The Senate on this Tuesday quickly approved to legislation that will require the publication of official records concerning the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, following a overwhelming vote in the House of Representatives and a reversal by the president and his GOP allies. The administration relented after an extended period of trying to delay the bipartisan effort involving a case that has plagued the president since his comeback to the White House.
Swift Passage in Congress
The Senate acted by consensus, which requires approval from each senator but avoids a formal roll call vote, accelerating the process. Just before, the House passed by a huge margin the bill on a massive majority.
“The American people have waited long enough. Jeffrey Epstein’s victims have suffered long enough,” the Senate Democratic leader declared in a address to the chamber on Tuesday, before urging the Senate to pass it unanimously. “Reveal the truth. Ensure full disclosure.”
Presidential Signature
The bill next will be sent to the president for his endorsement. He indicated on Monday that he would endorse the legislation.
Even though the president has for an extended period downplayed the controversy over the government’s handling of the Epstein case as a “Democrat hoax”, he expressed his backing for the legislation over the weekend, and announced he would give his assent if it reaches his desk.
Support and Opposition
The Democratic party, along with those affected and their supporters who were watching from a viewing area, broke into applause after the bill was enacted. The sole “no” vote came from a GOP representative, who stated he feared the measure would make public specific data of witnesses, those under scrutiny and others implicated in the investigation.
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