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Clay Higgins

American politician and reserve law enforcement officer

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Nov 18, 2025
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Did any Democratic lawmakers oppose releasing Jeffrey Epstein investigation files and why?

Available reporting shows virtually no Democratic opposition to releasing Jeffrey Epstein files in the November 18, 2025 House vote: all House Democrats present voted for the Epstein Files Transparenc...

Dec 21, 2025
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did republicans vote for releasing the epstein files?

Yes — a substantial number of House Republicans voted to compel the Justice Department to release Jeffrey Epstein files: the House passed the bill 427–1 with nearly the entire Republican conference vo...

Nov 6, 2025
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Where does the claim that over 200 FBI agents were at the capitol riot come from?

The claim that “over 200 FBI agents were at the Capitol riot” traces to statements by Representative Clay Higgins and later media reports asserting large numbers of plainclothes or undercover FBI pers...

Nov 18, 2025

How did each House member vote on the Epstein measure, listed by name and party?

The House voted 427–1 to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with Rep. Clay Higgins (R‑La.) recorded as the lone “no” vote and several members not voting; the near‑unanimous result was widely rep...

Nov 18, 2025

How did Democrats vote on the Epstein measure and who were the Democratic yes votes?

The House voted 427–1 to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with virtually every Democrat voting “yes” and Rep. Clay Higgins (R‑La.) the lone “no”; a small number of members did not vote (two Re...

Jan 6, 2026

Which members of Congress have publicly disclosed holding a second citizenship, and what countries did they list?

There is no official, public roster of sitting Members of Congress who have disclosed holding a second citizenship because federal law does not require Members to report foreign citizenship, and repor...

Nov 18, 2025

Who voted to not release the epstein files today in the house of representatives?

The House voted 427–1 on November 18, 2025 to compel the Justice Department to release its Jeffrey Epstein files; only Representative Clay Higgins (R-La.) voted “no,” and five members did not vote (vo...

Nov 18, 2025

Which GOP members voted against the Epstein measure and why did they oppose it?

The House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427–1 on Nov. 18, 2025; Rep. Clay Higgins (R‑La.) was the lone “no” vote, arguing the bill would “reveal and injure thousands of innocent people” an...

Nov 18, 2025

Where can I find the official House roll-call record and vote text for the Epstein measure (date and bill number)?

If you want the official House roll‑call and the bill text for the measure that passed to compel release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein, contemporary news reporting identifies the meas...

Nov 18, 2025

Which Democratic lawmakers voted against releasing Jeffrey Epstein investigation files and what were their stated reasons?

Only one member of Congress voted against the House measure to release Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein: Representative Clay Higgins (R-La.), who cast the lone “no” vote in a 427–1 ...

Nov 18, 2025

What was the full House roll-call breakdown on the Epstein measure beyond the 217 GOP votes?

The House voted 427–1 to compel the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein; Rep. Clay Higgins was the lone "no" vote (vote totals reported as 427–1) . Multiple outlets report t...

Jan 10, 2026

What would the Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act require, and which members have sponsored or opposed it?

The Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act family of proposals would force members of Congress or candidates for federal office who hold citizenship in another country to disclose that status to ethics commi...

Dec 17, 2025

What responses have organizations or lawmakers made regarding calls to discipline or sanction Charlie Kirk?

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, senior Republicans and administration officials urged employers and platforms to punish people who celebrated or mocked his death, and dozens to hundreds of employe...

Dec 11, 2025

How did House committee membership, constituencies, or donor ties correlate with votes on the Epstein measure?

The House approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a 427–1 margin after a discharge-petition push that overcame months of GOP leadership resistance; Speaker Mike Johnson ultimately voted with th...

Dec 7, 2025

Did any Democratic members of Congress join Republicans to block Epstein file releases?

House floor and committee votes over 2025 repeatedly split largely along party lines: Democrats pushed multiple procedural moves and amendments to force public release of Justice Department files rela...

Nov 21, 2025

Which public figures named in the 2025 Epstein filings have issued statements or taken legal action in response?

Public reporting so far does not compile a definitive list of every public figure named in the freshly released or soon-to-be-released “Epstein files,” nor does it comprehensively catalogue who among ...

Nov 21, 2025

Which Republican members of Congress had documented connections to Jeffrey Epstein and what were those connections?

Available reporting in the provided sources lists a few specific congressional figures who appear in the Epstein document disclosures or were discussed in connection with Epstein: President Trump (not...

Nov 20, 2025

Have any Republicans faced legal consequences or congressional inquiries tied to Epstein's activities?

Available reporting shows several high-profile Republicans have been swept into congressional scrutiny tied to newly public Epstein materials — most notably votes, internal probes and public pressure ...

Nov 20, 2025

Which Republican politicians have documented connections to Jeffrey Epstein?

Available reporting tied to the recent release and debate over the “Epstein files” highlights a small set of current and former Republican politicians who are publicly implicated or discussed in conne...

Nov 20, 2025

What Republicans are tied to? Epstein

Reporting around the November 2025 push to release Jeffrey Epstein files centers on how Republicans responded — from President Donald Trump’s public reversals to most House GOP members voting to discl...