Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said President Donald Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case has been "destructive" to his MAGA movement during an emotional press conference hours before the House was set to vote on releasing all of the Epstein files.

South Dakota's representative in the House voted for a measure that would force the Justice Department to release its records on Jeffrey Epstein.

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris threatened a censure resolution against Del. Stacey Plaskett over her text exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing.

Paris Hilton acknowledged reports that Ghislaine Maxwell, an alleged co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, once tried to recruit her.

Arizona Republicans had shied away from the topic of Epstein in recent months, as the president lobbied his party not to take up the issue.

While speaking to reporters on Air Force One Friday, Bloomberg White House correspondent and former Philadelphia Daily News reporter Catherine Lucey attempted to ask Trump about the release of the so-called Epstein files, which the Trump administration has refused to make public.

Documents suggest Epstein had contacts with the Saudi royal family and traveled to the Kingdom in the last years of his life.

Get live updates and the latest news as the House votes on the release of the DOJ's Epstein files and Trump meets with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.