Mike Johnson Pressed By Kristen Welker in NBC Interview

Cornered: Mike Johnson Goes on 'Red Herring' Contortions After NBC Calls Out Epstein Files Standoff

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was on the ropes Sunday morning as NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed him over suspicions that he’s stalling a key vote to block the release of documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case. During a tense segment on Meet the Press, Welker pointed out the glaring optics: Johnson had shut down the House of Representatives just as a newly elected Democratic congresswoman from Arizona—whose vote could be decisive in unseali…

'Absurd!' Mike Johnson scrambles as NBC host corners him on purported Epstein files ruse

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) quickly changed the subject after NBC host Kristen Welker pointed out that he had prevented files on Jeffrey Epstein from being released by shutting down the U.S. House of Representatives."And as you know, many Democrats have looked at your move," Welker noted on Su...

Mike Johnson Pressed By Kristen Welker in NBC Interview

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) bristled when asked why he’s not swearing in a newly-elected Congresswoman thought to be the swing vote on a House measure to release the Epstein Files. In an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Kristen Welker pressed the Speaker about his refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ). When she is sworn in, Grijalva will be the 214th Democrat in Congress. Those 214 Democrats — plus four likely Rep…

'Absurd!' Mike Johnson Scrambles As NBC Host Exposes Latest Epstein Files Ruse

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) quickly changed the subject after NBC host Kristen Welker pointed out that he had prevented files on Jeffrey Epstein from being released by shutting down the U.S. House of Representatives. "And as you know, many Democrats have looked at your move," Welker noted on Sunday. "They say the House is not in session because you don't want to swear in this newly elected member, the Congresswoman, Democratic Congresswom…