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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Mike Johnson’s four-word retort to ‘bawdy’ Epstein birthday note after calling Trump an informant

House Speaker Mike Johnson maintained his staunch support of President Donald Trump after the House Oversight Committee released a “bawdy” letter to Jeffrey Epstein, allegedly penned by the president.

As he stepped into the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, reporters asked the Louisiana Republican about the card, which includes a signature that looks similar to other times the president autographed letters and notes, in the decades before he was in office.

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