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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Survivors Demand Epstein Files Release

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

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3.2865 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Today's show begins following a press conference during which survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse spoke out on Capitol Hill, once again calling on all related files to be released. A House vote to do just that could happen as early as today and is now expected to pass, notably with Speaker Mike Johnson's full support, not to mention President Trump's stunning flip flop on the issue.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The point is the American people have spoken, Congress has spoken, release the files.

0:04.5

It's time for justice.

0:05.8

Thank you very much.

0:06.6

Thank you.

0:07.7

All right, you've been listening to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, speak out on Capitol Hill,

0:14.7

as well as the lawmakers who have been supporting them through this process.

0:17.9

As you heard them there, they're calling on members of Congress to release all of the case files on Epstein through the vote. It's going to, if it passes Congress, go to the president's desk. And he said, yes, the president should sign it. And that basically, DOJ should be releasing these files anyway. This is an important day indeed. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown, and you're in the Situation Room.

0:41.3

The House lawmakers will vote on legislation seeking the release to release of all of these documents.

0:47.3

The measure is expected to have support on both sides of the aisle.

0:50.3

And in a surprise reversal of his long-held stance, President Trump himself

0:55.5

now says he will sign the bill if it makes it to his desk.

0:59.8

We have Elena Trin covering the story for us from the White House, and Arlette Signs is up

1:03.7

on Capitol Hill.

1:04.7

Arlette, let's begin with you.

1:06.1

The House Speaker, Mike Johnson, just told his Republican colleagues that he plans to vote in support of the releasing

1:13.1

all of the Epstein files when it comes to a vote in the House later today. Give us the latest

1:18.9

on what's going on. Well, Wolf, House Speaker, Mike Johnson told his Republican colleagues

1:24.9

that very same fact in the room right behind us are really representing a major reversal for the House Speaker.

1:31.3

For months, he had tried to delay and even prevent this vote on this discharge petition to have a full release of the Epstein files, but has now changed course.

1:42.3

It comes just a few days after President Donald Trump

1:45.8

also reversed his position, throwing his support behind this measure. Now, this vote is expected

1:51.6

to come up on the House floor in the 2 p.m. hour, and it is expected that there will be an overwhelming

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