White House aides ramped up their outreach to Senate leadership for amendments to the House bill, including redactions to protect victims, as a final effort to influence the measure, the two sources said. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Trump had worried the focus on Epstein would distract from his other priorities. A majority of Trump’s Republicans shared those suspicions. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., right, comforts Haley Robson, center, during a news conference as the House prepares to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Advertisement“There is a misconception, embraced by many in the Republican Party, that the federal government is hiding information about Epstein,” a senior White House official said.
