The turmoil in Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein probe isn't going away anytime soon after the House Speaker ended the legislative session early before the August break.

A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy Trump and Republican leadership to support the action.

Speaker Mike Johnson is leading the chorus of GOP voices accusing Democrats of a double standard in their calls for transparency in Jeffrey Epstein's case.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R–S.D.) said Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson (R–La.) will need to take responsibility for handling the escalating Jeffrey Epstein controversy that has effectively halted House activity until the fall.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson alleged that the Epstein files were altered by the Department of Justice under the Biden administration.

Representative Ted Lieu said “Trump is all over the Epstein files.” He called the Republican lawmakers’ move “a coverup of epic proportions.”

Watch: "It's exhausting" - Epstein accuser talks to the BBC about files saga The White House has pushed back against reports that President Donald Trump is among hundreds of names that appear in justice department documents relating to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Speaking to reporters, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) slammed Speaker Johnson for refusing to take a vote on the Epstein files release.