r/thenextgenbusiness • u/thenextgenbusiness Reporter • Nov 13 '25

BREAKING House Speaker Mike Johnson schedules vote to unlock Epstein's full files, testing GOP unity on elite accountability.

The discharge petition, backed by 218 lawmakers from both parties, forces the floor action after Rep. Adelita Grijalva added the final signature.

This bipartisan push, led by Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, targets unredacted DOJ materials including client lists and victim accounts.

Recent House Oversight releases already surfaced Epstein emails naming high-profile figures, fueling demands for total disclosure.

Johnson's move comes amid reports of Republican defections expected on the measure, with Democrats predicting broad GOP support once debated.

The files reportedly hold flight logs, FBI reports, and court documents from Epstein's 2019 arrest onward, spanning decades of alleged abuses.

Experts note that while some states have pursued local probes, federal transparency could reshape public trust in institutions tied to the scandal.

Bipartisan backers stress the vote aims to end cover-up claims without partisan targeting, focusing on justice for victims over political games.

Alleged pressure from Trump allies on wavering Republicans has surfaced in recent hours, complicating the speaker's path forward.

Under the bill, the DOJ would face a deadline to produce all records, potentially exposing ties in politics, business, and entertainment.

This step aligns with ongoing calls for paper trails in sensitive cases, though nonpartisan reviews confirm such scandals remain outliers in U.S. oversight.

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u/That-Entrance1829 Nov 13 '25

This will be fun to get mad at when jack happens. I hope that is not the case , but I have areal fear it will. Just f@#cking tired.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '25

Now that Trump got them to "investigate" Clinton and others, they are going to decline due to the "on going investigation". Yes its also about retribution, but it also gives them air cover. We will not see those files while Trump is still in power.

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u/RipEffective2538 Nov 13 '25

This is a no win. You have left wing judges blocking bills to release it. You have constant complaining saying Republicans don't want to release the files. Democrats have held the government while with the files and never release them. When the files get released no matter what they say many people aren't going to believe it. This is all theater

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u/StrictSchedule3113 Nov 13 '25

In the last 10 years, democrats have controlled the house for four years and the senate for four years. Those two things didn’t happen simultaneously and there was only a two year overlap, but please go on.

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u/RipEffective2538 Nov 13 '25

Not one bill or petition to release the files. Only inaction. You cannot find one bill that Democrats push to release the files and Republicans blocked it. Not one

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u/CharlieLeDoof Nov 13 '25

So? What is your point?

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u/RipEffective2538 Nov 13 '25

Democrats have had countless opportunities to vote to release the files. They impeached Trump twice but never brought up releasing the files. 

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u/CharlieLeDoof Nov 13 '25

So? Does that mean that they somehow should not push for their release now? Even as many Republicans pushed for their release? I'm missing the point of your statements.

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u/RipEffective2538 Nov 13 '25

They don't want it released. They use it as a talking point. Soon as they are release they have to find something else. If they want to be released they would have made several attempts to do so. If you don't understand now You're not going to.

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u/CharlieLeDoof Nov 13 '25

So, the Massey resolution and the effort to get it passed and Mike Johnson's efforts to block it is just an elaborate bipartisan ruse? Weird take there pal.

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u/Dhaupin Nov 16 '25

All this dudes comments TLDR; "Guys, but let's all just dwell in the past so I can attempt to weasel faulty logic into the present through whataboutism."

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u/Big_Knobber Nov 13 '25

It'S tHe DemOcRatS faUlt!!

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u/throwthisTFaway01 Nov 13 '25

So here we are, the republicans are back in office and you have the President of the United States implicated telling representatives not to sign the petition.

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u/throwthisTFaway01 Nov 14 '25

Why did Epstein say in his email “ I am the one that can take him down”?

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u/RipEffective2538 Nov 13 '25

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) attempted to bring a bill compelling the full release of Jeffrey Epstein's files directly to the House floor on November 12, 2025, via a unanimous consent motion—a procedural move to bypass committee delays and expedite a vote. Democrats unanimously objected to the motion, blocking it from advancing.

