Johnson will back release of Epstein files on House floor

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confirmed Tuesday that he will support a petition to force the Justice Department to release all of the files it has on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Johnson, who, for months, expressed reservations about the discharge petition led by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), citing concerns over victim privacy, told reporters he would vote to “move this forward” and said he believes it will be “close to a unanimous vote.”