WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer desperately invoked the Epstein files firestorm as he tried to rip GOP leadership for the government shutdown.

The New York Democrat accused House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of not being genuine about his offer to negotiate the Obamacare subsidies after Dems stop blocking their bipartisan bill to end the partial government shutdown.

Schumer (D-NY) called the offer “not serious” and accused Johnson (R-La.) of keeping the House out of session to punt on the fight to release files on sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

“Look, Johnson’s not serious about this. He sent all his congressmen home last week and home this week,” Schumer told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “How are you going to negotiate?

“The reason he sent them home is becaus

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