Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer filed an amendment on Wednesday to the must-pass defense authorization bill that would force the Department of Justice to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The surprise move from Schumer is an effort to put Senate Republicans on the record as the Epstein issue roils the House. In a rare power play by the minority leader, he filed cloture on the amendment, which will force a vote on the measure. The text of Schumer’s amendment mirrors the language in Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna’s petition in the House that is aimed at compelling complete DOJ disclosure within 30 days.
“There’s been so much lying, obfuscation, cover-up,” Schumer told reporters. “The American people need to see everything that’s in the Epstein files.”