Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is seeking to close the distance between himself and President Trump when it comes to the release of the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late pedophile financier whose sordid case has rattled the MAGA movement in recent days.

On Tuesday, Johnson said the Trump administration “should put everything out there and let the people decide,” marking a break with the president, who has urged his followers to forget Epstein and move on.

But on Wednesday, Johnson said his words were “misrepresented,” insisting there’s no daylight between his position and that of Trump.

“Go watch the interview I did with Benny Johnson. I was very clear,” Johnson told reporters in the Capitol. “We’re for transparency. I’m saying the same thing the president is that, I mean, you need to have all of the credible information released for the American people to make their decision. We trust the American people. And I know the president does, as well, that’s an important principle to abide by here.”

Johnson went on to emphasize that any........

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