Speaker Mike Johnson says fear had nothing to do with shutting down the House before a possible Epstein vote, but Democrats accuse him of stalling transparency and protecting Trump.

The Republican speaker truncated the legislative schedule for the week ahead of a summer recess, moving to deny Democrats the chance to force votes on whether to release the Epstein material.

We're not going to allow them to engage in that charade,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says of Democrats’ attempts to force votes on Epstein

Thomas Massie questioned Mike Johnson's motives after the leader of his own party bashed him over his resolution to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein.

Committee Democrats had planned to force a vote on a resolution calling for the public release of Epstein-related documents

A conservative commentator argued on "CNN This Morning" that Democrats are just as divided over the Jeffrey Epstein as Republicans — and he was immediately shut down. Democrats have been forcing Republicans to confront the issue over and over before they leave Washington,

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie criticized Mike Johnson as he shut down the House until September to block votes related to Jeffrey Epstein

Another shutdown crisis is set for the end of September. Once again, Chuck Schumer really doesn’t have any good options.