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‘So many lies’: Schumer ambushes GOP with surprise Epstein files amendment

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to force Republicans to vote on releasing “Epstein files” through an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill.

SenateMinorityLeaderChuckSchumer,D-N.Y.,istryingtoforceSenateRepublicanstogoonrecordaboutreleasingthe“Epsteinfiles.” SchumerannouncedontheSenateflooronWednesdaythatheplannedtofileanamendmenttotheNationalDefenseAuthorizationAct(NDAA)thatwouldrequireAttorneyGeneralPamBonditoreleaseallthefilesanddocumentsrelatedtoJeffreyEpstein. SCHUMERCLAIMSTRUMPADMINWITHHOLDINGEPSTEINFILES,THREATENSTOSUE HelatertoldreportersthathisamendmentwaseffectivelythesameasthedischargepetitionintheHousebeingpushedbyReps.ThomasMassie,R-Ky.,andRoKhanna,D-Calif. “There’sbeensomuchlying,obfuscation,cover-ups,”Schumersaid.“TheAmericanpeopleneedtoseeeverythingthat’sintheEpsteinfiles.Andmyamendmentwouldmakethathappen.” TheEpsteindramathathasgrippedtheHousehassofarbeenmoremutedintheSenate,withonlyapairofdust-up