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Analysis The US president faces a spectacular defeat after every step he took to stall and deflect the Epstein saga backfired
Bill forces Trump’s DOJ to release files after GOP worked for months to quash effort
The House on Tuesday took the significant step of ordering President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to publicly release all of its investigative files into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after months of nasty infighting within the GOP.

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