The new lines, which were designed to help the GOP gain up to five House seats in next year's midterm elections, triggered a nationwide redistricting battle.

House vote on a bill to compel the release of the Epstein could be a rare example of Republican lawmakers openly breaking with President Donald Trump.

Republican lawmakers are caught between President Donald Trump’s push to move past the Jeffrey Epstein controversy and pressure from their voters to increase transparency on the issue.

Members of the House, including some Republicans, have forced a vote as early as Tuesday to release unclassified files held by the government.

"There could be 100 or more. I'm hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote," Massie told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. Massie was one of four Republicans who defied President Donald Trump and joined Democrats in signing the discharge petition which forced the vote this week.

President calls Epstein file controversy a "Democrat hoax" while pushing GOP lawmakers to vote for full release of related documents and materials.

We have nothing to hide,” the President said, seemingly giving permission to GOP lawmakers to vote for the disclosure of files he spent months trying to block.

President Donald Trump on Sunday night encouraged House Republicans to vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and move on from what he calls a “Democrat Hoax,” marking a stark reversal from his efforts to discredit the effort as expectations of mass GOP defections grew.

"We have nothing to hide," the US president writes - a reversal after previously resisting publishing the documents.