Businessman Jeffrey Epstein died under suspicious circumstances in prison in 2019. He is accused of operating luxury resorts around the Caribbean and taking young girls there to serve wealthy men.
What you should know
US President Donald Trump has called on House Republicans to vote to open files related to Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his previous stance.
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files. Because we have nothing to hide,” he wrote on his social media account Truth on Sunday night.
Dozens of Republican lawmakers have already indicated they will vote to release the documents. The House is set to vote this week on a measure that would force the Justice Department to release the files. The House has enough votes to release the files. And, it is not clear whether it will pass the Senate/ story Many such high-profile individuals, politicians and businessmen have been linked to this case. In the past, there have been allegations that Trump also had a relationship with Epstein. Trump's name is also mentioned in Epstein's leaked files. Trump has been denying this. He is claiming that the Democratic Party has spread false rumors against him for political gain.
