House Rejects Epstein Document Disclosure Efforts Before August Recess
The House of Representatives will not pursue any legislative measures to release files pertaining to the infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein prior to its monthlong August recess, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday.
When questioned by CNN reporter Manu Raju about a potential vote on a resolution for public disclosure of documents tied to Epstein’s case before the chamber breaks for summer, Johnson firmly answered, “No.”
Johnson emphasized the need for Congress to provide the Trump administration with “space” to address this sensitive issue independently for the time being.
“There is no disconnect between House Republicans, the House, and the president when it comes to transparency,” stated Johnson. He noted that President Trump has expressed a desire for the release of all credible documents related to Epstein and has instructed the attorney general to seek the grand jury files from the court, with those actions underway.
“I believe it is crucial for the administration to have the freedom to carry out its efforts,” he remarked.
Johnson further stated that if additional congressional measures become necessary or deemed appropriate, the House would consider them. “However, I don’t think we have reached that point yet, as we share the president’s viewpoint,” he added.
Recently, the Republican-controlled House Rules Committee voted to advance a nonbinding resolution aimed at promoting the release of certain information associated with the Epstein case.
This resolution carries no legal authority but instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to publish “all credible” documents, communications, and metadata related to the federal investigation of Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The resolution was passed by the rules committee as part of a compromise with GOP members who initially resisted Trump’s rescissions bill.
On the same day the panel approved the resolution, Trump directed Bondi to seek the unsealing of the grand jury transcripts linked to the Epstein case.
The following day, Bondi approached the federal court in the Southern District of New York, asking that the grand jury testimonies from the 2019 federal sex trafficking case against Epstein and Maxwell be made public.
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