‘We Should Put Everything Out There’: Speaker Mike Johnson Reverses on Epstein Files

In a break with Trump, Johnson now says the Justice Department should release all the documents it has related to Jeffrey Epstein.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson attends a press conference on Capitol Hill. Mark Schiefelbein/AP

In a rare break with President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson reversed course on Tuesday to take the position that the Department of Justice should “put everything out there” when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein.

“I’m for transparency,” Johnson said. “It’s a very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there and let the people decide.”

That position stands in contrast to the one Johnson advocated for on Monday, when he deferred to the White House and said he had faith in Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision-making.