Derek Schmidt Refused to Sign the Petition Forcing a Vote on the Rest of the Epstein Files. It Reached 218 Commitments Without Him.
The Justice Department has released about half of the Epstein files a 2025 law ordered out. Every House Democrat and four Republicans backed a petition to force a vote on a follow-up bill. Kansas Rep. Derek Schmidt told a town hall he wouldn't, because he prefers to 'work with the leadership.'