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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSpeaker Mike Johnson said he will shut down the House until Septembe
Speaker Mike Johnson said he will shut down the House until September in order to head off Democratic demands for votes calling for the release of files from the investigation into Epstein Trump www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
— Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T15:19:58.188Z
Epstein case: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September in order to head off Democratic demands for votes calling for the release of files from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender who was once friends with President Trump. Mr. Johnson said votes would end Wednesday night in what he called an effort to avoid political games related to the Justice Departments handling of the files. The announcement came just after the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime partner of Mr. Epstein, for a deposition.

SSJVegeta
(1,174 posts)Arazi
(8,206 posts)Protecting their cult leader is the new directive. Its gone out to everyone from RW influencers to Members of Congress.
Never gonna happen
LiberalArkie
(18,650 posts)Magoo48
(6,548 posts)Rolling strikes and boycotts, until they go back to doing nothing all in the same place, would help.
Gimpyknee
(421 posts)Torchlight
(5,191 posts)EndlessWire
(7,993 posts)at least 8 Repubs that were going to vote with the Dems. The votes were there.
Renew Deal
(84,317 posts)Bluetus
(1,341 posts)Follow them back to their districts and haunt, taunt, and flaunt them every single day. Talk directly to the MAGA base: "Is this what you thought you were voting for?"
FalloutShelter
(13,622 posts)Functioning government when they have an addled dictator?
underpants
(191,705 posts)KentuckyWoman
(7,164 posts)Mike's on the list?
FirstLight
(15,552 posts)it is DEFINITELY proof that this Admin has plenty of bribery/blackmail and death threats to keep them in line
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Too bad it doesn't amount to a hill of beans for the rest of us as far as daily life and losing our livleyhoods
- My kid in NC just lost food stamps abruptly last week, no notice, just stripped. $500 of food help gone.
Not like they aren't already living in the boyfriend's dad's apt because they can't even afford RENT
I am so worried, for ALL of us
mvd
(65,705 posts)Terrible - and no notice!
I am worried that I will lose my EBT when the big ugly bill date takes effect. Maybe before if enough funding is taken away. I dont work, but have good reasons - some disability and caretaker for my mom. Hopefully my moms EBT will be ok.
global1
(26,168 posts)it might backfire on them.
Waiting till Sept - makes sure that this story will continue with traction until that time. If the Dems were smart - this would be the number one point of discussion that they should continually bring up until Sept.
Ninga
(8,876 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(20,198 posts)InstantGratification
(346 posts)Every time a maga tries to tell me that mess of a bill won't increase the debt, I ask them "If it won't increase the debt, why did republicans raise the debt ceiling by 5 trillion as part of the same bill?"
Fiendish Thingy
(20,198 posts)That would have been headline news
The bill is projected to raise the debt by about that amount over a number of years.
nilram
(3,273 posts)A Brand New World
(1,153 posts)nilram
(3,273 posts)thanks
SoFlaBro
(3,581 posts)nilram
(3,273 posts)thanks
Bettie
(18,636 posts)as much time off as Moses and his acolytes have.
Making sure congress works as little as possible. I doubt they even come back in Sept, unless their orange god wants something.
FBaggins
(28,274 posts)Doesn't seem like much of a threat
TheProle
(3,539 posts)republianmushroom
(20,776 posts)for something that doesn't exist, supposedly.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(126,489 posts)twodogsbarking
(14,618 posts)OMGWTF
(4,858 posts)Your Lard and Slobber T💩p RAN ON THIS and you are running away from it because you know he is GUILTY AF!
Figarosmom
(7,222 posts)Until Nov. 2026.
They've done enough damage.
speak easy
(12,070 posts)Response to LiberalArkie (Original post)
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Pinback
(13,338 posts)
Mr. Sparkle
(3,458 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(33,249 posts)And here is whats going to happen unfortunately:
She will lie about everything and say Trump had nothing to do with it, was never around anyone ever or even on the plane, as she is being bought off and being offered a pardon if she does.
Then they will go after President Obama and other top level Democrats and then its gonna get real fucking bad. Sorry I hate to make this prediction but all I have to do is assume the worst and it always always always comes true.
hadEnuf
(3,322 posts)She's not exactly a quality person. I suspect she was gotten to and given a choice: get shanked in prison or lie for Trump, get a pardon, and then get millions for a book.
Then the media and MAGATs will have their excuse, probably a few Democrats to feed on and then the actual files won't matter.
dlk
(12,802 posts)n/t
NBachers
(18,761 posts)ihaveaquestion
(3,874 posts)Pushing the narrative that the Repukes won't do the People's business and only want to protect their Tangerine Dreamboat. See how that plays with their base.
Initech
(105,763 posts)All that worthless piece of shit does is go on Fox and kiss Trump's ass. Did I mention he was a worthless piece of shit?
Bernardo de La Paz
(57,269 posts)stollen
(929 posts)and before Hurricane Milton. There was enough money in FEMA to deal with both events, but Biden wanted the House to appropriate more funds knowing how costly at least Helene would be.
Johnson refused to call the House back to session.
Then Trump happened. And then Texas.
Johnson is as much of a man-made disaster as Trump is.
Marthe48
(21,368 posts)during the 7+ weeks of vacation paid for by the taxpayers.