WASHINGTON — The longstanding fight to demand the Justice Department release all documents tied to its investigation of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shifted to the Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 18, after the transparency bill passed the House in a near-unanimous vote.

Senate Republicans are now weighing what to do next as they face pressure from fellow GOP lawmakers to make changes to the bill when it is taken up in the chamber.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has not yet commented on his plans, but Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is urging him to amend the bill to do more to protect the privacy of Epstein’s victims.

“As the speaker of the House, I am saying to you, this legislation that we will pass today is flawed and must be amended,” Johnson said in a speech on the

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