Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson responded on Thursday amid reported blowback from members of his party over criticism they've faced for voting down a Democratic-led effort to force the release of documents related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is discussing backing a measure in support of disclosing more information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two sources told The Hill. Johnson’s

Certainly not Ron Wyden. But he’s one of many reasons, in addition to the aforementioned birthday card, why this is not going away. A second is that the Department of Justice just happens to have fired one of the prosecutors who worked on Epstein’s case.

Democrats in Congress want to force votes to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files. The party’s candidates are bringing up the Epstein case in campaign speeches. And at least one potential 2028 contender is fundraising off the furor.

US Department of Justice claims there is ‘extensive public interest’ in the cases targeting the late disgraced financier