Maggie Haberman on Early Vacation for Lawmakers: ‘I Don’t Think Mike Johnson Is Doing that Without Trump’s Knowledge’

BERMAN: “And the fact that Speaker Johnson basically sending people home early for the rest of the summer until September so they don’t and can’t vote on Epstein issues.”

HABERMAN: “Knowing Donald Trump, the likelihood is he was quite appreciative. You know, I don’t think that Mike Johnson is doing that without the White House’s knowledge. I don’t think that they want to keep talking about this now. We’ve, you know, we’ve seen that. I think they’re hoping that there is something that moves away from this issue. But, you know, the reality is that the White House or, I should say, the administration is making decisions that just keep digging deeper into talking about this.”

BERMAN: “Yeah. And I want to ask you about that, Maggie.”