The speaker is sending lawmakers home early for a five-week recess as he fights a bipartisan effort to force the release of Epstein files that could implicate Trump.

The Republican speaker truncated the legislative schedule for the week ahead of a summer recess, moving to deny Democrats the chance to force votes on whether to release the Epstein material.

The Speaker had said he wanted full transparency, but now he’s shut down the House to spare Trump from such demands.