Mike Johnson clarifies claim Trump was FBI informant against Epstein: ‘This isn’t my lane’

Published September 8, 2025 4:41pm ET



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walked back comments in which he claimed that President Donald Trump was an FBI informant against disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Johnson suggested Monday that he misspoke in his original remark.

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