As we reported earlier, Republican Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-2) tried to get the Epstein files released under a unanimous consent vote in the House on Wednesday. But he said the Democrats blocked his effort.
He said they had the files for four years under Joe Biden, and noted that if they had anything on President Donald Trump, they would have dropped it long ago.
I tried to release the Epstein files today. Democrats blocked it. pic.twitter.com/oKo8y9RR3b
— Rep. Tim Burchett Press Office (@RepTimBurchett) November 12, 2025
That was on top of another failed effort by the Democrats to smear Trump over the files.
House Oversight Dems' Despicable Attempted Gotcha on Trump and Epstein Is Failing Spectacularly
Then, a former member of Congress, Illinois' Adam Kinzinger – who still identifies as Republican but is fiercely anti-Trump – claimed that what Burchett said wasn't true.
This isn’t true. It’s performance. He knows it and is assuming ignorance
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) November 13, 2025
No matter how many southern “gigglity goos” you do doesn’t change the fact https://t.co/Tb4qNgdYIi
This isn’t true. It’s performance. He knows it and is assuming ignorance
No matter how many southern “gigglity goos” you do doesn’t change the fact
What the heck are a "southern gigglity goos?" Sure sounds like he's trying to sling an anti-southern stereotype there.
But then Burchett clapped back, with a little schooling for Adam, as our friends at our sister site Twitchy observed.
Hey Adam, great to hear from you. Perhaps you would still be in Congress if you better understood the rules. The Parliamentarian confirmed that Democrat leadership and Republican leadership both had to agree to the UC. Speaker Johnson agreed to it, Leader Jeffries did not, which… https://t.co/XYHcaPfgI6
— Rep. Tim Burchett Press Office (@RepTimBurchett) November 13, 2025
Hey Adam, great to hear from you. Perhaps you would still be in Congress if you better understood the rules. The Parliamentarian confirmed that Democrat leadership and Republican leadership both had to agree to the UC. Speaker Johnson agreed to it, Leader Jeffries did not, which is why it was ruled out of order. Please visit page 805 of the House Manual for further clarification. Hope this clears things up!
Speaker of the House, Republican Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-4) backed that up and wanted to know why more media weren't reporting this.
Johnson: I have not seen many stories written yet about the fact we put the discharge petition up for unanimous consent on the floor tonight. The Democrats objected to the unanimous consent. Nobody has written a story about that. That is stunning to me. pic.twitter.com/e4Ua9W4MFX
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 13, 2025
Here's that moment:
Democrats are trying to claim this NEVER happened. Here it is.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 12, 2025
BURCHETT: I ask unanimous consent...and immediate consideration in the House.
CHAIR: Under guidelines...as recorded in Sec. 956, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless cleared by the BIPARTISAN… pic.twitter.com/dNCMADw0Hr
CHAIR: Under guidelines...as recorded in Sec. 956, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless cleared by the BIPARTISAN floor and committee leaderships.
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