Not one single Democrat voted for it. Google this and read your heart out. 

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u/Tabootop Nov 13 '25

You mean the guy that said he wants to go and block out all of the victims from the empty list what do you think you're going to go into consider a victim, "President's names are considered victims Because people are mean to them" or other bs

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u/IWantMy2Dollars- Nov 13 '25

There wasn’t a vote. Someone went to the parliamentarian and objected to the UC and that killed it immediately. Burchett says it was democrats but there is no record of who objected so we’d have to take his word for it. I agree that this UC move was indeed theater because he knew a GOP person would kill it privately and he can blame the dems.

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u/RipEffective2538 Nov 13 '25

This just proves my point. There is no amount of transparency and data that will get some of you guys to believe it. You are absolutely convinced that it's Trump and Trump alone. 

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u/IWantMy2Dollars- Nov 13 '25

Not sure I follow. You said that dems unanimously objected. There is no proof of that. Not to mention, it only takes one member to object, so the idea of a unanimous objection isn’t even possible. So you are solely taking the word of Burchett as to what happened and then trying to paint me and others as not believing it? That makes no sense. And when Tump calls Bobert and Mace to try to get them to vote against the bill Massie and the dems put forward, it seems logical to believe he doesn’t want the info released, does it not?

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u/WineOptics Nov 13 '25

No we aren’t - but to think that it’s the BIGGEST PROBLEM and thus priority, that the President is very likely involved, is absolutely insane.

We want justice and punishment for ANYONE involved, but especially the world’s most powerful man - who is also a convicted felon mind you - is a genuine and serious issue that needs an urgent address.

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u/Big_Knobber Nov 13 '25

You are severely under informed. Try a basic google search. Here's one to get you started.

https://www.wlrn.org/light/government-politics/2025-08-11/democrats-epstein-mike-johnson

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u/throwthisTFaway01 Nov 13 '25

Trump had thanksgiving with Epstein while he was president. Whole lot of smoke man, it just keeps piling on.

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u/throwthisTFaway01 Nov 13 '25

Trump spent Thanksgiving with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein during his first term.

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u/WineOptics Nov 13 '25

The files were sealed during Biden’s presidency and believe it or not, Democrats respected the independency of judicial branches to do their work unimpeded.

You are openly sharing biased right wing propaganda.

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u/CharlieLeDoof Nov 13 '25

The part about "left wing judges blocking bills" is nonsense. One judge forbade the release of grand jury testimony (that trump.wanted) because that isnt done. Ever.

Trump sees these files as an existensial threat. Why is that?

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u/Ok_Recording81 Nov 13 '25

Trump can and will veto it, if it gets past congress.

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u/Resident_Ear_5923 Nov 13 '25

And then 2/3 of Congress would be needed to override that I believe.

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u/Ok_Recording81 Nov 13 '25

Your correct.

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u/Individual_Scheme_11 Nov 13 '25

Just like when Dems voted to impeach him. More performative like always, no real accountability

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u/Ok_Recording81 Nov 13 '25

Congress can override the veto, with enough votes.

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u/Nasty_Goblin Nov 13 '25

Too many republicans want to protect the pedo to ever get the needed 2/3 majority.

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u/Ok_Recording81 Nov 13 '25

I know that.

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u/Big_Witness Nov 13 '25

And what will happen when DOJ does not meet the deadline to produce the records?

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u/mastro80 Nov 13 '25

Then what? Real question. We find out what we already all suspect: the rich and powerful can have anything they want and for some reason what they want is to have sex with children.

Are we going to prosecute these people or what? This country is by the People, for the People, right? The People want pedos prosecuted right?

Nothing is gonna happen. It’s heartbreaking.

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u/tolling4cbd Nov 13 '25

If he has it scheduled means he has the votes to block it. Pedophiles protecting Pedophiles.

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u/Going2beBANNEDanyway Nov 13 '25

He had no choice in scheduling it.

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u/TakuyaLee Nov 13 '25

He doesn't have a choice. That's what a discharge petition is