Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said on “Meet the Press” Sunday morning that his driving reason for not supporting the bipartisan push to disclose more information about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein was to “protect the innocent” victims.

In an interview with the show's host, Kristen Welker , Johnson said he wants the release of all “credible evidence.” On Tuesday, the Louisiana Republican announced he would send lawmakers home early for August recess, which many see as an attempt to avoid votes on releasing the Epstein files.

“Our main concern though,” he continued, “is the protection of the innocent victims. These are minors in many cases who were subjected to unspeakable crimes, abject evil. They’ve already suffered great harm, we do not need their names being unm

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