Speaker Johnson on Thomas Massie and his discharge petition to release the Epstein files: I try to never speak evil of another Republican. My gosh it’s hard to do sometimes.. I also try to follow the scripture. It says bless those who persecute you.. bless his heart pic.twitter.com/07TtCZ3NLy
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 22, 2025
NOW – Speaker Johnson on Epstein files House vote: "No, we don't have any fear. No, no, hold on. No, Reese, no. There's no fear here. No, there's no fear. There's no fear. We're not going to allow the Democrats to use this as a political cudgel." pic.twitter.com/BE1behb6ks
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 23, 2025
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. https://t.co/UO2Zcud306
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 22, 2025
Trump on Epstein: I don’t really follow that too much. It’s sort of a witch hunt. Just a continuation of the witch hunt. The witch hunt you should be talking about is that they caught President Obama absolutely cold. pic.twitter.com/aMqtIrSQIu
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 22, 2025
A new low for Trump, as the USS Donald Trump takes on a lot of water. His net approval has dropped 17 pt since January to -11 pt now.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) July 23, 2025
Underwater on all major issues from immigration (-5 pt) to Epstein (-37 pt).
Only presidency with worse ratings at this point? Trump term 1. pic.twitter.com/jJaEXuFWFW
HOLD THE LINE, MIKE!
“Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday that he was cutting short the week’s legislative business and sending the House home early for the summer on Wednesday to avoid having to hold votes on releasing files related to the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Mr. Johnson’s move will, for now, deny Democrats the chance to force procedural votes that would call on the Justice Department to make the information public. It reflected how deep divisions among Republicans on the matter have paralyzed the House, where G.O.P. lawmakers are trying to avoid another politically perilous vote on an issue that is confounding President Trump and roiling the MAGA base.
“We’re done being lectured on transparency,” Mr. Johnson said at a news conference, where the typically unflappable speaker appeared frustrated. …”
Running away from the issue is only making it worse.
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