A day after House Democrats released emails which sparked new questions about President Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein, Republicans lined up behind Epstein files' disclosure push.

Senior Republicans privately expect that dozens, potentially more than 100, of their colleagues will back the measure, according to five anonymous sources, Politico reported. Meanwhile, Democrats advocating for the petition publicly predicted that Republicans would quickly move to support it once it reached the floor.

Bacon told MSNBC regarding the discharge petition, “I think it’s a little bit of a false hope that’s going to provide these great results. It’s still got to work its way through the Senate and the president. But we’re already getting a lot of results.” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn

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