an issue that Trump unsuccessfully inspired his supporters to forget.
“They are running away from our work, our jobs and sending us back home because they do not want to vote to release these files. This is something they run.
Democratic leaders are expected to make this issue much more than Epstein, which Six years ago died in his New York Jail Sale While he waited for a test on allegations of sex trafficking.
House Democratic Leader Hakim Jeffrees said at a news conference, “Why Republican has not released Epstein files to American people? It is appropriate to conclude that Republicans continue to protect the lifestyle of rich and shameless, even though it includes pedophiles.” “So it is all connected.”
This comes when both sides are ready to take their message for voters on Trump Big Multitilian-Dollar Tax Brakes And Spending BillFor Republican, it is a “beautiful” law that will promote economic development; For Democrats, it is a “ugly” gift for most richest Americans that reduce health care for low -income people.
Nevertheless, there has been an uproar over the reverse of Trump administration on the promises related to Epstein, many Democrats have seized the Republican on the issue on the occasion of dividing the Republican.
“It goes to a fundamental meaning,” is our government not looking out for ordinary Americans who are co-covered by rich and powerful people? Or is we a government that looks out for ordinary Americans? ,
Republic leaders accused Democrats of purely taking care of the issue for political gains. He explains that the Department of Justice organized the Democrats Joe Biden for Epstein investigation through the presidency of Biden.
Trump’s Justice Department is also demanding issuing testimony from secret grand jury proceedings in Epstein case, although this is an effort Not likely to produce New revelations.
With the support of the House Oversite Committee, Republican, a sabpona for Epstein’s ex -girlfriend on Tuesday also advanced, Ghishline MaxwellFor a statement.
However, the legalists who want the Congress to play a strong role in Epstein files, have warned that Maxwell, who is serving a prison sentence to help Epstein sexually abuse girls with a young age, may be an incredible witness.
“This is a good idea, but it’s not enough. It’s not almost enough,” Rape Thomas Massey said, a Kentki Republican, who has pushed the bipartisan bill to carry forward the records of the Department of Justice.
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Stephen Groves and Matte Brown, Associated Press