The Capitol Hill battle over Jeffrey Epstein is poised to heat up when Congress returns to Washington next month.
While GOP leaders left town early to avoid the radioactive issue, the conspiracy-ridden saga is set to ramp back up come September for a number of reasons.
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers have vowed to force a vote on their resolution requiring the administration to release the federal files it’s withholding and plan to bring survivors of Epstein’s abuse to Capitol Hill in the first days of Congress’s return.
Separately, a number of court cases surrounding the fate of those files could reach a resolution in the coming weeks.
The House Rules Committee, which was brought to a standstill in July over Democratic efforts to force votes on the Epstein affair, will likely be compel