Mike Johnson Staves Off Epstein Vote

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

House lawmakers will start their Summer break a few days early today, vacating the capital until September. They’re leaving early because Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is trying desperately – desperately – to avoid holding any votes on releasing materials related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. Over at the White House Tuesday, President Donald Trump did his best to turn attention away from Epstein and toward his latest conspiracy de jour, which is really just a remix of his favorite first-term conspiracy surrounding Russia’s interference in the 2016 election (A.K.A. Russia, Russia, Russia). But House Democrats say no dice. California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, talks about what Democrats are doing to keep the Trump administration in check. And in headlines: Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba is out of a job…maybe, Trump announced a new trade deal with the Philippians, and the United Nations delivered a stark warning about mass starvation in Gaza.

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, July 23rd. I'm Jane Koston, and this is What Today, the show that is celebrating the Republican Party's toughness and anti-establishment attitude that it will have the second a Democrat is back in the White House.
0:13.9	For now, though, the GOP is busy demanding that the Kennedy Center's Opera House be named after First Lady Melania Trump.
0:20.7	Might as well wave a tread harder on me daddy flag from the Capitol Dome.
0:29.4	On today's show, interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Haba, is out of a job.
0:35.4	Maybe.
0:36.3	And the United Nations delivers a stark warning about masturbation in Gaza.
0:40.5	But let's start with Congress. Remember Congress? House lawmakers start their summer vacation today.
0:46.5	They will be out until September. They're even leaving D.C. several days earlier than expected.
0:51.9	How very French of them. Anyway, they're leaving early because
0:55.9	Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is trying
0:57.9	desperately, desperately,
1:01.5	to avoid holding any votes on releasing
1:03.6	materials related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
1:06.1	Because, per Speaker Johnson,
1:07.8	quote, we're done being lectured
1:10.0	on transparency.
1:12.0	Sure. Here's Johnson.
1:14.8	I just explained why. We're not going to play political games with this. We've all been very clear and transparent.
1:21.5	The House rules resolution sets a good standard and requires all credible evidence to be released,
1:28.3	and that's exactly where the White House is.
1:31.3	The political games he's referring to is legislation introduced by Democrats
1:36.3	and some Republicans to push the Department of Justice to release more materials related to the Epstein investigation.
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