Mike Johnson Shuts Down House To Avoid Epstein Vote - HuffPost WASHINGTON ― Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La ) on Tuesday abruptly canceled upcoming House votes and decided to send lawmakers home early for a five-week recess, all because he wants to block a bipartisan effort to force a vote on releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and former close friend to President Donald Trump
House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote The House is leaving Washington early as Republicans clash over the Jeffrey Epstein files House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Epstein as some Republicans push for a vote on the matter
Johnson Shuts Down House Early to Flee Epstein Questions Speaker Mike Johnson insisted the Trump administration needs the space to handle the release of Epstein files as the House cancelled Thursday votes and prepared to exit early for August recess
Johnson Shuts Down House To Block Epstein Vote - Forbes House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La , canceled votes planned for Thursday before Democrats could force another vote on releasing the remaining Epstein files—accusing them of playing “political