Lawmakers push for a more robust Epstein Files Transparency Act – but would Trump sign it?

After the justice department botched file rollout under the original act, lawmakers now want legislation with teeth As Jeffrey Epstein survivors and their supporters continue searching for justice and transparency in the US, a bipartisan group of politicians is trying to rework legislation that heralded the release of long-hidden investigative files on the scandal.While the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), signed into law by Donald Trump on 19 November, mandated that the justice department release all investigative files within 30 days with limited exceptions, survivors and their supporters have repeatedly grappled with missed deadlines and what they say are incomplete disclosures.