Will all the materials in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation see the light of day after Congress ordered its release? There's reason for doubt.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — files eagerly sought by both his political opponents and members of his own base who have pressed for greater transparency in the case.

The final House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act was 427-1. U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana was the sole no vote.

Virginia’s U.S. senators spoke about several major developments in Washington DC, including President Trump’s decision to approve the release of the Epstein files.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The White House quietly lobbied senators to slow-walk a vote to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein even as President Donald Trump publicly insisted his administration had nothing to hide and urged Congress to act, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

The House Oversight Committee released about 20,000 pages of emails and texts from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate documenting his contacts and projects in the months before his 2019 arrest and death, and the release prompted criticism and renewed calls to unseal Department of Justice files.

President Trump now claims he wants the Epstein files released, but the Justice Department is vague on when and how much of the documents will make it to the public. Also, the first visit to the White House by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since he ordered the killing of reporter Jamāl Khāshqujī,