US House begins vote on bill requiring release of additional Epstein files

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday began voting on legislation to compel the Department of Justice to release more of its files on the investigation of  the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — a move that President Donald Trump embraced early this week after months of dismissing it as a “hoax” by Democrats.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Katharine Jackson)