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The House is leaving Washington early as Republicans clash over the Jeffrey Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Epstein as some Republicans push for a vote on the matter.
While the MAGA-verse convulsed over President Trump’s dismissive response to the Epstein scandal, the founder of the far right Oath Keepers militia is warning that his base’s discontent is not about to just go away.
The speaker is sending lawmakers home early for a five-week recess as he fights a bipartisan effort to force the release of Epstein files that could implicate Trump.
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The federal judge now overseeing the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case said in a new order Tuesday that he plans to rule "expeditiously" on the matter but requires more information before he can do so.
The Supreme Court may play a key role in the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein saga, as associate Ghislaine Maxwell has appealed her conviction to the nation's highest court.
Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that there was no daylight between House Republicans and the president. He blasted Democrats on Tuesday for fueling the Epstein outrage, but some of his own caucus members have been calling for the Epstein files to be released and signed on to the House resolution.
The government’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has roiled the president’s closed supporters for weeks.
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