It's not going away. From CNN:
In a surprise move, a House Oversight subcommittee voted Wednesday to subpoena the Department of Justice for files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a highly contentious issue that has exposed major divisions within the Republican party.
The Epstein investigation and demands from many of President Donald Trump’s supporters for more information has roiled the House in recent days, with Wednesday’s vote amounting to a show of defiance by some House Republicans against Speaker Mike Johnson – who has attempted to tamp down on efforts to push the release of the so-called Epstein files.
As pressure mounted this week, Johnson shut the door on the possibility of a House vote on releasing information on Epstein before the August recess and moved to send lawmakers home early after it became clear that the issue was not going to fade away. Johnson has said that he supports transparency and has argued that the Trump administration should be granted space to handle the matter before Congress intervenes, pointing to the Trump administration’s push to unseal the grand jury materials related to the case.
GOP Reps. Nancy Mace, Scott Perry and Brian Jack joined with the subpanel’s four Democrats and the full committee’s ranking member Robert Garcia to approve the subpoena. House Oversight Chair James Comer will be required to sign the subpoena before it can officially be issued, according to committee rules.
The subpoena calls for the Epstein files in the Justice Department’s possession to be provided to Congress, but the names of the victims to be redacted. It also calls for communications between former Biden officials and the Justice Department related to the Epstein matter, in addition to depositions among some major figures, including Bill and Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey... (our emphasis)
It would appear Speaker "Magic Christian" Mike Johnson was caught off guard by the action. According to a Republican source,Comer will sign the subpoena, but more questionable is whether Trump lickspittle Attorney General Pam "Blondie" Bondi would honor it. We think not. But, efforts by Trump and portions of MAGA world to distract and dissemble are being met with significant pushback. Votes like this and the stonewalling likely to follow will only add to the very real (and accurate) sense that Trump is all over the Epstein files and is desperately trying to cover it up.
(Photo: best friends fiends Trump and Epstein in 1992 / NBC News screenshot)
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