Mike Johnson is a "liar" and Republican citizens are pushing for Jeffrey Epstein transparency amid Mike Johnson's "massive Epstein cover-up," according to a Democratic lawmaker.

Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where he talked about what he is hearing from everyday voters.

After saying he sees citizens pushing Republicans to negotiate on healthcare in connection with the shutdown, Garcia said, "The second thing that they're all very clear about is that this Epstein files that Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are now involved in with a massive coverup, are clearly on the minds of Republicans."

He added, "And voters on the ground are also asking the question, why won't they see Adelita Grijalva? Why won't they? Why are they so scared of what's in the Epstein files? It's almost as if they shut down the government and are willing to keep it shut down, because they actually don't want the Epstein files to be released to the public."