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But President Trump reversed his stance once the momentum shifted for passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The legislation directs the Justice Department to release the records within 30 days.
allowing limited exceptions to withhold any information.
The bill's authors, Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna, warn the Trump Justice Department will face legal action if it does not fully comply.
This is something that dragged out for much of the year, but then it came together rather quickly in a matter of days.
But first, a little bit of background.
Massey was working alongside California Democrat Ro Khanna, and they started what's known as a discharge petition four months ago.
It's an arcane procedure, skips committees, leadership to force a floor vote with signatures from a simple House majority.
And they hit that mark last week.
And Trump fought them all the way until this past weekend when he reversed course and he saw that this looked like it was going to pass.
This is something that dragged out for much of the year, but then it came together rather quickly in a matter of days.
But first, a little bit of background.
Massey was working alongside California Democrat Ro Khanna, and they started what's known as a discharge petition.
Four months ago, it's an arcane procedure, skips committees, leadership to force a floor vote with signatures from a simple House majority.
And they hit that mark last week.
And Trump fought them all the way until this past weekend when he reversed course and he saw that this looked like it was going to pass.
House lawmakers will be back in town today for the first time since House Speaker Mike Johnson let them go home in September before the shutdown even began.
The House Rules Committee met for more than seven hours last night, and they moved this bill to the floor, and that sets the stage for a final vote later tonight.
And as you will recall, this deal came together after a group of Senate Democrats broke ranks to vote with Republicans to end the government shutdown.