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Mike Johnson: “The Massie and Khanna discharge petition is reckless in the…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson on NBC's Meet the Press

Published | Video Starts at 00:49

As we have been from the very beginning, House Republicans insist upon the release of all credible evidence and information related to Epstein in any way. But we are also insisting upon the protection of innocent victims. And our concern is that The Massie and Khanna discharge petition is reckless in the way that it is drafted and presented. It does not adequately include those protections. And I can explain all the details of that with the important thing on the timing to answer that question first is that we did not do anything to end the term of Congress early. (00:49–00:56)

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