Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said Tuesday morning that he wants to give the White House “space” to release the Epstein information on its own, despite the bipartisan push for legislation that aims to force the release of more documents.

Less than a week after the existence Trump’s birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein was revealed, House Republicans have gone on early recess to try and block the release of the Epstein files, but the scandal regarding President Donald Trump ’s long friendship with the alleged sex trafficker keeps growing.