MAGA, Trump and Jeffrey Epstein
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When asked on Monday why the president does not just order the FBI to release the full Epstein files, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt left the ball in the bureau’s court and claimed it was up to the attorney general.
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said there will not be a vote before Congress' August recess on a resolution that calls on the Trump administration to release more files related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
But after a handful of Republicans temporarily stalled the $9 billion rescissions package last week over the Epstein issue, Speaker Mike Johnson does not appear likely to entertain further consideration of the matter before setting the House free on a five-week recess that stretches past Labor Day.
The Republican speaker of the House had said last week that the government should release “everything” in the Jeffrey Epstein files, in a rare break with the president that turned out to be short-lived.
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A judge who faced Republican impeachment calls has been assigned to handle the Trump DOJ's request to release testimony tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
As Trump faces pressure to release more information regarding Epstein, reports are coming out that the two men knew each other well.
Annie Farmer believes the case has been politicised and says the recent wave of publicity has left her feeling "used" and exhausted.
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Maria Farmer talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about an interaction she had with former President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein when she was 25. The White House denies that President Trump visited Jeffrey Epstein’s office.