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Speaker Johnson: Epstein Files ‘Not a Hoax’
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes Donald Trump's dismissal of the Epstein scandal and backs full transparency amid bipartisan subpoenas and ongoing political divisions, officials said.
- Amid GOP division, Johnson states the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is `not a hoax`, distancing himself from Trump and calling for transparency.
- With GOP unrest mounting, President Donald Trump repeatedly dismissed the Epstein scandal as `the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax`, fueling division within the party amid ongoing investigations.
- On Wednesday, a House Oversight Committee subcommittee approved a subpoena for all Justice Department files on Epstein, as lawmakers seek transparency amid ongoing investigations.
- In response to the uproar, Mike Johnson accused Democrats of `political gamesmanship`, acknowledging public frustration and prompting early recess and vote cancellations.
- Next month, the House Oversight Committee plans to subpoena Ghislane Maxwell, amid political pressure from the DNC's digital ad campaign targeting Iowa U.S. Representatives.
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House Republican Dragged by Mike Johnson Fires Back at Speaker Over Epstein Files: ‘I Have Questions…’
Speaker Mike Johnson ripped Rep. Thomas Massie over his fellow Republican's ongoing efforts to seek the release of the Department of Justice's files regarding Jeffrey Epstein.
It wasn't Epstein who made Trump appear old, unwell, and on the verge of losing his party
On Tuesday, Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned the House for a month to avoid a vote on the release of the Epstein files. Johnson said that the Republicans weren’t going to be part of the “Democrats’ sideshows.”However, this omits the fact that a small but growing number of Republicans have been in the vanguard of the push to release everything the administration knows about the child-sex trafficker. The vote that Johnson canceled Tuesday was on a b…
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