Hey, everybody. It's me, Sam Stein, managing out of the Bullwork. I'm here in Austin for the Trib Fest, but I felt the need to jump on the YouTube's with my bud, Andrew Eger, even though I have very, very bad internet Wi-Fi, so I beg your forgiveness for this.

I'm doing this because the House apparently now has 218 votes for a discharge petition to release the Epstein files that came after

Representative Kachov was finally seated by Speaker Mike Johnson, put her name on the petition,

and then gave a floor speech in which she said the following about why she was signing a petition.

Just this morning, House Democrats released more emails showing that Trump knew more about Epstein's abuses than he previously acknowledged.

It's past time for Congress to restore its role as a check imbalance on this administration and fight for we, the American people.

Thank you. and fight for we, the American people. We need to fight for our immigrant communities and veterans.

We need to stand up for our public schools, children, and educators.

We need to respect tribal sovereignty in our environment.

We need to stand up for LGBTQ plus rights

because that's what the American people expect us to do.

Fight for them.

That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now

to release the Epstein files.

Now, Andrew, let's talk a little bit about the process here because

discharge petition, 218 votes, House will have to vote on this.

And a bunch of Republicans who are not on the discharge petition has said they're going to

vote for it anyway.

At that point, it goes to the Senate.

And John Thune, the majority leader has to take it up.

Don't know if they have 60 votes there. And even then, Donald Trump could just veto it, sit on it, do whatever.

So people are very excited, rightfully so, about the 318 votes. But should it come with a dollop of caution, I suppose?

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