Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that the House will hold a vote next week on a measure mandating the full disclosure of Justice Department files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. This follows Rep. Adelita Grijalva’s recent discharge petition, which pushed the timeline ahead of the typical December deadline. House Republicans are eager to move past the Epstein controversy, having lost legislative time during the government shutdown. However, they anticipate a large number of GOP lawmakers defying the vote, possibly over 100, despite President Trump’s assertion that the allegations are a Democratic hoax.