House stymied as Speaker Johnson's handpicked committee rebels over Epstein

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Source: The Hill

House stymied as Speaker Johnson’s handpicked committee rebels over Epstein

by Emily Brooks and Mychael Schnell - 07/23/25 6:00 AM ET

A rebellion over the Jeffrey Epstein files by Republican leadership allies on the House Rules Committee is giving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) one of the trickiest conundrums of his Speakership so far.

Members on the panel — often called the “Speaker’s Committee” in reference to it being a tool of leadership — held up action on a host of planned legislation this week because they were terrified of Democrats forcing more tough votes on releasing the Epstein files.

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Stymied by the Epstein debate and unable to bring up anything but noncontroversial bills under suspension of the rules because of the standstill, House GOP leaders canceled votes scheduled for Thursday — sending House members home for August recess one day early.

Unlike other fights during Johnson’s Speakership, the problem this time isn’t hard-line conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus, but rather members Johnson has counted on in the past to push his priorities through the Rules Committee and to the House floor.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5414582-speaker-johnson-rules-committee-epstein/

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1. Hey Mike! A conundrum for you.

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2. Johnson wants to protect his lard and savior Trump

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3. I wish this all had hit the fan before passage of the Enormously Ugly Giveaway to Billionaires

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and Screwing Everyone Else Bill was voted on and passed.

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4. It couldn't have. The billionaires got what they wanted. Elon and tech bro's got shafted.

Trump got his hacked election and red carpet entry to the criminal crypto world and needed techies no more. Ended immigrants, R&D and university R&D that they absolutely need.

Seduced, used, and abandoned.

Probably figured he had/has unlimited power, so he don't need anybody but his maga army to draft into ICE as secret police.

Somewhere between Musk and Putin and who knows who or what else, there was a loser in this matter (besides the American people and the world)

Until the Billionaire Bonanza Bill passed, everyone was on pins and needles expecting to win bigly, but it was a zero-sum game. Just my two cents.

Fascism moved two steps forward.

Secret police.
Concentration Camps.