Jeffrey Epstein, House and Trump
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White House aides have made it clear that no one in the administration is allowed to talk about Epstein without high-level vetting as Trump attempts to change the subject.
The Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee acted just before House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent lawmakers home early for a monthlong break.
House Republicans face a growing divide over the Epstein files, creating a "summer of discontent" as the chamber adjourns early amid pressure from MAGA-aligned members.
The House left a day early for a summer break that Sen. Chuck Schumer has dubbed "the Epstein recess" as Democrats try to capitalize on a major pain point for Republicans.
Pressley, a sexual assault survivor, said Epstein’s victims and the public “deserve transparency, accountability, and healing.”
The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat calls the committee’s subpoena of the DOJ for the files a “huge win.”
The attorney general reportedly told President Donald Trump in the spring he was named multiple times in the government's files on Jeffrey Epstein.
President Trump was accused by CNN commentators of using Gabbard's press conference as political retribution and an attempt to shift focus from Jeffrey Epstein questions.