The Epstein files are likely to be remembered more as the first break in Donald Trump’s hold on congressional Republicans than for revelations that link Trump to Epstein’s sex crimes.

Sunday night, after months of fighting to avoid release of Justice Department investigative files on the Epstein case, the President pivoted to a call that the files be released.

It was going to happen despite Trump’s best efforts to keep the files from being forced into public disclosure by Congress.

The presidential pressure campaign on Republican members of the House behind a discharge petition to force a floor vote on the issue wilted in defeat because Trump has been on the wrong side of public opinion.

Multiple recent polls show erosion of support for Trump on nearly every issue and a significant maj

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