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Mike Johnson defends decision to adjourn House rather than vote on Epstein petition

By Annabella Rosciglione
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended his decision to release the House for August recess early, over the fallout of the Trump administration’s non-release of the files related to disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Johnson said it was necessary because Democrats were looking to force votes on releasing the Epstein files in the House Rules Committee. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced a bill to force the DOJ to release the Epstein files. 

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