House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed that US President Donald Trump was an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case while seeking to defend the president amid criticism over his ‘Democrat hoax’ statement.

Trump, Epstein and the FBI: Speaker Mike Johnson claims POTUS secretly helped take the paedophile down

Speaker Mike Johnson, in an interview with CBS News, contradicted President Donald Trump's repeated assertion sex offender’s case is “not a hoax” and urged “full transparency”.

'It's not a hoax': Speaker Mike Johnson distancing himself from Trump on Epstein case

While Speaker Johnson criticised Democrats for trying to score political points, most of his anger was directed at Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky. Massie is trying to force a September vote that would compel the DOJ to release all remaining Epstein files.

Jeffrey Epstein files trigger early House shutdown: What Mike Johnson, Rep. Massie, and MAGA are fighting over - All you need to know

Mike Pence, Trump's former vice president, told CBS News on Wednesday that the time has come now for the US president to release all the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation and prosecution.

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Calling India an "important partner", US House Speaker Mike Johnson said that the US will do everything possible to support these efforts. WORLD India news

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World: The decision by the Republican Speaker ensures that President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration will not take place under a half-mast flag, something he had previously complained about.

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World: Johnson, who was endorsed by US President-elect Donald Trump, is confronting tough vote math with the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. 

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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown after Democratic leaders announced they would provide the votes to save the Republican speaker's job. Watch in for more details!

US: Taylor Greene calls vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

Morning brief: Israel to go ahead with Rafah offensive; pro-Palestine stir spreads across US colleges, & more

US campus protests: Speaker Johnson heckled by protesters amid encampments and violent clashes

US House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan. All three bills to be combined into single amendment in Senate. Watch in for more details!

Israel war: US House passes foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

US House set to vote to avert government shutdown, first major test for Speaker Johnson

US Speaker battling porn addiction? Old video of Mike Johnson endorsing 'porn de-addiction' app resurfaces

Video: Twitter was an 'FBI subsidiary' before Musk took over, US House Speaker Mike Johnson had said

Following Kevin McCarthy's removal three weeks ago, there had been a turbulent 22-day vacancy until Mike Johnson was sworn in as the 56th Speaker of the House Representatives.

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