A House Oversight subcommittee voted Wednesday to subpoena the Department of Justice to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. House Oversight Chair James Comer will be required to sign the subpoena before it can officially be issued,

Three Republicans joined Democrats in approving the motion, a rare moment of bipartisan agreement regarding an investigation that has been shrouded in mystery.

As Donald Trump weathers the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Andy Biggs voted against subpoenaing the Epstein files and Paul Gosar didn't vote at all.

A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to support the action.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer issues subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition to occur at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee on August 11.

Perry, who represents York County, was one of three Republicans to vote to subpoena the Department of Justice for files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee tonight approved a motion by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., to subpoena the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. The subcommittee also approved motion by Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., to direct the chairman to subpoena the people listed previously.

The Education Department accused Virginia school districts of discrimination. The charges: The Trump administration said five Virginia school districts that allow transgender students to use facilities aligned with their gender identity violate the law.

The move comes as debate over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case has roiled Congress and the MAGA base.

Three Republicans joined Democrats in an 8-2 vote to approve a motion to issue a subpoena to the Justice Department for the release of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

The House of Representatives is set to issue a subpoena for the Justice Department to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the first notable action by House Republicans following a week of anxiousness by lawmakers who wanted transparency on the matter.

Pressley said Epstein’s victims and the public “deserve transparency, accountability, and healing.” The post As a survivor of sexual assault, Pressley says effort to subpoena Epstein files is personal appeared first on Boston.