In response to moves by House Democrats to release the Epstein Files, Republicans have adjourned the House to avoid having a vote.
What a bunch of cowardly hypocrites.
Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday that he was cutting short the week’s legislative business and sending the House home early for the summer on Wednesday to avoid having to hold votes on releasing files related to the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Mr. Johnson’s move will, for now, deny Democrats the chance to force procedural votes that would call on the Justice Department to make the information public. It reflected how deep divisions among Republicans on the matter have paralyzed the House, where G.O.P. lawmakers are trying to avoid another politically perilous vote on an issue that is confounding President Trump and roiling the MAGA base.
“We’re done being lectured on transparency,” Mr. Johnson said at a news conference, where the typically unflappable speaker appeared frustrated.
As he wrapped up his final news conference before a summer recess that was to have begun on Friday and lasted until September, Mr. Johnson complained about “endless efforts to politicize the Epstein investigation.”
He insisted that Republicans “have been intellectually consistent the entire time,” and added that “we’re not going to play political games with this.”
Mixed emotions on this. I want them to rip the Band-Aid® off for l'affaire Epstein, but in the long run, immediate revelation of the facts would likely benefit the Republicans in the long term.
As Napoleon once said, "Never stop your enemy when he is stepping on his own dick." (My French translation skills might not be the best)
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