Ashley Hinson's New Ad Says 'I Voted to Release the Epstein Files.' X Added a Note: She Only Did After the Petition She Wouldn't Sign Forced the Vote.
Ashley Hinson's Senate ad claims she 'voted to release the Epstein files' and calls her opponent a liar. X's Community Note fills in the rest: she voted yes in November 2025 only after a discharge petition she never signed forced the bill to the floor — and in July 2025 she voted with every Republican who voted to block an earlier vote on releasing them.