‘I’ll Just Leave It at That’: Republicans Look to Stay Out of the Epstein Controversy

Republicans would prefer to move on from questions about Jeffrey Epstein.

John Thune
Sen. John Thune talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill. Mariam Zuhaib/AP

President Donald Trump wants to move on from the recent controversy surrounding the Department of Justice and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Most Republicans in Congress seem eager to stay out of it, too.

“I’ll leave that up to DOJ and the FBI,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Monday. “I think that’s in their purview. And the president expressed his views on it. So I’ll just leave it at that.”

Speaker Mike Johnson also told reporters on Monday that he has faith in Bondi and the administration.