Congress votes to hide their own Files

Thursday, March 05, 2026

The House voted to punt a resolution Wednesday that would have released records from all House Ethics Committee investigations into sexual harassment and unwelcome sexual advances by members.

Posted by Petrous at 11:48 AM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink

The motion passed 357-65, with 38 Republican and 27 Democrats voting "no." Rep. Brad Knott, a Republican from North Carolina and a member of the Ethics Committee, voted present.

The Ethics committee would have already investigated.

This was about releasing the Files.

Why is Congress trying to cover up their own crimes?

Does the Executive Branch get to see the unredacted Files in a secure room as a common courtesy in exchange for the Epstein File access?

Comments

65 members voted to release.

Why trust the Legislative branch with Epstein Files when they can't be trusted with releasing their own.

Would love to see all the redactions they would do!

#1 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-03-05 11:50 AM

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