Trump says he is 'all for' releasing the Epstein files

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday to force the release of investigative files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with passage seen as all but guaranteed after President Donald Trump dropped his longstanding opposition. Trump's reversal late on Sunday came days after a House petition gathered enough support to force a vote, a rare instance of House Republicans defying the president's wishes US politics updates Top Democrat accuses Trump of ‘panicking’ after U-turn on Epstein files vote