President Donald Trump and Republican House leaders spent months trying to quash an effort to compel the release of all the government files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Only four GOP members of the chamber signed on to the petition that forced a vote on the issue; a number of others vocally opposed the push. But on Tuesday, when the measure came to the floor, only one Republican ultimately voted against it.

Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana was the sole member of the House to vote against the bill, which would require the Department of Justice to release all files connected to its investigation into the late sex offender.

"I have been a principled ‘NO’ on this bill from the beginning. What was wrong with the bill three months ago is still wrong today," Higgins posted on X o

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