(The Center Square) – There were no “no” votes from Wisconsin on the Jeffery Epstein files.
Every single one of Wisconsin’s members of Congress voted Tuesday to release the files that show some of the background of Epstein, and his connections to Washington, D.C.
“After months of delay and embarrassing public infighting over protecting child predators, House Republicans finally voted to release the Epstein files,” Milwaukee Democrat Gewn Moore said on X after the vote. “I commend the few who broke with Trump early and recognized that the nonpartisan priority needs to be the victims.”
“Just voted YES on releasing the Epstein files!,” Madison Democrat Mark Pocan added.
“I voted YES to release the Epstein files,” southeast Wisconsin Republican Scot Fitzgerald said. “This vote promotes greater transparency and oversight by giving the public access to information held by the government. I am confident the DOJ will handle this responsibly and not let it turn into another political witch hunt but instead treat it as a genuine effort to uncover the truth. Americans have a right to know what the government knows, and this is a step toward justice for those affected by Epstein’s horrific crimes.”
Green Bay-area Republican Tony Wied also said he voted to release the files to promote “transparency.”
“Today’s vote makes our government more transparent to the American people — exactly the way it should be,” Wied wrote on X. “While Democrats did nothing to release the Epstein files while they were in power, we have already released 60,000+ documents and now the rest are on the way.”
Only one congressman, Louisiana Republican Clay Higgins, voted against releasing the Epstein files. He said the move to release the files “abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure in America. As written, this bill reveals and injures thousands of innocent people — witnesses, people who provided alibis, family members, etc.”
The Epstein file question immediately moved to the U.S. Senate, but there wasn’t a vote. Senators accepted the vote from the House by “unanimous consent.” That required each senator to agree but spared them from an up or down vote.
