The Senate immediately passed a bill Wednesday morning to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In an unusual move, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agreed Tuesday evening to pass the bill as soon as it was sent over from the House, which passed it 427-1 earlier in the day.

Read more: • Trump to decide on Epstein files release after Senate agrees to pass the legislation • Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim • ‘I can’t take any more of this,’ then-Prince Andrew wrote as he was engulfed in Epstein scandal

Formerly a fierce opponent to the proposal, President Donald Trump in recent days bowed to political reality, saying he would sign it into law.

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