Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is visibly scared after his plot to add specific changes to the Epstein bill through the Senate, which would cause chaos when returned to a House vote, gets shot down by GOP Senate leader John Thune. The Epstein bill passes without changes.
John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report.
"Speaker Mike Johnson said he voted for the Jeffrey Epstein disclosure bill Tuesday based on his hope that the Senate would make changes he’s been demanding. Senate Majority Leader John Thune shot that down.
Thune said Tuesday evening that, while he had talked with the speaker about the bill, he and Senate GOP legal counsel decided the legislation was “sufficient.” The Senate effectively approved the legislation by unanimous consent mere hours after House passage Tuesday afternoon without provisions sought by Johnson, including additional victim and whistleblower name protections."
Read more here: Thund denies Johnson’s demand for Epstein bill change
