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The House Shuts Down Early Avoiding Epstein Drama
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The House Shuts Down Early Avoiding Epstein Drama

Annie Karni talks about how the Epstein story is roiling Republicans and delighting Democrats, and more Congressional news.

The Brian Lehrer Show

July 24, 202541m 34s

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Show Notes

Speaker Mike Johnson sent members of the House of Representatives home for their August break a few days early in order to avoid a vote on releasing Epstein materials. Annie Karni, congressional correspondent for The New York Times and co-author (with Luke Broadwater) of Mad House: How Donald Trump, Maga Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby and a Man with Rats in his Walls Broke Congress (Random House, 2025), talks about how the years-old story is roiling Republicans and delighting Democrats, and more Congressional news.

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