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The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution formally authorizing the Oversight Committee's ongoing probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
The legislation also authorized the committee's release of "all unclassified committee records received from the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Epstein estate, and any other custodians related to the investigation described in this resolution, as well as any written declarations, or other evidence that relates to the investigation described in this resolution," according to its text.
It's a largely symbolic move that's been done to quell a burgeoning war of words in the House over how to pursue transparency in Epstein's case.
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