Trump news at a glance: in a U-turn, president tells Republicans to vote to release Epstein files

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Donald Trump has told his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a sudden reversal of his earlier position.

The US president's post on his Truth Social website came after the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said previously that he believed a vote on releasing justice department documents in the Epstein case should help put to rest allegations that he [Trump] has something to do with it".