Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi needs to explain her statements regarding Jeffrey Epstein after the Department of Justice announced it would not make any more disclosures in the case of the disgraced financier.

The statement marks a notable break from President Trump, who has stood by his attorney general and urged his supporters to drop the matter, even as Johnson stressed that he trusts the president.

In an interview Tuesday with conservative influencer and commentator Benny Johnson, the Speaker was asked about the prospect of Ghislaine Maxwell — Epstein’s one-time girlfriend who was convicted for trafficking young girls — testifying before Congress, or the prospect of subpoenaing documents from the Department of Justice about the matter.

"I’m for transparency,” Speaker Johnson responded. “We’re intellectually consistent in this. Look, [former President] Reagan used tell us, we should trust the American people, and I believe in that principle, and I know President Trump does as well. I trust him. I........

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