WASHINGTON − An upcoming news conference with victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be “explosive,” one of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts.

Rep. Ro Khanna , D-California, said the victims’ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring the Justice Department to release its files.

Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky — who are co-leading the effort — need 218 signatures to make that happen.

With all 212 Democrats backing the effort, only six Republicans need to sign on, Khanna said on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker."

“What will be explosive is the September 3rd press conference that both of us are having with 10 Epstein victims, many who have never spoken out before,” Khanna said in remarks that ai

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