Speaker Johnson calls early recess to avoid Epstein files vote

From CNN.

The House will leave for its August recess a day earlier than planned as Republican leaders hope to sap the momentum behind a GOP push by Rep. Thomas Massie to force the chamber to vote on a Jeffrey Epstein-related measure.

CNN’s Laura Coates speaks with Republican strategist Lance Trover and political commentator Xochitl Hinojosa, and Jake Tapper speaks with CNN political commentator Karen Finney and former Trump White House communications director Mike Dubke. #CNN #News