Tillis' Wednesday comments come as the Epstein files saga continues to cause drama on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would end the legislative session early before Congress' August recess and postponed a committee vote on bipartisan legislation that would call for the release of the Epstein files.

That means more GOP lawmakers will stop acting like Trump’s little lapdogs, kept on a tight leash, following his every command.

Calls intensify for the release of Jeffrey Epstein's files. House members wrestles with the issue as they gear up for their final week before an August recess .

After months of the base complaining Democratic leadership couldn’t land a blow on Donald Trump, House Democrats have seized on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

The president's latest Truth Social post suggests he's digging in and willing to alienate his MAGA supporters.

Outcry about the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files includes calls by leading Missouri Republicans for the president to order the release of as much documentation as possible to put the issue to rest.