Mike Johnson’s shocking claims about Trump exposed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson stunned Washington this week by claiming President Donald Trump once served as an FBI informant in connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump and Epstein’s tangled history profiled.
Trump’s connection to Epstein is long documented, dating back to the late 1980s and 1990s, with admissions of friendship from the former president himself.
In February 2000, Trump and then-girlfriend Melania were photographed with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at a Mar-a-Lago party.
Since Trump returned to the White House in January, his supporters have demanded answers about Epstein’s criminal files.
Epstein died mysteriously while awaiting trial at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, sparking years of conspiracy theories.
On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to release the Epstein files to satisfy public curiosity.
Supporters were disappointed in July when the DOJ concluded Epstein had took his own life, citing “no credible evidence” of blackmail.
The DOJ also claimed there was no client list, despite Attorney General Pam Bondi previously saying the documents were “sitting on my desk.”
For months, Trump faced backlash from his base for what they viewed as a broken promise, causing cracks in his coalition.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump lashed out at critics, describing the Epstein controversy as a distraction by “selfish people.”
He added America should “not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody nobody cares about.”
Many MAGA followers disagreed, insisting transparency on the Epstein files was long overdue.
The Congressional clash unveiled.
The explosive comments came Friday in the halls of Congress during a tense exchange with CNN’s Manu Raju.
Raju pressed Johnson on Trump’s repeated insistence that the Epstein files controversy was a “Democrat-invented hoax.”
“What Trump is referring to is the hoax that the Democrats are using to try to attack him,” Johnson said.
“I’ve talked to him about this many times, many times. He is horrified. It’s been misrepresented.”
“He’s not saying that what Epstein did is a hoax. It’s a terrible, unspeakable evil. He believes that himself.”
Mar-a-Lago mystery revealed.
Johnson added: “When he first heard the rumor, he kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago. He was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.”
The revelation now raises fresh concerns about the nature of Trump’s long-documented friendship with Epstein.
Just days prior, Trump had told reporters at the White House that the Epstein scandal is a “Democrat hoax that never ends.”
Trump insisted thousands of pages of documents were provided but dismissed them as politically motivated attacks.
“They’re trying to get people to talk about something that’s totally irrelevant to the success that we’ve had as a nation since I’ve been president,” he said.
Johnson offered no further specifics about Trump’s alleged role as an FBI informant.
He did not disclose when Trump allegedly spoke to the FBI or what information was shared.
Congressional action disclosed.
Efforts in Congress are now underway to compel the DOJ to release the files.
The bill, initially sponsored by Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, also has support from Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie.
Greene and Massie have vowed to read the names on the so-called Epstein list in the House, citing constitutional protections.
Massie is pushing for a discharge petition that would force a vote on the Khanna bill, aiming to release files within 30 days.
So far, 214 House members, including four Republicans, have signed the petition, just four votes shy of the 218 needed for passage.
Bombshell revelation shakes D.C.
Johnson’s claim that Trump may have been an FBI informant adds a jaw-dropping twist, potentially reframing decades of Trump-Epstein history.
With both legal and political pressure mounting, Washington is bracing for fallout from the newest claim in a saga that refuses to fade.
Whether this will alter the Epstein investigation or Trump’s standing remains uncertain, but one thing is clear: the political earthquake is just beginning.