{"id":2512585,"date":"2025-11-19T20:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-epstein-bill-after-it-passes-in-senate\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T20:38:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:38:01","slug":"trump-signs-epstein-bill-after-it-passes-in-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-epstein-bill-after-it-passes-in-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs Epstein bill after it passes in Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-signs-epstein-bill-after-it-passes-in-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act shortly after its swift approval by both the House and Senate.This legislation mandates the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-maricopa-county-delete-all-of-its-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Maricopa County Delete All Of Its 2020 Election Results?\">files related<\/a> to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Initially opposed to the bill, Trump reversed his stance and urged Republicans to support it. Following his request, nearly unanimous votes in both chambers led to rapid passage. Trump highlighted Epstein&#8217;s connections to prominent Democrats, including Bill Clinton, and called for investigations into these ties. The bill&#8217;s progress was notable for bipartisan support, despite some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-an-open-convention-and-how-might-it-affect-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What is an open convention and how might it affect Kamala Harris? ... Washington Examiner\">intra-party disagreements<\/a> and attempts by the white House to dissuade certain Republicans from backing it. The signing marks a significant move towards transparency regarding Epstein-related documents and investigations into associated political figures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump signs Epstein bill after swift passage in Senate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2406193\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced Wednesday that he signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >releasing files related<\/a> to convicted sex offender <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> a day after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\">House<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate-2\/\">Senate<\/a> approved the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he would sign the bill after reversing his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3888899\/trump-calls-on-house-republicans-pass-bill-releasing-epstein-files\/\">long-held opposition to the resolution<\/a> and encouraging Republicans to vote for it. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3892321\/trump-withdraws-airline-compensation-rule-holiday-travel\/\">Trump administration scraps airline payout plan before holiday travel surge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3891767\/trump-threatens-fire-scott-bessent-if-fed-not-fixed-fast\/\">Trump tells Scott Bessent &#8216;I&#8217;m going to fire your ass&#8217; if he doesn&#8217;t get Fed &#8216;fixed fast&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3892162\/trump-taps-new-cfpb-nominee-vought-aims-ax-agency\/\">Trump taps new CFPB nominee as Vought aims to ax agency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! As everyone knows, I asked Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, to pass this Bill in the House and Senate, respectively. Because of this request, the votes were almost unanimous in favor of passage. At my direction, the Department of Justice has already turned over close to fifty thousand pages of documents to Congress,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115579394833948106\">said on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In announcing the signing, the president painted Epstein as &ldquo;a lifelong Democrat&rdquo; who &ldquo;donated Thousands of Dollars to Democrat Politicians, and was deeply associated with many well-known Democrat figures, such as Bill Clinton (who traveled on his plane 26 times), Larry Summers (who just resigned from many Boards, including Harvard), Sleazebag Political Activist Reid Hoffman, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (who asked Epstein to donate to his Campaign AFTER Epstein was charged), Democrat Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, and many more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the House approved a resolution with only one lawmaker, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA),&nbsp;voting against it before transmitting it to the Senate, which fast-tracked the bill and sent it to Trump&rsquo;s desk. It marked one of the very few times during Trump&rsquo;s second administration that Congress has so defiantly ignored his wishes. <\/p>\n<p>Despite Speaker&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\">Mike Johnson<\/a>&lsquo;s&nbsp;(R-LA) preference for the measure to include protections for whistleblowers and the victims of Epstein, the Senate did not make those changes. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3891393\/epstein-files-bill-trump-desk-senate-green-light\/\">EPSTEIN FILES BILL HEADED TO TRUMP&rsquo;S DESK AFTER SENATE GIVES GREEN LIGHT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Sch<\/a>umer (D-NY) brought the measure to the Senate floor that same day, where it passed via unanimous consent. <\/p>\n<p>Four Republicans&mdash;Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and Lauren Boebert (R-CO)&mdash; provided the four votes needed to bring the measure up for a vote on the House floor via discharge petition. <\/p>\n<p>Massie, along with Rep.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\">Ro Khanna<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA), originally co-sponsored the discharge petition that forced a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The House needed 218 signatures for the petition to force leadership to schedule a vote on legislation. After Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) was sworn into office, 50 days after she won the seat to replace her late father Rep. Raul Grijalva, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-says-house-to-vote-on-release-of-epstein-files-next-week\/\" title=\"Johnson says ... to vote on ... of ... next week\">petition reached 218 signatures<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3890515\/house-republican-votes-release-epstein-files\/\">EVERY HOUSE&nbsp;REPUBLICAN, BAR ONE, VOTES TO RELEASE EPSTEIN FILES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House unsuccessfully attempted to pressure Greene, Boebert, and Mace from dropping their support of the petition. <\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel&nbsp;reportedly met with Boebert to pressure the congresswoman not to sign a petition in Congress. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Doesn&rsquo;t it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/199-other-places-to-deal-with-first-marco-rubio-says-us-is-the-last-place-to-worry-about-human-rights-abuses\/\" title=\"\u2018199 Other Places To Deal With First\u2019: Marco Rubio Says US Is The Last Place To Worry About Human Rights Abuses\">show transparency<\/a> that members of the Trump administration are willing to brief members of Congress whenever they please?&rdquo; Leavitt responded during a press briefing last week about the meeting. <\/p>\n<p>Trump later branded Greene, the firebrand Georgia House member, a &ldquo;traitor&rdquo; over her support for releasing the Epstein files. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves,&rdquo; Greene responded during a press conference at the Capitol with survivors of Epstein&rsquo;s abuse on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The president also ordered the FBI and the Justice Department to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3887597\/trump-asks-fbi-doj-investigate-epstein-ties-top-democrats-bill-clinton\/\">investigate Epstein&rsquo;s ties<\/a> to leading Democrats, including former President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\">Bill Clinton<\/a>, after the House Oversight Committee released thousands of Epstein emails publicly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump signs Epstein Files Transparency Act after quick Senate approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2920,"featured_media":2512586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-house-gop-vote-for-epstein-files-release.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67390,4762,5894,3740,3634],"class_list":["post-2512585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-epstein-bill","tag-legislation","tag-politics","tag-senate","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-house-gop-vote-for-epstein-files-release.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512585"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512589,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512585\/revisions\/2512589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}