1:25 pm today

The Epstein Files are to be released - so what happens now?

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm today

This morning - New Zealand time - the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly - 427 to1-  in favour of the Epstein Files Transparency ACT.

That means the US Justice Department has to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. 

And while that all might feel a long way away from New Zealand, this is a story that seems to have gripped the world, so we wanted to know more. 

Washington DC correspondent Mitch McCann joins Jesse to discuss. 

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia speaks during a press conference on the "Epstein Files Transparency Act" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025. US lawmakers are expected to advance a bill on Tuesday requiring the release of government records on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in defiance of President Donald Trump's attempts to keep a lid on one of the country's most notorious case files. (Photo by DANIEL HEUER / AFP)

Photo: AFP / Daniel Heuer