Congress Orders Trump to Release the Epstein Files

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a
bill to release all of the files related to the sex offender
Jeffrey Epstein — a bill that President Trump spent months trying
to kill.


The Times correspondents Anni Karni and Carl Hulse explain how a
rebellion started by a handful of Republican lawmakers became a
partywide mutiny, and Representative Thomas Massie talks about
his role in bringing about the vote.


Guest:



Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent at
The New York Times.


Carl Hulse, the chief Washington correspondent
for The Times.


Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of
Kentucky.



Background reading: 


The vote to approve was a stunning turn for an effort that
Republican leaders had worked for months to block.

For Mr. Trump, the Epstein scandal is the story that won’t go
away.



Photo: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times


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