Mike Johnson's ex-attorney teed up to bring down GOP's new Epstein plot
Source: Raw Story
January 20, 2026 5:24PM ET
One of Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) former attorneys is teed up to help bring down the GOP's latest gambit related to the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to a new report.
Ashley Callen, the co-chairwoman of the congressional investigations practice at Chicago-based law firm Jenner & Block and a Republican lawyer who previously worked as general counsel for Speaker Mike Johnson, was recently hired by Bill and Hillary Clinton to represent them against GOP subpoenas for their testimony, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Callen was hired at a time when negotiations between the Clintons and top Republicans in the House of Representatives had "broken down," the Times reported.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) recently rejected an offer from the Clintons to testify at their New York office. The offer included having Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) and two staff members present to take notes, the Times reported.
Comer claimed he rejected the offer because it did not guarantee a full transcript. The Clintons disputed that characterization to the Times.
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