L ouisiana Republican Clay Higgins has re-entered the national spotlight after becoming the only member of the US House of Representatives to oppose a widely supported bill seeking the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files . The move, which saw lawmakers vote 427–1 in favour of the measure, has prompted renewed examination of the congressman’s past controversies, public behaviour and long-criticised associations.

Higgins, 64, represents Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District and has been in Congress since 2016. Long aligned with President Donald Trump, he continues to hold a reserve law-enforcement commission with the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office while chairing a subcommittee that pushed a subpoena for the Epstein records.

Why Higgins opposed the bill

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