On Tuesday, House Republicans voted to block the release of the Epstein files, following President Donald Trump's directive to drop the issue and to stop picking on Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Trump recently posted to Truth Social, "Why didn’t these Radical Left Lunatics release the Epstein Files? If there was ANYTHING in there that could have hurt the MAGA Movement, why didn’t they use it? LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB — SHE’S GREAT!"
Shortly after becoming attorney general, Bondi promised to reveal all she had on the disgraced financier pedophile who committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell before he could stand trial. Epstein was a cohort of Donald Trump's, and there are plenty of photos of the two men palling around at parties. Failure to release anything has caused a widening MAGA rift that shows no sign of slowing.
Rep @RoKhanna took to social media Tuesday, writing, "Rules voted 5-7 to block the full House from voting on my amendment to have a FULL release of the Epstein file. People are fed up. They are fed up."
Podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen wrote, "There it is. Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files."
Republicans Against Trump wrote, "Every single Republican voted to hide potentially damaging info about Epstein’s friend Donald Trump. What a disgrace.
"They chose to protect Trump instead of telling the American people the truth. Disgraceful. We all know that if Trump’s name wasn’t in the files, they would’ve voted to release them."
Podcaster Brian Allen posted, "Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files. They didn’t flinch. They didn’t hesitate. They lined up and voted to keep the truth sealed. The client list is real. The cover-up is active. And the American people are watching."
The account of @jeff_ostach declared, "There are no winners in this vote. The losers are the American people. Every single Republican congressional representative is up for reelection in 2026, and I guarantee constituents will remember this day and will vote out each and every one of them.
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