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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

The Jeffrey Epstein Fies continue in Washington, and Republicans are divided and on defense. How did a sexual

abuser who died in 2019 become so preoccupying in Washington and among the press corps. If not, among voters, that's our

subject for today in Potomac Watch, the daily podcast of Wall Street Journal Opinion Pages.

I'm Paul as you go, the editor of those pages. And I am here with my distinguished colleagues,

Kate Bachelder O'Dell and Kyle Peterson. Welcome to you both.

Now, on the one hand, I really can't believe we're talking about this story because it really is an old

story resurrected by Republican bumbling. On the other hand, it is the talk of the Beltway,

and it has caused the House Speaker remarkably to adjourn the House

for the summer to get out of town so they didn't have to vote on a bill or resolution calling

for the release of the files. So it's a remarkable kind of turn of events. Let's listen to Speaker

Johnson explained rather defensively why he is attacking

the Democrats for calling for the release of the files. What we refuse to do is participate

in another one of the Democrats' political games. This is a serious matter. We are not going to let

them use this as a political battering ram. The Rules Committee became the ground

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