The Senate on Tuesday gave swift approval to a measure that will require the publication of case documents related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, after a almost unanimous vote in the lower house and a shift by the president and his Republican allies. The White House gave in after months of trying to block the joint action involving a case that has dogged the president since his comeback to the White House.
Unanimous Approval in Congress
The Senate acted by general agreement, which needs acceptance from each senator but avoids a individual voting process, expediting the process. Just before, the House passed by a huge margin the bill on a massive majority.
Citizens have endured sufficient delay. The survivors have suffered long enough,” the Senate Democratic leader said in a floor speech on Tuesday, before urging the Senate to pass it unanimously. “Let the truth come out. Allow openness to prevail.”
Presidential Signature
The measure next goes to the president for his endorsement. The president stated on the previous day that he would endorse the legislation.
Even though Trump has for months dismissed the outcry over the authorities' approach of the Epstein case as a “false narrative”, he voiced approval for the House bill over the past few days, and announced he would sign the measure if it comes to him.
Support and Opposition
Opposition lawmakers, along with victims and their advocates who were seated in a public section, broke into applause after the bill was enacted. Lone dissent came from a Louisiana Republican, who expressed concern he feared the measure would disclose specific data of individuals involved, those under scrutiny and others caught up in the investigation.
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