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Burchett's and Johnson's accusation was moot, however. Johnson said the same day he would schedule a vote on H.R. 4405 for the following week, after a so-called discharge petition ([Hidden Content]) received enough signatures to remove H.R. 4405 from consideration in the Judiciary Committee, effectively forcing a vote. (Burchett made the unanimous consent request after the discharge petition passed.) The 218th and last signature was that of Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., who was sworn in earlier that day ([Hidden Content]). In other words, the Democrats — who accounted for 214 of the signatures — were instrumental in getting H.R. 4405 to the floor for a vote. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, who has been named in documents ([Hidden Content]) related to Epstein already released, reportedly pressured ([Hidden Content]) some House members to stop the vote on the bill to release the Epstein files.

In response, Burchett asked to know as a parliamentary inquiry, given Republicans were making this unanimous consent request, whether Democrats were objecting to it. But as Womack reminded him, still citing Section 956 of the House Rules, "it is not a proper parliamentary inquiry to ask the Chair to indicate which side of the aisle has failed under the Speaker's guidelines to clear a unanimous consent request." While it is unclear who blocked this request and why, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., later reportedly said Republicans ([Hidden Content]) had brought the request for unanimous consent to fast-track the vote to the floor. We contacted the offices of both Burchett and Johnson to confirm that all Republicans in Congress had agreed. We await a response

Burchett's request for unanimous consent On Nov. 12, Burchett requested the unanimous consent of the House so "that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4405 and ask for its immediate consideration in the House." (The exchange starts at 24:50 in this video ([Hidden Content]).) Had the House agreed unanimously ([Hidden Content]) to this request, the bill to force the DOJ to release the Epstein files would have been fast-tracked to the floor for a vote. According to House rules, all members from both parties and committee leadership must consent. Rep. Steve Womack — the Republican from Arkansas who was presiding over the session — seemed to consult with, and nod to, someone to his right. Then he told Burchett that according to Section 956 of the House Rules and Manual (Page 805 of this document ([Hidden Content])), "the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships."

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Nothing to see here. 😂

Sir, I didn’t vote nor did I fund him. Lame response.

Then what’s your complaint? Are you just happy for her?

[Hidden Content] The point is MAGA appointed a felon.

It went over your head. The point is corruption. Yes, it involves the stock market. Pointed out some articles about how this administration and others do and have profited.

[Hidden Content] I don’t know why they allow this.