Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans break with Trump on Epstein
- Posted on July 15, 2025
- By Washington Post
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Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans break with Trump on Epstein
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson that he supported the release of the Epstein files days after Trump’s Justice Department said the matter was effectively closed. Johnson is a close Trump ally and has never broken so publicly with the president on an issue.
