Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is about to move a monstrous problem President Donald Trump is facing from the back burner to the “front burner,” according to two analysts. Pam Bondi may also find herself in the hot seat next.
Lawmakers on the Hill are currently debating a legislative package that aims to reopen the government before the Thanksgiving holiday. In exchange for their votes, eight Democrats agreed to advance the package, which includes a vote on the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies scheduled for December.
Joana Coles, chief content officer of The Daily Beast, and controversial journalist Michael Wolff—who has authored four books about Trump—discussed the government reopening and its implications for the president during a recent episode of their podcast, *Inside Trump’s Head*.
“Mike Johnson is now reopening the House, which means guess what’s back on the docket? The Epstein files,” Coles said. “It was simmering on the back burner, and now it’s been moved to the front burner.”
Wolff added that it is likely the House will vote to subpoena the Epstein files once the government reopens. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is expected to be sworn in soon, has already indicated she will vote to release the files once seated.
He also predicted that part of the next fight will focus on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s statement that she had the files on her desk, ready to be released.
“I assume what she had on her desk was nothing. Blank paper, pieces of paper,” Wolff said. “Which is part of the problem. And that is now going to become the next part of this battle.”
However, Wolff cautioned that Democrats might be at a disadvantage when it comes to subpoenaing the files.
“They are going to subpoena something, but they don’t know what they are subpoenaing,” he explained. “Then, they’ll have to figure out exactly what that is, and the executive branch, which will have to deliver this material, will define what that is.”
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