When the House speaker claimed that the president was an FBI “informant” in the Epstein case, it raised some awkward questions. Then he walked it back.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/epstein-case-mike-johnson-backs-claim-trump-was-fbi-informant-rcna229828
These foolish claims have never made any sense, which made it rather surprising when House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill last week — out loud, on the record and on camera — that Trump was “an FBI informant” in the case against Epstein.
in which Mike Johnson claims that Donald Trump was an FBI informant to take down Epstein
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-05T22:23:11.474Z
,,,,,,Similarly, two days after the Louisiana congressman made the comment, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky appeared on ABC News’ “This Week” and asked, “If [the Epstein scandal is] a ‘hoax,’ why was Donald Trump an informant to a hoax?”
A few hours later, The Washington Post reported:
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Sunday backed off his claim that President Donald Trump was an FBI informant in the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ... On Sunday, his office released a statement modifying that claim.
“The Speaker is reiterating what the victims’ attorney said, which is that Donald Trump — who kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago — was the only one more than a decade ago willing to help prosecutors expose Epstein for being a disgusting child predator,” the statement from Johnson’s office read.....
As for the bigger picture, a bill called the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which would compel the administration to disclose more documents related to the Epstein case, is still pending on Capitol Hill. Johnson has refused to bring the bill to the floor, but a discharge petition, championed by Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, is still seeking signatories.
As of last week, the measure was still a handful of GOP members short of its goal. Watch this space.
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