'I Hope Republicans Don't Join In': Speaker Johnson Reacts To Massie's Epstein Discharge Petition

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) was asked about Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY) discharge petition on the Epstein files.

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00:00Discharge petitions are never a good idea in the House.

00:09It is a tool of the minority party, not majority.

00:13The majority party has stated its position, and it is mine,

00:17and it is the President's, that we want maximum disclosure.

00:20So the rest of it is a political game that Democrats are playing,

00:23and I hope Republicans don't join in there.

00:25This is something unspent.

00:27Some Democrats are saying that they're going to hammer Republicans

00:30for not producing Epstein files in the midterms.

00:32It's nonsensical.

00:33They have nothing else to talk about.

00:35I wish they would talk about policy,

00:37things that would help the American people,

00:39but instead they're playing political games.

00:42We have said our position on that,

00:44and there's no daylight between us and the White House.

00:46We adjourn the House on Wednesday.

00:48See you later. Thanks, guys.