This is from September 25 Episode “Deadline: White House”.
The House appears to be one step closer to a vote on bipartisan legislation after Democrat Adelita Grijalva won Tuesday in an election in Arizona, which would require the Trump administration to release archives related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
For weeks, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, the administration on Capitol Hill and its allies have been working to suppress the vote of Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky. But if they try to stop the petition from being successful, they are now successful.
These members of Congress, including Democrats and Republicans, put their flags on the ground. They will keep their name on that petition. Finally, I believe they will succeed and vote in the House – I also believe more Republicans will join them.
Behind the scenes, Johnson goes out of his way to do what Donald Trump wants. That's what he's always done. But this is a situation that he cannot control. The question is bigger than Johnson – it will be frankly proven to be bigger than Trump.
If this vote passes the House, then it's all thanks to the Senate. That's really fun. Now, we have some senators facing real opposition next year. In Ohio, Republican Sen. Jon Husted (who served as a vacant seat for Vice President JD Vance) is competing with former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
You also have Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who may face tough opposition next year. Even Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican from Mississippi, may end up with a serious Democratic opponent.
They all need to ask themselves a very important question in the next few weeks: Will they spend all their political capital to keep the Epstein archives secret?
This won't be a political winner for the Republican Party. And, believe me, Congressmen know that—they know it is much better than Trump.
Allison Detzel contributed.