Why Is Speaker Johnson Sending Congress Home with No Vote on the Epstein File Release?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: 3:05pm- Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced he will send the House home early for summer recess—in the process preventing a vote to release files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Democrats on the House Rules Committee had planned to force debate on the issue later this week. 3:15pm- While appearing on Fox News with Shannon Bream, Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said he doesn’t believe releasing grand jury testimony from the Epstein case will yield very many answers. In a separate interview, Dershowitz speculated that Epstein may have killed himself “with the help of jailers.” 3:25pm- During a White House meeting with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos in the White House Oval Office, President Donald Trump said he believes it is appropriate for Ghislaine Maxwell to speak with the Department of Justice. 3:40pm- Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76. Earlier this month, Osbourne performed a farewell concert in Birmingham, England. 3:45pm- While speaking with the press from the Oval Office, President Trump discussed the release of declassified documents suggesting the Obama Administration manufactured intelligence for the 2016 Russian interference narrative.