GOP Rep. Burchett on Epstein Files: We Might Never See Them, ‘This Town Buries Secrets’

TAPPER Yeah no without ░░░░░░░░ Senator Blackburn has been ░░░░░░░░ to get the flight ░░░░░░░░ subpoenaed and other information ░░░░░░░░ the Epstein files for ░░░░░░░░ But as you know ░░░░░░░░ are people in these ░░░░░░░░ who are innocent who ░░░░░░░░ t do anything except ░░░░░░░░ on Epstein s plane ░░░░░░░░ example in the 90s ░░░░░░░░ was first I think ░░░░░░░░ in 2005 2006 so ░░░░░░░░ wasn t scandalous until ░░░░░░░░ So it certainly can ░░░░░░░░ understood if people whether ░░░░░░░░ Jr Or Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ whoever associated themselves with ░░░░░░░░ before then But there ░░░░░░░░ also individuals in these ░░░░░░░░ who weren t prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ probably did commit some ░░░░░░░░ acts Let me just ░░░░░░░░ you about this effort ░░░░░░░░ get these files released ░░░░░░░░ of right now there ░░░░░░░░ 10 Republicans including yourself ░░░░░░░░ signed Congressman Massie s ░░░░░░░░ s called a discharge ░░░░░░░░ It forces legislation onto ░░░░░░░░ floor of the House ░░░░░░░░ a vote It requires ░░░░░░░░ signatures Presumably a lot ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are going to ░░░░░░░░ it too A lot ░░░░░░░░ Republican leaders seem to ░░░░░░░░ this issue to go ░░░░░░░░ Do you think you ░░░░░░░░ going to get 218 ░░░░░░░░ on the discharge petition ░░░░░░░░ force it for a ░░░░░░░░ And how many Republicans ░░░░░░░░ you think will join ░░░░░░░░ BURCHETT I have no ░░░░░░░░ idea Jake You know ░░░░░░░░ town buries secrets You ░░░░░░░░ a book about it ░░░░░░░░ it s doing very ░░░░░░░░ because America agrees with ░░░░░░░░ This town buries secrets ░░░░░░░░ mean do you honestly ░░░░░░░░ Lee Harvey Oswald shot ░░░░░░░░ F Kennedy from the ░░░░░░░░ and the back and ░░░░░░░░ miraculous lead bullet that ░░░░░░░░ hardly a scrape on ░░░░░░░░ was found on a ░░░░░░░░ in a hospital shortly ░░░░░░░░ the president passed away ░░░░░░░░ know this town does ░░░░░░░░ give up its secrets ░░░░░░░░ And it s just ░░░░░░░░ s fighting and kicking ░░░░░░░░ the reason I m ░░░░░░░░ about these files now ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ Administration who in my ░░░░░░░░ has a history of ░░░░░░░░ has tampered with these ░░░░░░░░ and we re never ░░░░░░░░ to get to the ░░░░░░░░ of it And I ░░░░░░░░ stuff could have been ░░░░░░░░ in those files Do ░░░░░░░░ have proof Well no ░░░░░░░░ don t But I ░░░░░░░░ a gut feeling and ░░░░░░░░ have a historical reference ░░░░░░░░ is every daggum time ░░░░░░░░ like this happens in ░░░░░░░░ town it gets covered ░░░░░░░░ And it needs to ░░░░░░░░ And I salute President ░░░░░░░░ for pushing to move ░░░░░░░░ on those on those ░░░░░░░░ that they have because ░░░░░░░░ I do want them ░░░░░░░░ be I would like ░░░░░░░░ to be filtered a ░░░░░░░░ bit I don t ░░░░░░░░ the 1 000 innocents ░░░░░░░░ some of those people ░░░░░░░░ flew as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Right but you ░░░░░░░░ want more than just ░░░░░░░░ grand jury testimony that ░░░░░░░░ has called for You ░░░░░░░░ like more in a ░░░░░░░░ way but as many ░░░░░░░░ as possible that can ░░░░░░░░ released BURCHETT Yes sir ░░░░░░░░ All right Congressman Tim ░░░░░░░░ BURCHETT Yes sir And ░░░░░░░░ president yes sir I ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you TAPPER No no ░░░░░░░░ ahead You were going ░░░░░░░░ make a point I ░░░░░░░░ sorry BURCHETT No I ░░░░░░░░ going to say the ░░░░░░░░ takes a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for what he said ░░░░░░░░ but you know Trump ░░░░░░░░ an incredible strategy They ░░░░░░░░ oh the Big Beautiful ░░░░░░░░ won t pass by ░░░░░░░░ 4 What happened Trump ░░░░░░░░ it It came out ░░░░░░░░ July 4 Senator Hagerty ░░░░░░░░ bill on cryptocurrency they ░░░░░░░░ they wanted it to ░░░░░░░░ president s desk by ░░░░░░░░ There was no way ░░░░░░░░ was going to happen ░░░░░░░░ m sitting in a ░░░░░░░░ with the speaker and ░░░░░░░░ Emmer and about 10 ░░░░░░░░ 12 fellow conservatives that ░░░░░░░░ problems Trump calls answers ░░░░░░░░ one of our daggum ░░░░░░░░ And guess what He ░░░░░░░░ that bill on Friday ░░░░░░░░ that you know he ░░░░░░░░ an incredible gift at ░░░░░░░░ and winning And that ░░░░░░░░ what he does TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ Tim Burchett thank you ░░░░░░░░ much sir Good to ░░░░░░░░ you again.”