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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jem Bartholomew

First Thing: House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Conservative allies of Donald Trump have criticized the president and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, for what they see as opaque handling of the case. Composite: AP/EPA/Getty images

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Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House, called for the justice department to make public documents related to the disgraced financier and convicted child sexual abuse offender Jeffrey Epstein, breaking with Donald Trump over an issue that has sparked discontent among the president’s rightwing base.

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