House Republicans shut down legislative proceedings to avoid voting on Jeffrey Epstein document release, sparking bipartisan outrage as Congress enters 5-week recess.

But after a handful of Republicans temporarily stalled the $9 billion rescissions package last week over the Epstein issue, Speaker Mike Johnson does not appear likely to entertain further consideration of the matter before setting the House free on a five-week recess that stretches past Labor Day.

President Trump posted to Truth Social that those asking for the release of documents related to the Epstein files were "radical left lunatics." READ MORE:

Newly uncovered photos and footage shed new light on Donald Trump’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. At least two black-and-white photographs uncovered by CNN confirm, for the first time, that Epstein attended the president’s second wedding in December 1993 to Marla Maples at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

Congressional Democrats faced tough questions on Thursday about their sudden interest in the Epstein case under President Trump after remaining silent during the Biden administration.

Nearly a dozen House Republicans have joined an effort to compel the release of all Jeffrey Epstein-related government files

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon demanded on Thursday the publication of all the documents related to deceased pedophile Jeffrey

After months of the base complaining Democratic leadership couldn’t land a blow on Donald Trump, House Democrats have seized on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi weighed in on the fallout around the Trump administration's Epstein memo, calling it a "distraction."

Despite Martin Luther King Jr.'s children's disapproval of the unsealing of their father's file, other family members have expressed support for the Trump administration's actions.