Trump Pressures Boebert and Mace to Drop Epstein Discharge Petition Support
Axios reported on November 12, 2025 that former President Trump personally pressured Republican petition signers, including Mace and Lauren Boebert, to withdraw their support for the discharge petition to force a House vote on the Epstein files. The pressure came as the petition neared the 218-signature threshold needed to bypass Republican leadership.
Axios reported that Trump pressed Mace and other GOP signers to back down as the discharge petition approached the 218-vote threshold, the backdrop to Mace's public statement the following day that she would not withdraw her name.
Source: Axios