{"id":43146,"date":"2025-11-19T08:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/11\/19\/innocent-will-be-hurt-rep-higgins-sole-no-as-us-house-pushes-epstein-files-release-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T08:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:35:29","slug":"innocent-will-be-hurt-rep-higgins-sole-no-as-us-house-pushes-epstein-files-release-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/11\/19\/innocent-will-be-hurt-rep-higgins-sole-no-as-us-house-pushes-epstein-files-release-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Innocent will be hurt&#8217;: Rep. Higgins sole &#8216;no&#8217; as US House pushes Epstein files release \u2014 here&#8217;s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix\">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-125428152,imgsize-1089866,width-400,resizemode-4\/image-2025-11-19t094054.jpg\" alt=\"'Innocent will be hurt': Rep. 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