What they're trying to do with the Epstein hoax is get people to talk about that instead

of speaking about the tremendous success, like ending seven wars.

I ended seven wars.

Nobody's going to talk about because they're going to talk about the Epstein, whatever.

Really, I think it's enough because I think we should talk about the greatness of our country

and the success that we're having.

Hi, got everyone.

It is 5 o'clock here in New York.

I'm Alicia Menendez in for Nicole Wallace.

It may be, quote, enough for Donald Trump, but that's not how a majority of America thinks

about it.

There is significant public interest in releasing all of the information around

the Epstein files. And that interest does not seem to be fading anytime soon. Congressman Thomas

Massey and Rokana now have, thanks to a special election in Arizona earlier this week,

the 218 votes needed for their discharge petition, which would force a vote on the House floor to have Trump's Justice Department release all the files.

But as we have seen over the past few months, Trump and his administration, they do not want this going any further.

According to new reporting from CNN, even Trump's allies in Congress are now working to quiet the issue.

Quote, top congressional Republicans and White House allies are working behind the scenes

to prevent a politically charged floor vote to release the government's Jeffrey Epstein case

files next month, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.

While the exact strategy to avoid a vote is not yet clear,

some of the GOP lawmakers who have signed on are privately being pressured to withdraw their name

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