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Boebert’s Epstein file push triggers release, vetoes pipeline bill

5/31/2026

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and three other Republicans petitioned President Donald Trump to release Jeffrey Epstein files, leading to the release of three million pages.
The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who testified behind closed doors about the Epstein investigation.
After Boebert pressed for the files, Trump vetoed her Arkansas Valley Conduit water-pipeline bill, moving the funding to the Department of Agriculture appropriations.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and three other Republicans petitioned President Donald Trump to release Jeffrey Epstein files, leading to the release of three million pages.
The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who testified behind closed doors about the Epstein investigation.
After Boebert pressed for the files, Trump vetoed her Arkansas Valley Conduit water-pipeline bill, moving the funding to the Department of Agriculture appropriations.