US House speaker says 'nothing to hide' in Epstein files [View all]

Source: Reuters

November 16, 2025 1:54 PM EST Updated 21 mins ago


WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believed the approaching vote on releasing Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein should help put to rest allegations that President Donald Trump had any connection to the late sex offender's abuse and trafficking of underage girls.

"They're doing this to go after President Trump on this theory that he has something to do with it. He does not," Johnson, the Republican leader in the House, said on "Fox News Sunday."

"Epstein is their entire game plan, so we're going to take that weapon out of their hands," Johnson said of Democrats. "Let's just get this done and move it on. There's nothing to hide."

Although Trump and Epstein were photographed together decades ago, the president has said the two men fell out prior to Epstein's convictions. Trump has since instructed the Department of Justice to investigate prominent Democrats' ties to Epstein.

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So then why did you essentially dissolve the House to keep it from doing any legislative business for 7 weeks and refused to swear in a duly-elected and certified member of Congress, who had promised to be the "218th vote" for release?

And as to this -



Really? Did you forget -

Illegal Tariffs

Rising inflation

Rising unemployment

A build-up to a war with another country (where the U.S.S. Eisenhower just arrived to that "theater" today as part of more Waste. Fraud. Abuse. of our military without Congressional authorization)

A veritable laundry list of other issues