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applegrove

(126,935 posts)
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 03:30 PM Jul 15

Mike Johnson Calls for Release of Epstein Files

Mike Johnson Calls for Release of Epstein Files

July 15, 2025 at 3:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 75 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/07/15/mike-johnson-calls-for-release-of-epstein-files/


Speaker Mike Johnson said he supports Ghislaine Maxwell testifying to Congress and demands the Department of Justice release everything they have on Jeffrey Epstein.

Said Johnson: “I’m for transparency. We should put everything out there and let the people decide. Pam Bondi needs to come forward and explain it to the American people. Let’s get this thing resolved.”
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Mike Johnson Calls for Release of Epstein Files (Original Post) applegrove Jul 15 OP
Translation, they've scrubbed or destroyed the evidence. CentralMass Jul 15 #1
Yep newdeal2 Jul 15 #3
Weasels the wrong descriptor. He's donald trumps House Elf Volaris Jul 15 #16
Scrubbed as clean as 3 minutes of a prison monitor recording. Festivito Jul 15 #34
That was my immediate thought too La Coliniere Jul 15 #21
It's a trick damifino10 Jul 15 #28
Also trying to catch-and-kill the issue. live love laugh Jul 15 #30
I just have this sneaking suspicion Docreed2003 Jul 15 #2
I'll bet they were scrubbed back when Bill Barr had them in his weasel-y hands FakeNoose Jul 15 #23
BEING scrubbed? They've already been scrubbed. live love laugh Jul 15 #32
Johnson said, madashelltoo Jul 15 #4
Then why didn't you vote for it, Mike? blogslug Jul 15 #5
Speaker Johnson ensures the story's cycle continues. Torchlight Jul 15 #6
Is I smell a big rat Tribetime Jul 15 #7
They were all covered by the Committee vote last night. kentuck Jul 15 #19
Send him copies..................... Lovie777 Jul 15 #8
He'd better start monitoring the floods heading for Louisiana later this week malaise Jul 15 #9
Mike enid602 Jul 15 #10
Quid: "I never saw Donald Trump rape anybody." Kid Berwyn Jul 15 #11
They got their big bill passed Johonny Jul 15 #12
They have their backup pen Vance and their rubber stamp Congress and SCOTUS CentralMass Jul 15 #37
"I'm all for the transparency I specifically voted against." nt Gore1FL Jul 15 #13
Maybe he has seen some bad poll numbers? Losing MAGA support? Raven123 Jul 15 #14
"Mike Johnson Calls For Release of Curated Epstein Files" mahina Jul 15 #15
I saw a Vid in Cable news clips that Michael Wolf Cha Jul 15 #17
They will release the "files," with nobody on them. Oneironaut Jul 15 #18
They got the fake documents ready Nasruddin Jul 15 #20
Didn't I just read congress just voted to block the Epstein files? 1WorldHope Jul 15 #22
Jeffrey Epstein was a lot of things. Mr. Evil Jul 15 #24
I suspe t that she is only still alive because she made contingency plansplsns CentralMass Jul 15 #38
Their plan? TSF's plan more like it bluestarone Jul 15 #25
Perhaps holy Mike is thinking kkmarie Jul 15 #26
But didn't they just tell us there were none? Scrivener7 Jul 15 #27
She's made a deal to indict only Democrats nilram Jul 15 #29
Hmmmm, sounds suspicious to me!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 15 #31
This is actually a win! The exposure of Trump while the issue is in the forefront is forcing them to "do SOMETHING". live love laugh Jul 15 #33
It's the images and videos that are probably most incriminating... AntiFascist Jul 15 #35
I smell a rat BoRaGard Jul 15 #36

La Coliniere

(1,484 posts)
21. That was my immediate thought too
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:40 PM
Jul 15

when I heard this. He’d never approve of this if the slobfather was implicated in any of the illegal and perverted activities uncovered in regards to the Epstein case.

damifino10

(121 posts)
28. It's a trick
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:04 PM
Jul 15

My thoughts exactly. Devious bastards. They can't do anything and I mean anything, without an ulterior motive that makes them look like they are doing right. They don' do "right!"

Docreed2003

(18,430 posts)
2. I just have this sneaking suspicion
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 03:33 PM
Jul 15

That the so-called files are quietly being scrubbed of any references to Trump.

Perhaps I'm being too cynical and rushing to territory

FakeNoose

(37,939 posts)
23. I'll bet they were scrubbed back when Bill Barr had them in his weasel-y hands
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:51 PM
Jul 15

Barr had two objectives in mind: remove anything that incriminates Chump (his then-current boss) and also make sure there was nothing about Barr's father in there.

Bill Barr's father may possibly have been the first blackmail victim of Jeffrey Epstein, however there's no way to prove it now. It's just that the circumstance of Mr. Barr (a high school principal) hiring Epstein to teach private school kids - when Epstein was only in his early 20s and had no college degree himself - looks very skeevy in retrospect. Now that we know how Epstein's career turned out.

Torchlight

(5,150 posts)
6. Speaker Johnson ensures the story's cycle continues.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 03:38 PM
Jul 15

They're not doing a very good job with this one.

kentuck

(114,444 posts)
19. They were all covered by the Committee vote last night.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:34 PM
Jul 15

Since it never got out of Committee, the rest of them can say they are for releasing the Epstein files. But if it can't get out of Committee....?

malaise

(286,837 posts)
9. He'd better start monitoring the floods heading for Louisiana later this week
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 03:42 PM
Jul 15

Bet he’ll have a different approach to FEMA

CentralMass

(16,322 posts)
37. They have their backup pen Vance and their rubber stamp Congress and SCOTUS
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 09:59 PM
Jul 15

Last edited Wed Jul 16, 2025, 12:24 AM - Edit history (1)

mahina

(19,922 posts)
15. "Mike Johnson Calls For Release of Curated Epstein Files"
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 04:37 PM
Jul 15

FTFY

thanks. I will try to stay on the sunny side,

Oneironaut

(6,073 posts)
18. They will release the "files," with nobody on them.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:33 PM
Jul 15

“See! That proves that it’s all a hoax!”

Mr. Evil

(3,353 posts)
24. Jeffrey Epstein was a lot of things.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:53 PM
Jul 15

Don't mistake arrogance and deviance for stupid. I'd be willing to bet that he had shit-tons of information on every single person that indulged his offerings. And, they're sitting in a safe in a lawyer's office somewhere. Or, maybe with a trusted ally that's been paid up front to release everything once they receive the proper notification. Or, several copies of everything is stored in several locations with multiple people. Who knows? Ghislaine Maxwell has a lot of light on her right now. If anything happens to her that could be the cue to unleash the firestorm.

bluestarone

(19,959 posts)
25. Their plan? TSF's plan more like it
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:59 PM
Jul 15

Be ready for Democrats to be blamed with all their lies!! (Good ole Mike)

kkmarie

(273 posts)
26. Perhaps holy Mike is thinking
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:01 PM
Jul 15

If this can take down Krasnov and maybe even take vance out.... he's next on line for the presidency

live love laugh

(15,655 posts)
33. This is actually a win! The exposure of Trump while the issue is in the forefront is forcing them to "do SOMETHING".
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:16 PM
Jul 15

AntiFascist

(13,538 posts)
35. It's the images and videos that are probably most incriminating...
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:51 PM
Jul 15

and I doubt that Johnson would advocate releasing child porn to the public.

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