U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believed the approaching vote on releasing Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein should help put to rest allegations that Donald Trump had any connection to the late sex offender’s abuse and trafficking of underage girls.

“They’re doing this to go after President Trump on this theory that he has something to do with it. He does not,” Johnson, the Republican leader in the House, said on “Fox News Sunday.”

Although Trump and Epstein were photographed together decades ago, the president has said the two men fell out prior to Epstein’s convictions.

Trump has since instructed the Department of Justice to investigate prominent Democrats’ ties to Epstein.

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      9 hours ago

      Do you just spam that in every thread now?

      Or do you legitimately think talking about the Epstein files is a distraction from the Epstein files?

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        6 hours ago

        I’d say anything that isn’t a tangible move towards releasing them is distraction. So yes, just saying there’s nothing to hide is a pathetic deflection. Especially from someone in a position to make some very large and meaningful progress on the release.