By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he would force a Senate vote to require the Trump administration to release all its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, foisting a controversy dogging President Donald Trump onto Senate Republicans who have so far avoided the issue.

The case of Epstein, who died by suicide in prison in 2019 and has been the subject of myriad rightwing conspiracy theories, has proved to be a political thorn in the side of Trump, a one-time friend of the former financier.

After long suggesting that the files related to Epstein contain damaging information, Trump reversed course after returning to the White House in January. He has sought to brand the issue as a Democrat-led hoax, and has been h

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