The Epstein Files Discharge Petition Now Has The 218 Votes Needed To Force A Vote

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced that he and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) have secured promises from the two Democrats who will win special elections this month that they will sign the discharge petition.

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As we reported on Saturday here at The Daily, the upcoming House special elections in Democratic districts in Virginia and Arizona were likely to yield two signatures on the Epstein files discharge petition to force the House to vote on compelling the DOJ to release the files.

On ABC’s This Week, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced that he and Rep. Massie have secured commitments to get the last two needed signatures.

George Stephanopoulos asked, “Congressman Khanna, the effort to pick up Republican signatures appears to have stalled right now -- right now. Are you still confident you have the 218 votes needed to force a vote on this discharge position?”

Khanna answered:

We have the 218 votes. Two hundred and sixteen already support it. There are two vacancies that haven't been reported as much, but two Democrats are going to be joining, and they are both committed to signing it. That's going to happen by the end of September.

But I want to just say this is not a political issue. This is nothing to do with Donald Trump. This is a moral issue. It's about standing with survivors. It's about protecting children.

I admire Congressman Massie's courage. I admire Nancy Mace's courage. Marjorie Taylor Greene's courage. Lauren Boebert's courage. They are standing with survivors.

We have the votes. Let's get a vote this month and get their files released.

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There you have it. House Democrats and Republicans have come together to secure the signatures to force a vote on the discharge petition.

The House is on its way to a massive problem, and we will talk about it below.