Opinion - The Democrats' motion to subpoena the Epstein file has legal and historical basis

(The Hill) A subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee made big news at the end of July when it approved a Democratic motion to compel Attorney General Pam Bondi to turn over the Justice Department’s complete file on child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Some may wonder how this surprising turn of events came about, especially after Republican leaders killed similar efforts on the House floor and closed up shop early for the summer. But it was a rare example of a successful motion from a member of the minority party, fortified by congressional rules and precedent.

The Constitution authorizes each house of Congress to establish its own rules. The House voted in January to adopt rules for this session that continued the longstanding right of all members to make subpoena motions during hearings.

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