Trump tells Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, in a reversal of his previous stance
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The US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this week
US president Donald Trump has urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such a move.
Trump's post on his Truth Social came after House speaker Mike Johnson said earlier 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".
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