Washington – House Speaker Mike Johnson said that there would not be a vote before the Congress’s August holiday, which asks the Trump administration to release more files related to child sexual criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
Louisiana Republican told reporters on Monday, “I believe we need the administration what it is doing, and if the Congress action is necessary or appropriate, we will look into it.” “But I don’t think we are right now because we agree with the President.”
White House spent dealing with decline since last week A review of a justice department which concluded Epstein had no “customer list” and died of suicide in 2019 while he was facing allegations of sex trafficking.
In an attempt to reduce the pressure of some of the most fierce supporters of Mr. Trump, which Democrats have tried to capitalize on the House Republican last week Offered a resolution This does not lift any legal weight to make Epstein files public.
“This resolution is a cover vote and I would be wonder if they also bring it to the floor,” Jim McGawn of Massachusetts said during a House Rules Committee meeting last week, “Democratic rape. Jim McGawn of Massachusetts said last week during a House Rules Committee meeting.
As the committee debated the release of the files, Mr. Trump or ordered the Department of Justice to “produce any and all relevant grand jury testimony, subject to the approval of the court.” Request came after Wall Street Journal Published a letter Mr. Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein for his birthday in 2003, which the President called “fake”. Mr. Trump sued the magazine and its original company for defamation on the story.
Department of Justice on Friday Formally asked a federal judge To ignore the tape from the grand jury proceedings.
There is a separate effort under the leadership of Republican rape. To force the Department of Justice to leave the files related to Epstein within 30 days to force a vote on a bilateral measure of Kentki’s Thomas Massey.
On Monday, Massey pressured Johnson to vote on his law before the Congress’s month -long break.
“We should not do this until 5 weeks of holiday, nor should we wait for our discharge petition to gather the necessary signature to force the vote.” wrote,
After the return of Congress after Labor Day, Massi needs 218 signature on his petition.
He later told reporters that he hoped “speed will build for transparency”.
“I don’t think it’s going to go away,” he said. “It moves all other issues. It is about whether there is an aristocratic and powerful group of people above the law, or whether they respond to the law. That’s about this. Right now, any person who wants to keep or keep the Epstein files secret or to keep, is on the wrong side.”
Johnson called Endeavor “a political game that is playing Democrats, and I hope Republicans will not join it.” He also reiterated that there is no “no daylight” on seeking more transparency between the White House and the House Republican.
“We want maximum disclosure,” he said.
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