Article 6YP9S First Thing: House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash

First Thing: House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash

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Jem Bartholomew
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Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House, called for the justice department to make public documents related to the disgraced financier and convicted child sexual abuse offender Jeffrey Epstein, breaking with Donald Trump over an issue that has sparked discontent among the president's rightwing base.

What did Johnson say? It's a very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there and let the people decide it," he told a rightwing podcaster.

What has Trump said? He wrote on Truth Social: One year ago our Country was DEAD, now it's the HOTTEST' Country anywhere in the World. Let's keep it that way, and not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about."

What are the details of the West Bank attack? Musallet was beaten with clubs and bats while visiting his family's farm in an area near Ramallah. Another Palestinian man, 23-year-old Razek Hussein al-Shalabi, was fatally shot. A group of settlers then prevented ambulances from reaching Musallet for three hours, according to his family.

What has the Israeli military said about it? It claimed stones were thrown at Israelis and that a violent confrontation developed".

What is the wider context of settler violence? The attacks come amid a wave of increasing Israeli settler violence targeting Palestinians in the West Bank. At least 964 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October 2023 by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to a spokesperson for the UN high commissioner for human rights.

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