The 427-1 vote to force the Justice Department into releasing investigative files related to alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was a remarkable show of bipartisan force.

President Trump had opposed the bill, but relented after it became clear many House Republicans would vote for it despite his warnings.

President Trump was friends with Epstein during the 1990s and early 2000s. He's called renewed interest in the case a "hoax."

Trump is mentioned frequently in recently released emails written by Epstein. In one, Epstein alleges Trump "knew about the girls." Trump has forcefully denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.

The president threatened to revoke ABC's broadcasting license after an ABC News reporter asked why he didn't immediately order the release of the Epstein files.

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