Discharge petition reaches 218 signatures; House Democrats release Epstein emails

Two significant transparency events converged on Nov. 12, 2025. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) signed the Massie-Khanna discharge petition as the decisive 218th signature, moments after her swearing-in, forcing a House floor vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Simultaneously, House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released three private emails from the Epstein estate in which Epstein wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff about Donald Trump's alleged awareness of his activities.