The Rule of Five, formally known as Section 2954, was first enacted in 1928, establishing a right for lawmakers to access information from the executive branch.

Senate Democrats are invoking a little-known legal provision in an effort to force President Donald Trump’s administration to release files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender whose ties to powerful figures,

Calls for the release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case continue to grow louder on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers from both parties urging the Department of Justice to make the files public.