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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that a congressional vote will be called next week on a bill that would call for the Department of Justice to release the complete Jeffrey Epstein files, following a petition on the measure having reached the required 218 signatures. The planned vote comes as newly published documents have been released, including emails that mention U.S. President Donald Trump. These have reignited debate over the past ties between Trump and Epstein.
The Epstein Files, as they have come to be known, are a thorn in Trump’s side. According to a YouGov poll conducted in early September, 57 percent of U.S. adults disapproved of Trump’s handling of the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, while 22 percent said they approved and a further 22 percent said they were not sure.
Net approval is calculated by the total approval rating among a population minus disapproval. At -35 percentage points, Trump’s handling of the Epstein investigation is the lowest score of the seven issues surveyed, ranking below the likes of inflation/prices (-30 p.p.), health care (-24 p.p.), the economy (-17 p.p.) and immigration (-5 p.p.).