New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- President Trump reversed his months-long opposition to releasing Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, urging House Republicans to vote for disclosure after enough lawmakers defied him to force Tuesday's vote.

In a dramatic political reversal that stunned Washington observers, President Donald Trump abandoned his months-long campaign against releasing federal investigative files on deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, instead urging House Republicans on Sunday night to support legislation that would force the Justice Department to make the documents public. The about-face came just hours before a scheduled Tuesday afternoon vote that Trump appeared powerless to stop, marking a rare moment when the president bowed to p...