WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach voted against Democrats’ motion in the House Rules Committee to require U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to preserve and release any records related to Jeffrey Epstein.
When asked for a statement from Fischbach on her vote Wednesday, her Press Secretary Lauren Weber pointed Flag Family News to a post Speaker of the House Mike Johnson made on X, which the congresswoman’s account reposted.
“Democrats resorted to an obscure procedural and political stunt to try and distract the American people from their own failures.” Johnson wrote Tuesday. “Reps. Foxx, Fischbach, Houchin, Langworthy, Scott, Griffith and Jack voted correctly on all amendments in committee so that our House can swiftly pay our brave soldiers and enact the most important cryptocurrency legislation in our country’s history.”
Democrats slammed Fischbach for her vote.
“[W]atching Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach try to justify a vote denying release of a file she says doesn’t exist, while her supporters have a meltdown after finally figuring out she’s full of it,” the Minnesota 7th Congressional District DFL posted on Facebook.
Also on Tuesday, conservative podcast host Benny Johnson posted video of his interview with Speaker Johnson on X asking if the he would subpoena records on the Epstein investigation from the Department of Justice.
“We should put everything out there and let the people decide it. The White House and The White House team are privy to facts that I don’t know, but I agree with the sentiment that we need to put it out there,” Johnson said.
