An effort led by northern Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie to force the release of all U.S. Department of Justice documents related to notorious child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein cleared a major procedural hurdle Wednesday.

Massie first filed a discharge petition in July to force a House vote on his resolution to release the so-called “Epstein files,” but finally picked up the necessary 218th signature Wednesday, after Rep. Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, was sworn into office.

President Donald Trump has heavily criticized Massie’s effort and warned Republicans not to join him, but Massie and three other GOP members defied him on the Epstein petition, along with all Democrats.

A floor vote on the Epstein resolution is now required by early December, though GOP House Spea

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