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Mike Johnson Seeks to Gloss over Divisions with Trump over Epstein Files

UNITED STATES CONGRESS, JUL 16 – House Speaker Mike Johnson supports releasing Jeffrey Epstein files but blocked a procedural vote, highlighting divisions within Republicans on transparency over the controversial documents.

  • On July 15, 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to reporters at the Republican National Committee’s offices regarding the controversy surrounding the Epstein files.
  • The controversy arises from Democrats pushing to hold a House vote on releasing additional Epstein documents, amid divisions within the GOP and President Trump's opposition to full transparency.
  • Johnson urged House Republicans to oppose these efforts while planning a likely non-binding Republican resolution to ease conflicts within his party.
  • The Department of Justice verified that Epstein took his own life while in jail in 2019 and confirmed the government does not possess a client list; meanwhile, Trump dismissed related documents as a "Jeffrey Epstein Hoax" propagated by Democrats.
  • The dispute has intensified divisions within the GOP, with some Republicans pushing for greater openness and calling for bipartisan efforts to compel the House to hold a vote on making the full Epstein files public.
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Axios broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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