The republicans of the house always try to bury the Epstein scandal, hoping that the Americans will simply forget it during the summer holidays of the room.
According to PoliticoThe house controlled by the GOP will take no vote on the Epstein files before the Chamber begins its recess for a month in August.
Epstein files disrupted the basis of President Donald Trump for weeks after the Trump administration claimed That there are no Epstein files to be released – despite many of these same Republicans saying that Trump would make public files if it was elected again.
Many in Trump’s Maga base do not buy this statement, require outing files and sending Trump in such a rage that he called His own “weak” supporters and said he did not want their support anymore.
Epstein files have caused a massive headache to the leaders of the GOP Congress, which are taken between Dissent resistance In their own ranks and appease the dear chef.
To do this, the Republicans of the Chamber designed a resolution last week which called for the release of Epstein files but did not carry any legal weight to apply it. It was the effort of speaker Mike Johnson to appease the White House and reject A bipartite This would actually have forced the release of the files.
But now, Johnson did not even put this toothless legislation for a vote before the Chamber jumps for the city, an agreement he apparently concluded with the White House – which requests the release of documents from the Grand Jury of Epstein, even if the legal experts say that these documents are not exhaustive.
But this decision could turn against Johnson and Trump, because even some of the most loyal GOP legislators are not satisfied with the concealment of the files.
“Pieces of red meat are no longer satisfied”, the representative of the GOP Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia Written on x. “They want the whole steak dinner and will not accept anything else.”
Greene signed at Bipartite legislation—Praged by representatives Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, and Thomas Massie, republican of Kentucky – who would legally oblige the Trump administration to publish the files. Khanna and Massie use a discharge petition to bring the public prosecutor’s bill, a process by which a majority of the chamber can force legislation to a vote even if the president opposes.
Meanwhile, while Maga implodes on Epstein files, other reports have surfaced showing how close Trump and Epstein were.
The Wall Street Journal reported On a birthday message that Trump wrote to Epstein, with a drawing of a naked woman and a rather cryptic message.
“Happy birthday-and may another wonderful secret,” he wrote.
The New York Times too published an article Sunday, showing that an former Epstein employee went twice to the FBI to detail the disturbing meetings between Trump and Epstein.
And Democrats of the Chamber’s Judicial Committee said That FBI agents examining Epstein files were invited to report everything that referred to Trump.
Unsurprisingly, Trump processing of Epstein files is deeply unpopular With the Americans.
A quinnipiac survey found that 63% of voters disapprove of Trump management of Epstein files and SSRS survey For CNN, CNN noted that only 3% of Americans are satisfied with the amount of information published.
Likewise, a Yougov survey For The Economist found that 67% of Americans think that the Trump administration covers evidence relating to the Epstein case, including 59% of Trump’s own supporters.
“Why not vote on the binding legislation of Massie-Khanna Epstein this week [Speaker Johnson]? ” Mass Written on x Monday. “We must not waste this before the 5 -week recess, and we must not wait for my discharge petition to mature and collect the signatures required to force the vote.”
