US EditionSpeaker Johnson breaks with Trump, calls for DOJ to release Epstein files
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Speaker Johnson breaks with President Trump by demanding Attorney General Bondi clarify the handling of unreleased Jeffrey Epstein investigation files amid partisan disputes.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said the White House and Justice Department "should put everything out there and let the people decide it," regarding unreleased files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
- Trump continued to insist without evidence that the unreleased Epstein files were doctored by political rivals like former FBI Director James Comey and Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
- House Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to require Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the unreleased Epstein files in a party-line vote.
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Trump team’s handling of Epstein files deepens Republican divide
WASHINGTON — The rift within the Republican Party over the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continued to widen, with top congressional allies of President Donald Trump — including House Speaker Mike Johnson — calling for his…
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Donald Judd, Paula Reid and Sarah Ferris, CNN Some of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress are unhappy with his decision not to release more files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, threatening to deepen the MAGA divide he faces with his base. Privately, the White House team has sought to shift public attention away from the administration’s stance on the files, but House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday became the highest…
Trump Team’s Handling of Epstein Files Deepens Republican Divide
The rift within the Republican Party over the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continued to widen, with top congressional allies of President Donald Trump — including House Speaker Mike Johnson — calling for his administration to exercise greater transparency.
»We have to put everything on the table«: In the dispute over the Epstein case, the powerful Speaker of the House of Representatives against Donald Trump appears. Meanwhile, his controversial Minister of Justice avoids questions.
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