Johnson breaks with Trump, calls for DOJ to release Epstein files

[annotator]

Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in jail after being charged with sex trafficking, and wants Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain previous statements on the matter.

The Trump administration this month declined to release additional information regarding Epstein’s death, with the Justice Department and FBI concluding there’s no evidence that Epstein had a list of clients or was murdered in his jail cell. Republicans blocked a House vote on Tuesday afternoon that Democrats tried to cast as a referendum to force the White House to release the files.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/15/congress/johnson-on-epstein-00454791

 

It's good to see that Johnson has reversed himself on this issue. All true MAGA supporters should feel the same way. Especially now that we know that the  so called unedited videotapes were tampered with. Please President Trump. Do the right thing.

[Jim Blue]

Oh dear !

[Chomper Higgot]

What Johnson says outside the chamber and what Johnson does in the chamber are often not the same thing.

[bkk6060]

If ever released it will be totally changed.

[Will B Good]

3 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

If ever released it will be totally changed.

 

 

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[HappyExpat57]

25 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What Johnson says outside the chamber and what Johnson does in the chamber are often not the same thing.

That SOB was whipping up votes against releasing the information. I hate him almost as much as his boss.

[HappyExpat57]

18 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

If ever released it will be totally changed.

I don't know if they could get away with that. Too many folks have seen the actual info, and if it's "officially" released then they could "officially" cry bullsh*t.

[Will B Good]

 

 

They are totally in control.......what will they release?......anything that isn't incriminating to anyone......and say the rest is child porn and can't be released.

[LosLobo]

Mike Johnson and the GOP just pulled a Schrödinger.

Johnson, per se, didn’t vote against releasing the Epstein files —
he just let his party do it for him.

The GOP majority voted to block the release —
then Johnson stepped in front of cameras and said they should be made public.

In the GOP universe, the Epstein files must stay sealed and be exposed —
depending on whether it’s C-SPAN or Fox News watching.

This isn’t transparency. It’s theater.

The right invented Pizzagate out of thin air —
now they’re dodging the one sex trafficking scandal that actually happened.
Real victims. Real flight logs. Real friends in high places.

The cat’s not in the box anymore —
he’s eating pizza with the lizard people at Mar-a-Lago.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/house-republicans-block-release-epstein-files-1235385768/

[bamnutsak]

45 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What Johnson says outside the chamber and what Johnson does in the chamber are often not the same thing.

 

Yes, and what he says on Benny Johnson's podcast is even further removed.

 

Fairly tepid comments, "I'm all for transparency."

[spidermike007]

As usual, this goon is being completely disengenuous. He is attempting to create a distraction, without doing anything constructive. I doubt the list will be released and if it is, it will be highly redacted with Trump's name and many others, removed from it. 

 

This problem is not going away, and is a serious threat to MAGA and Trumps political survival. And it is about time something stuck to Mr. Filth. 

[Will B Good]

10 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

As usual, this goon is being completely disengenuous. He is attempting to create a distraction, without doing anything constructive. I doubt the list will be released and if it is, it will be highly redacted with Trump's name and many others, removed from it. 

 

This problem is not going away, and is a serious threat to MAGA and Trumps political survival. And it is about time something stuck to Mr. Filth. 

 

 

If can get away with this he can get away with anything........no longer exists on any official databases.......all withdrawn following death threats made to the witness.

 

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tiffany-doe-affidavit.pdf

[cjinchiangrai]

54 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

If can get away with this he can get away with anything........no longer exists on any official databases.......all withdrawn following death threats made to the witness.

 

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tiffany-doe-affidavit.pdf

Bondi has already unsealed the identity of witnesses. I hope they survive.

[Will B Good]

6 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Bondi has already unsealed the identity of witnesses. I hope they survive.

 

The case referred to in my post was voluntarily withdrawn and no longer exists on official databases following death threats to the witness.

[cjinchiangrai]

8 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

The case referred to in my post was voluntarily withdrawn and no longer exists on official databases following death threats to the witness.

That may be, but once the DOJ hands the identity of the witnesses to Trump, they could well be eliminated to tidy up the crimes.