The Senate on this Tuesday quickly approved to legislation that will mandate the disclosure of official records associated with the deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, following a near-unanimous vote in the US House of Representatives and a change of position by the president and his GOP allies. The White House gave in after months of trying to block the bipartisan effort involving a scandal that has dogged the president since his return to the White House.
Swift Approval in Both Chambers
Senators proceeded by consensus, which needs acceptance from each senator but does not require a individual voting process, accelerating the process. Just before, the House voted decisively for the bill on a near-unanimous vote.
“The American people have waited long enough. The survivors have waited patiently,” Chuck Schumer said in a address to the chamber on Tuesday, before requesting the chamber to approve it without opposition. “Uncover the facts. Ensure full disclosure.”
Presidential Signature
This legislation next goes to the president for his endorsement. The president signaled on Monday that he would endorse the legislation.
Although Trump has for an extended period rejected the uproar over the authorities' approach of the Epstein case as a “Democrat hoax”, he expressed his backing for the measure over the weekend, and announced he would approve it if it is presented to him.
Response
The Democratic party, along with survivors of Epstein and their advocates who were watching from a House gallery, broke into applause after the bill was enacted. The only opposition came from Clay Higgins, who said he worried the measure would disclose specific data of people, those under scrutiny and others involved in the investigation.
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