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Yassamin Ansari: “The White House has said this is a hostile act to sign this…”

Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

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On the stream with Congresswoman Ansari | FOX 10 Talks

Published | Video Starts at 10:01

It's happening right now with the Epstein files as well. The four Republicans who are on the discharge petition to release the Epstein files have been getting extreme pressure from the White House. The White House has said this is a hostile act to sign this petition [to release the Epstein files]. And so that's also why the speaker of the House is not swearing in Adelita Grijalva in Arizona 7th District, because she would be the final signature needed to bring that to the floor. (10:01–10:05)

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Asserts that the White House considers signing the petition to release Epstein files as hostile.

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