US Congress passes bill requiring release of Epstein case materials

The US Congress has passed a bill requiring the release of materials related to the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of pedophilia and subsequently deceased by suicide, according to the voting broadcast conducted by C-SPAN, Report informs.

The Senate unanimously approved the bill, previously passed by the House of Representatives.

It now proceeds to President Donald Trump for his signature.

When asked whether he was ready to sign the bill into law, Trump replied that he fully supports it.

Earlier, he called upon his fellow party members in the Congress to also support it, at the same time accusing the Democrats of an attempt "to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."