The government shutdown is delaying proceedings in Congress’ investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, affecting a measure to require the release of files in the possession of the federal government and holding up testimony from key figures.

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    19 hours ago

    It dawned on me recently that this is the real reason for the shutdown. They can keep the files from being public for as long as the shutdown goes on

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      13 hours ago

      At work, my co workers sometimes show up on weekends just to fix something before Monday. Why not some freebees before they re-open?