Epstein case: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut the House down early for its summer recess to head off Democratic demands for votes on calling for the release of files from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender who was once friends with Mr. Trump. In order to avoid what he called “political games,” Mr. Johnson said the House would adjourn until September after votes scheduled for Wednesday night. The announcement came just after the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime partner of Mr. Epstein, for a deposition.
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday morning canceled votes for Thursday and sent the House home early before a planned five-week recess, telling reporters at a news conference that he was doing so in order to serve the American people by shutting down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. “We’re done being lectured on transparency,” he said. He said that “the Rules Committee became ground for them to do that. We’re not going to play political games with this.” The last votes are now scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, and the House will be in recess until September.
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