Jeffries blasts Trump, Johnson over Epstein files: ‘Pedophile protection program’

Top Democrat blasts GOP for its ‘pedophile protection program’

On Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused President Donald Trump and House Republicans of operating a “pedophile protection program.” House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear in the most recently elected member of Congress, Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who has said she will join the bipartisan push to release government files on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Jeffries was asked about Johnson’s inaction dur…

Jeffries blasts Trump, Johnson over Epstein files: ‘Pedophile protection program’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday went after President Trump and Republican leaders over the Jeffrey Epstein case, saying their refusal to press for the release of the government files on the convicted child sex offender is tantamount to protecting pedophiles.  Jeffries pointed specifically to Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision not to seat…