House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., predicted Thursday that the bipartisan discharge petition on the Jeffrey Epstein files legislation spearheaded by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., will fall short, Politico reported.

Four House Republicans, including Massie, have signed on to the petition, but two more GOP signatures are needed to force a floor vote on requiring the Justice Department to release all Epstein files within 30 days.

However, the White House is “running an intense pressure campaign” to dissuade GOP members from signing onto the effort and persuading those who have to remove their names from the discharge petition, Politico reported Wednesday.

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