Congress returns from recess to face Epstein files controversy again

congress was not in a session in August. But Epstein’s files were definitely.

Epstein’s files took control of Congress before the summer vacation. But when legislators returned to Capitol Hill in recent days, the first of the legislators struggled was Epstein’s files again.

Note: If you want something to disappear, do not make it among the first work orders.

The I Ibcistin case is mired during the summer. Republicans in the House of Representatives did not do much to calm embers by postponing the body early in July – because they struggled to pass non -relevant bills without going into a complex discussion and sticking of Epsin files. Then, when the House of Representatives returned, the leaders of the Republican Party immediately mobilized the decision to formally in the investigation of Epsin by the Supervisory Committee. The committee issued about 32,000 pages of Epstein documents.

A few hours after returning to the session, parliament Speaker Mike Johnson met, RR, and others with the defendants of Epstein.

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This explains why the problem does not deviate any time soon.

“It is a great possibility that Jeffrey Epstein was one of the assets of the intelligence that works for us,” MP, Anna Polina Luna, R. Flores, after speaking to Epstein’s victims in Capitol. “I think this will definitely be a criminal investigation. I will say that what has been released, it is clear that the American people wanted for a long time.”

Before the holiday, actors Thomas Massi, RK, Ru Khanna, Dr. California, to overcome Johnson and forced the House of Representatives to vote on the issuance of Epsin files. I quickly hit Epstein’s environment every one legislative effort in Congress, which led to the body’s presence effectively. So Johnson cut everyone a little loose.

But the issue faded on the holiday. Massi and Khna returned with the parliamentary maneuver to overcome Johnson’s head and forced Epstein on a vote.

Launders from both sides prepare press conferences routinely in a place outside the Capitol called “The House Triangle”. Legislators often use this place to display non -members or persons specified in the legislation they pay at the press conference.

Sometimes members bring a crowd of people with them. A crowd collects from time to time, depending on this issue.

But I have not seen many people who attended the house triangle on Wednesday morning to hear Massi and Khana and the victims talk about their efforts to open the files. Pour people on the corridors and square. This forced us to restrict access to the area.

Some of the victims narrated their stories, Epstein, with horrific details.

“When I entered the massage room, I took off Jeffrey Epstein and asked me to do things for him, and my eyes called tears. I wasn’t more fearful in my life,” said Haile Robson, accused of Epstein.

“I took on a trip to Africa with former President Bill Clinton and other prominent figures. In those moments, I realized how unable to be unable.”

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Anouska de Georgou, to the right, brings together with other survivors of Jeffrey Epstein during a press conference calling for the issuance of Epstein’s files outside the American Capitol on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, in Washington, DC (McLean/Washington Post via Getti Emiez)

Massi and Khanna publishes the so -called “discharge petition”. One of the successful maneuvers rarely exceeds the speaker’s head, forcing the discussion and voting on your problem – provided that one of the engineers ’signature is 218. If Massi and Jana combine a sufficient number of signers, they may be able to impose voting later this month.

Leaders of the Republican Party at home are concerned about this. For this reason, Johnson was hoping to intervene with his own management to give the official character to achieve the House of Representatives Supervision Committee in Epstein. But Johnson designed this measure in a way that the House of Representatives could approve – without conducting a direct vote on it. In this way, Republicans can refer to angry voters that they were actually taking Epstein’s files seriously – without voting an actual call to document their position and may cause President Donald Trump’s anger. Or they can tell other voters who do not want to cross the president over Epstein to say they have not voted directly at all. After all, it was buried in a non -relevant measure.

logical?

But there was another motivation behind the unique parliamentary maneuvering of Epsin: They wanted to give Republicans to say that the House of Representatives was actually dealing with the Ibstein case. This step may convince fewer members to support Diamond/Khanna effort. This would prevent the House of Representatives from taking a tangible vote linked to two Ibseti. But otherwise, the house may need wrestling directly with it.

Massi described this as a “political cover” to prevent his plan with Khana to issue files.

Johnson fired again in Massi.

Johnson said: “I will not put a lot of shares in what Thomas Massi says. Republicans in the House of Representatives have been very consistent with the maximum disclosure and extreme transparency,” Johnson said.

Trump has long promised files. But Trump’s position this week was to blame the Democrats.

“This is a democratic trick that never ends. You know, it reminds me a little [President John F.] Kennedy status. We gave them everything over and over again. “There is more, more, and more satisfied at all, but this is just a democratic trick because they are trying to make people talk about something completely unrelated to the success we have achieved as a country since I was president,” Trump said.

Massi suggested that Johnson is only trying to stay on the good side of Trump by walking on a political tight rope.

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Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson, R does not. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“The speaker is fighting with [whether] He will have to choose between supporting Donald Trump’s new position of not issuing files, or finding justice for these victims and survivors. “The speaker may not be able to choose one, the speaker’s position depends on not only the rubber seal but reinforces anything that Donald Trump wants, even if Donald Trump is wrong. So the speaker is in a difficult place.”

The materials that were impressed by the censorship included a new video clip of the so -called “missing minute”. It fills absent footage of the New York Prison Cell in New York the night he died.

But Massi insists on launching more materials.

“What is clear is that they do not diminish, only to protect the victims. They are invalidated to protect the reputation of people.”

One of the Republicans threatened with the president to leave those who are associated with Ibstein.

“I am not afraid to name the names,” said MP Margori Taylor Green, R Ga, at the press conference. “So if they want to give me a list, I will walk in the Capitol on the floor of the house, and I will say every name of the curse of the abuse of these women.”

Khana was supported by Green’s support.

“I have not held a press conference with Margori Taylor Green before.” “I don’t think Margori Taylor Green will be part of a trick against President Trump.”

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We will soon know whether the House of Representatives has voices to thwart the leadership of the Republican Party and consider the Massie/khanna resolution. Interlocking with the I Ibcistin issue can begin to influence the Parliament’s ability to wrestling with routine legislation again.

Thus, the Epstein epic continues. It was also before the August holiday.