Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said the House would vote on the release of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein next week.

Democrats have pushed for the release of files related to Epstein after the issue emerged as a wedge between President Donald Trump and many of his supporters. A bipartisan bill from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) was required to hit the floor of the House after a discharge petition reached 218 signatures, but Johnson had leeway for when to put it to a vote. On Wednesday, Johnson said he would expedite a full vote on the full release of the files next week.

“We’re going to put that on the floor for a full vote when we get back next week,” Johnson said.

“In the meantime, I’ll remind everybody the [House] Oversight Committee has been working around the clock” on its own investigation, he added.

Johnson said Trump personally approved of the move.

“He is for maximum transparency. He said it as recently as a couple of days ago, and I talked to him about it today. He’s for everything coming out,” he told reporters.

When asked about the new swathe of emails relating to Trump that Democrats released, Johnson said it was intended as a distraction.

“I think it’s a massive distraction by the Democrats while we’re trying to get the government reopened and cover for their mistakes. I find it interesting that the press corps didn’t ask all these questions for four years during the Biden administration,” Johnson said when asked whether he had any concerns about the new findings.

Some Republicans have become increasingly frustrated with the ongoing debate on the issue. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), a Trump ally, tried to expedite a vote on the bill earlier on Wednesday.

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“Just get it to the daggum floor and let the people decide,” he said.

“I’m tired of messing around. The Democrats have had the Epstein files for four years, and now we’ve got it for nine months, and it’s going to be dragged into a bunch of nonsense. Let’s just take it to the floor. Let’s vote on it. Let’s get on with it,” Burchett added.