The House speaker doesn’t want Republicans to be around when the deadline comes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is conveniently sending Congress home the day before the Justice Department is supposed to release the Epstein files in full. The announcement came Wednesday night.
This looks like yet another instance of Johnson doing every little thing he can either to delay the release of the files or to make it so that his fellow GOPers don’t have to be in town to answer to their complicity in this monthslong campaign to avoid their release—as he did by egregiously delaying the swearing-in of Democratic Representative Adelita Grijalva for weeks.
“Like I said: view all political developments for the rest of the week in light of the fact that the Epstein Files are supposed to be released on Friday,” Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote Wednesday evening on X. “House Republicans just suddenly canceled Congressional session Friday and are sending everyone home Thursday evening.”
This guy is a one-trick pony.
Have to oath in a Democrat who will trigger a vote his master doesn’t like? Send everyone home!
Files that incriminates his master are being released? Send everyone home!
This tactic is getting old already.
I see it as them showing their hand. They know they cant take the heat, so they run. Pussies.
Republicans complain that government is ineffective and corrupt, then they get elected and prove it.
Members of your own party trying to force a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies? Send 'em home!
You forgot about his other trick: I haven’t heard about that or I haven’t had time to read that.
I wish I got so many days off…
Dems should release more pics right when they come back.
He has to be a pedo.
take that leap of faith and use the is word
Are we gonna see the naughty list soon?
He’s making his list, redacting it twice, you’ll never find out who’s naughty or nice.
Unless they are political enemies.
They’re checking it twice.
He sent everyone home because of the discharge petition for ACA. Epstein was coming anyway, this is about ripping healthcare away from millions. Which in Mike’s own words…“It’s only 7% of the country”
Is the idea that he knows the justice dept is going to delay, and if the house isn’t in session, they can’t do anything?
I wonder if the Republican voters recognize this is literally protecting pedophiles. There’s no way around it.
Yeah, this has got to be for a reason other than no soundbites, right?
Wow, I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve come to the end of my attention span. I guess there was never anything to see there after all, right?
Are there any conservatives out there that can tell us why you worship a pedophile?
Nothing spells guilt like…
I was promised all the epstein files today. Who do I call and complain to?
We got them, hundreds of pages blacked out completely redacted. It is absolutely ridiculous
Edit: for those who are curious.
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet 3/EFTA00005586.pdf
This has to be a joke, right? But the .gov domains are reserved in us for actual government agencies, right? So what the fuck
I am sure they have some good “rationale” for redacting what looks to be a significant portion of grand jury testimony. Of course the administration did say they would release them, but probably back tracked or they are “protecting” the victims.
I personally think it is bullshit. They are handling it like top secret stuff. The President clearly has the authority to release this considering his current MO. It is a giant middle finger to the public.
Grindr use is going to spike.
Like rats abandoning a sinking ship.
I’m sure he’s going to run home to Louisiana and explain why he’s blocking ACA subsidies
When he sends everyone home, they just aren’t doing committees and votes?
Can’t they stay and still do things that help their districts or prep for when they are back in session? They can still work. They are still getting paid.
