"The reported refusal of Lauren Boebert, a Republican representative from Colorado, and Nancy Mace, from South Carolina, to remove their names from a discharge petition to force a vote leaves Trump exposed on an issue that carries the possibility of turning segments of his Maga base against him. Boebert reportedly stood firm on supporting the petition after being invited by Trump to the White House in an effort to persuade her to withdraw her signature, according to the New York Times."
"The New York Times reported that the White House sought to persuade Boebert to change her mind enlisting Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and the FBI director, Kash Patel before issuing vague threats when the tactic did not work. The paper, citing people familiar with her thinking, reported that the hardline approach had the counterproductive effect of persuading Boebert that there may be a conspiracy to conceal the contents of the files and caused her to dig in."
Two Republican representatives, Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace, refused to remove their names from a discharge petition to force release of Jeffrey Epstein files. Boebert stood firm after being invited by Trump to the White House and after the White House enlisted Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel; vague threats followed and hardened her resolve. Democrats released a trove of oversight committee emails suggesting Trump may have known more about Epstein’s underage sex‑trafficking activities. Epstein wrote in one email that Trump knew about the girls. Mace wrote Trump a letter describing her history of sexual abuse and rape and said she could not change her mind. The vote risks alienating segments of the MAGA base.
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