White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sidestepped repeated questions from reporters regarding reports that top Trump administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to discuss the Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein .

The meeting was allegedly to pressure Boebert not to sign a petition in Congress that would force a vote on the release of the Epstein files. The petition currently needs 218 signatures, which could happen later Wednesday after Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is sworn into office.

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