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Sep 6, 2025 White House threatened retaliation against Republicans who signed a discharge petition to force an Epstein-files vote Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
Executive intimidation of legislators over a transparency measure undermined congressional independence and oversight capacity.
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- Rep. Massie introduced discharge petition to force Epstein files release vote — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced what's known as a discharge petition in an effort to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files. The measure must receive 218 signatures to succeed. A White House official later told NBC News in an email that Republicans deciding to sign on to the "attention-seeking" petition "would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration."
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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