The US Senate on Tuesday evening unanimously approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act, clearing the way for the release of all unclassified documents related to convicted offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The bill, which passed the House earlier in the day by a sweeping 427-1 vote, now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature, reported The Hill.
The Senate’s swift action concluded months of political wrangling in Congress over the release of the files, which had become a flashpoint in partisan disputes. Democrats had accused Republicans of shielding wealthy and influential individuals allegedly tied to Epstein’s criminal network.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) secured unanimous consent from all 99 of his colleagues to “deem” the bill passed upon its arrival from the House.
The move came after the Senate Republican cloakroom conducted a hotline to check for objections. Despite previous GOP arguments that the Justice Department had already released thousands of documents or that Congress lacked authority to compel disclosure, no Republican senator opposed the measure.
President Trump, who had previously dismissed the legislation as a “Democrat hoax,” reversed course this week, telling reporters in the Oval Office, “I’m all for it,” and calling the Epstein scandal “really a Democrat problem.”
On Saturday, he posted on Truth Social, “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein file, because we have nothing to hide.”