GOP Congressman Roasts Trump After President’s Epstein Files Reversal: ‘He Got Tired of Us Winning’

COOPER Well for a ░░░░░░░░ the administration made a ░░░░░░░░ of releasing some Epstein ░░░░░░░░ materials complete with conservative ░░░░░░░░ posing with those so ░░░░░░░░ Epstein binders which as ░░░░░░░░ turned out contained very ░░░░░░░░ that was new Then ░░░░░░░░ administration tried to clam ░░░░░░░░ entirely with the Justice ░░░░░░░░ s two page memo ░░░░░░░░ quote It is the ░░░░░░░░ of the Department of ░░░░░░░░ and the Federal Bureau ░░░░░░░░ Investigation that no further ░░░░░░░░ would be appropriate or ░░░░░░░░ which set off the ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan storm that got ░░░░░░░░ here and got Marjorie ░░░░░░░░ Greene and other Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the presidential enemies list ░░░░░░░░ triggered a Republican rebellion ░░░░░░░░ support of this and ░░░░░░░░ embarrassment for the president ░░░░░░░░ of which he could ░░░░░░░░ avoided had he done ░░░░░░░░ he s now letting ░░░░░░░░ do namely release the ░░░░░░░░ files or at least ░░░░░░░░ he will if the ░░░░░░░░ passes it Tonight White ░░░░░░░░ officials tell us that ░░░░░░░░ president has not directed ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department to stand ░░░░░░░░ the way of turning ░░░░░░░░ any of them to ░░░░░░░░ should this bill pass ░░░░░░░░ me now two members ░░░░░░░░ Congress behind the legislative ░░░░░░░░ to release all the ░░░░░░░░ files Democratic Congressman Ro ░░░░░░░░ and Republican Congressman Thomas ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate both of ░░░░░░░░ being with us Congressman ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ the president s reversal ░░░░░░░░ do you see it ░░░░░░░░ Well he got tired ░░░░░░░░ us winning and he ░░░░░░░░ to join us Look ░░░░░░░░ could have done this ░░░░░░░░ months ago and instead ░░░░░░░░ fought us every bit ░░░░░░░░ the way Now they ░░░░░░░░ to be on our ░░░░░░░░ We ll accept their ░░░░░░░░ but we re you ░░░░░░░░ a little bit suspicious ░░░░░░░░ this sudden turn of ░░░░░░░░ So we ll keep ░░░░░░░░ eye on things We ░░░░░░░░ worried that maybe they ░░░░░░░░ try to muck it ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate But ░░░░░░░░ do think we re ░░░░░░░░ to get a straight ░░░░░░░░ or down vote tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ the language that Ro ░░░░░░░░ and I introduced and ░░░░░░░░ think it s going ░░░░░░░░ be a very big ░░░░░░░░ I think we ll ░░░░░░░░ at least a veto ░░░░░░░░ majority COOPER And Congressman ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ behind the president s ░░░░░░░░ to change course Khanna ░░░░░░░░ can do math I ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Massie did a ░░░░░░░░ job We were working ░░░░░░░░ weekend and had almost ░░░░░░░░ hundred Republicans who were ░░░░░░░░ to vote for a ░░░░░░░░ in defiance of Donald ░░░░░░░░ This is Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ in members to the ░░░░░░░░ Room to try to ░░░░░░░░ them off the petition ░░░░░░░░ members of the Cabinet ░░░░░░░░ to get them off ░░░░░░░░ petition threatening to unendorse ░░░░░░░░ as he did Thomas ░░░░░░░░ and Marjorie Taylor Greene ░░░░░░░░ get them off the ░░░░░░░░ But you know the ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ us tomorrow This is ░░░░░░░░ of the most horrific ░░░░░░░░ scandals in American history ░░░░░░░░ Epstein had a rape ░░░░░░░░ where rich and powerful ░░░░░░░░ went and either trafficked ░░░░░░░░ women or raped underage ░░░░░░░░ And it s going ░░░░░░░░ shock the conscience when ░░░░░░░░ of this comes out ░░░░░░░░ it s really a ░░░░░░░░ to their courage that ░░░░░░░░ the Speaker keeping shutting ░░░░░░░░ Congress they persisted and ░░░░░░░░ re now going to ░░░░░░░░ this successful vote tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Massie couldn t ░░░░░░░░ president just call up ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department and say ░░░░░░░░ this I mean obviously ░░░░░░░░ would be unconventional But ░░░░░░░░ know he s an ░░░░░░░░ president Massie He absolutely ░░░░░░░░ There s still time ░░░░░░░░ do that He could ░░░░░░░░ the Senate a lot ░░░░░░░░ work It takes them ░░░░░░░░ to do anything in ░░░░░░░░ Senate and he could ░░░░░░░░ release the files himself ░░░░░░░░ some people have said ░░░░░░░░ how will you know ░░░░░░░░ he s released the ░░░░░░░░ We will know when ░░░░░░░░ and powerful men are ░░░░░░░░ So they re you ░░░░░░░░ they ve claimed that ░░░░░░░░ ve been releasing thousands ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of documents ░░░░░░░░ Congress already But what ░░░░░░░░ ve discovered is there ░░░░░░░░ not a single new ░░░░░░░░ in those documents We ░░░░░░░░ because we have survivors ░░░░░░░░ their lawyers who ve ░░░░░░░░ us that they have ░░░░░░░░ We know who is ░░░░░░░░ they know who s ░░░░░░░░ those files and we ░░░░░░░░ know if he s ░░░░░░░░ us a complete release ░░░░░░░░ its compelled by Congress ░░░░░░░░ whether he does it ░░░░░░░░ on his own accord.”