Every house Republican voted not to release the Epstein files today

The claim states that "Every house Republican voted not to release the Epstein files today. " This implies a unanimous Republican opposition to releasing the files.

However, multiple credible sources report that although most House Republicans opposed the measure, there was at least one Republican who crossed party lines to vote with Democrats in favor of releasing the Epstein files. Specifically, Representative Ralph Norman is identified as the sole Republican voting yes alongside Democrats on an amendment to require the release of records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The vote on this amendment was close, with a 5 to 7 defeat, indicating bipartisan participation rather than unanimous Republican opposition. This nuance is important because it shows that while Republicans largely blocked the effort, it was not unanimous. The context involves a vote in the House Rules Committee on an amendment introduced by Democrat Ro Khanna aimed at forcing a congressional vote on releasing Epstein-related evidence.

The presence of a single Republican defector is consistently reported across multiple reputable news outlets, including Axios, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian. Therefore, the claim that "every" House Republican voted against releasing the files is factually incorrect and misleading because it ignores this exception.