How will GOP react to release of Epstein files?

For months, President Donald Trump denounced calls for the release of the Epstein files as a Democratic hoax. His aides warned Republicans that backing a release would be seen as a “hostile act.” He even had Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel meet with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) in the Situation Room to persuade her to change her stance on releasing the files.

When none of that seemingly worked, President Trump called on House Republicans to vote and back a bill that would order his Justice Department to release all of its investigative files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

What does this mean for the GOP, and what does it signal about support for President Trump? And what’s the nature of what’s driving the story in the media?

Chuck Coughlin, CEO and President of HighGround, Inc., joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss these questions after an almost unanimous vote from the U.S. House of Representatives to release the Epstein files.