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Mike Johnson says Ghislaine Maxwell should testify before Congress
Top congressional Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has shockingly come out in favor of the Jefferey Epstein files being released, despite the administration claiming the 'client list' doesn't exist. The Republican shared on a podcast with conservative pundit Benny Johnson that he would like more transparency from the White House surrounding the highly sought after files on the deceased sexual offender. Asked if he would support efforts to have Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell testify before Congress, the speaker said 'I'm for transparency.' He also appeared open to congress issuing subpoenas to the FBI and Department of Justice to force them to turn over any previously undisclosed files. 'We're intellectually consistent in this... I trust him (Trump). He put together a team of his choosing and they're doing a great job,' the Republican said. 'It's a very delicate subject but we should put everything out there and let the people decide.' 'The White House, and the White House team, are privy to facts that I don't know. I mean this isn't my lane, I haven't been involved in that. But I agree with the sentiment that we need to put it out there.' He also specifically mentioned Attorney General Pam Bondi's previous remarks noting she had Epstein-related documents on her desk before the DOJ claimed last week that no 'client list' exists. 'Pam Bondi, I don't know when she originally made the statement, I think she was talking about documents, as I understood it they were on her desk,' Speaker Johnson claimed. 'I don't know if she was specific about a list or whatever. But she needs to come forward and explain that to everybody ... I am anxious to get this behind us.' His sentiment appeared to cut against the White House's reluctance to engage on the topic. Last week Trump balked after a reporter asked him about Epstein, and Trump posted over the weekend a sprawling Truth Social post seemingly questioning voter's interest in the case. However, as pressure has grown on Attorney General Pam Bondi to release sealed documents on the financier's crimes and jailhouse death, Trump has seemingly relented and is now for additional files being released. 'The attorney general has handled that very well. She's really done a very good job. I think when you look at it, you'll understand that. I would like to see that also, but the credibility is very important,' he said about the Epstein files Tuesday. Firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., along with other conservatives have been pushing for more information on the Epstein case. 'I fully support the transparency on this issue,' Greene said Tuesday. 'I also think Pam Bondi is doing a great job.' On Monday evening one Republican, Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, voted for a amendment to a bill that would've forced Bondi to release unseen Epstein files on a public portal within 30 days of passage. Norman joined all the Democrats on the Rules Committee push the files into the light of day, however, most Republicans voted down the amendment. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, did not cast a vote in the matter. Roy and Norman are both members of the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative flank of the House GOP that - in line with their anti-swamp antics - are eager to see what is contained in the elusive documents. Democrats, meanwhile, have seen Republican floundering over the files' release as a sign of division - and they are seeking to exploit it for political gain. 'It makes no sense why they want to hide the evidence against Epstein, and the potential client lists that the attorney general is talking about,' the amendments author, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told the Daily Mail. He heaped praise on Greene and Norman for being supportive of the documents' release. 'They should release the files and let the chips fall where they may for whoever for Democrats or Republicans,' Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., similarly told the Daily Mail. 'It's really, I think, kind of insulting to their own base, because it's like they campaigned on it,' he added. 'Either they were lying from the get go, or they're covering something up that's in there that they don't want to get out.'
The Independent
29 minutes ago
- The Independent
Someone bought all the rights for Fyre Festival on eBay
Billy McFarland, convicted of fraud for the original Fyre Festival, has sold the brand rights for the event on Ebay for just $245,300. An undisclosed buyer acquired the intellectual property, brand trademarks, and all social media assets pertaining to Fyre Festival after a week-long auction. McFarland expressed disappointment during a livestream as the bidding reached $240,000, commenting, 'Damn. This sucks, it's so low.' The sale follows the indefinite postponement of Fyre Festival 2 earlier this year, with ticket-holders informed they had been issued refunds. McFarland, who served four years for his fraud conviction, still owes $26 million in restitution from the original disastrous event.
Times
29 minutes ago
- Times
Ministers refuse to share asylum hotel locations with delivery firms
The Home Office is refusing to share information requested by food delivery companies who want to prevent small boat migrants working illegally in the gig economy. Deliveroo asked Dame Angela Eagle, the minister for border security and asylum, and Home Office officials to provide the locations where asylum seekers are being housed in hotels. It said that it needed this data to enable them to identify and block their courier's accounts being used from these locations. The efforts to crack down on illegal working came after reports that asylum seekers housed in taxpayer-funded hotels in London, Bournemouth and Manchester were working as delivery riders for Deliveroo, Uber Eats and JustEat within days of arriving in the UK on small boats. Asylum seekers are banned from working during the first 12 months after lodging their claim, unless a decision is made sooner.
