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House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Democrats for pushing a vote on releasing Epstein files, calling it a “show vote” intended to distract from “urgent priorities” and Democratic failures. While Johnson supports the bill and file release, he questioned the timing, suggesting Democrats should have acted during Biden’s presidency. He accused them of weaponizing the Epstein tragedy for political gain and defended Trump, stating he “had nothing to do with this and he had nothing to hide.” The parties are currently debating, exchanging accusations regarding delays in the file release.
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House speaker slams Democrats for Epstein ‘show vote’published at 19:06 GMT
Republicans and Democrats are debating ahead of the vote, trading jabs and blame on who is responsible for the delay on releasing the files.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has the floor right now, and he says Democrats forcing an Epstein vote are distracting lawmakers from other “urgent priorities”.
“This is a show vote,” he said. “They’re making a show of it.”
Johnson says he supports the bill and the release of the files, but questions why Democrats didn’t call for their unveiling when former President Joe Biden, a Democrat, was still in office.
“Democrats are using the Epstein tragedy…as a political weapon to try to distract from their failures as a party,” he said.
On Trump, he added: “The president had nothing to do with this and he had nothing to hide.”
