I mean…. when I read that in the last few days that Johnson had said that, I laughed because it was so ridic. Just looked like the party of Pedophiles (GOP) was trying desperately to do ANYTHING but release the Epstein files.
By Sunday, Johnson was walking back his explosive comment. “The speaker is reiterating what the victims’ attorney said, which is that Donald Trump – who kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago – was the only one more than a decade ago willing to help prosecutors expose Epstein for being a disgusting child predator,” his office said in a statement.
Brad Edwards, an attorney who represents several Epstein victims, told reporters Wednesday that Trump had helped him look into claims against Epstein more than a decade ago – but had since done an about-face, according to the Washington Post. He did not say on Wednesday whether Trump had cooperated with law enforcement.
Johnson’s comments came as both Democrats and Republicans are pushing the US justice department to release more information about Epstein, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor and died by suicide in 2019 while in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
