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Mike Johnson, a Republican representing Louisiana and the Speaker of the House, backtracked on his bold statement claiming that Donald Trump appeared in the Epstein files because he would have been an « informant for the FBI » in the case.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) backed off his claim that President Trump was an FBI informant in the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-09-07T21:30:04.616129946Z
While appearing before the media on Capitol Hill, Mike Johnson asserted that Donald Trump would have been « an informant for the FBI in trying to bring down [Epstein] », implying by his propositions that Trump had cooperated with the FBI, taking an active role in the investigation against Epstein.
These statements relayed certain conspiracy theories about Trump’s past with Epstein, particularly around the period when they parted ways. According to these theories, Trump stayed close to Epstein in order to gather information with the aim of bringing him down.
A few days later, a memo from Johnson’s office corrected his statements, denying that he had claimed Trump was an FBI informant.
The document clarified that the Speaker of the House was in fact merely echoing the words of victims’ attorney Brad Edwards, that Trump had been the only one, more than a decade ago, to agree to help prosecutors against Epstein.
This confusion only heightens questions about why Trump and his administration are suddenly opposed to the release of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, when they have spent years campaigning among their supporters for the Epstein files to be posted.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan were married for around 10 years (2009-2019), and together they have a daughter named Everly.
In an interview with Variety, the 45-year-old actor opened up about the difficulties of his divorce, and the struggle of dealing with joint custody of his daughter.
Channing Tatum on his breakup with Jenna Dewan:
"Jenna and I are good now, but it was a painful break to have that fall apart, especially being so young. We tried to keep it together, tried for a year and a half, but we knew it was …” He stops himself. “Not to go into all… pic.twitter.com/RHMxBCadFt
— Variety (@Variety) September 2, 2025
Tatum also revealed that he injured himself on the set of Avengers: Doomsday, needing to take time off to finish filming the rest of his Gambit scenes, including a key fight with Dr. Doom (Robert Downey Jr.). Tatum is reportedly in good spirits after the injury, though it’s serious enough that Tatum is recovering with intensive physical therapy, and pain medications.
Channing Tatum says Gambit is "not gonna go full Cajun" accent in #AvengersDoomsday.
After "Deadpool and Wolverine," studio executives “really had to wrap their mind around the accent and how people are going to understand him” moving forward, Tatum says: "I’m not gonna go full… pic.twitter.com/vZyko2cwhc
— Variety (@Variety) September 2, 2025
Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to hit cinemas on December 18, 2026 with a star studded cast.
Donald Trump, addressing the Religious Liberty Commission, made some strange and shocking remarks about the recent drop in crime in Washington D.C., which he attributed to the presence of the military.
President Donald Trump downplayed domestic violence in a Monday speech as part of his White House Religious Liberty Commission — and was hit by swift condemnation.
He claimed that crime was not just down 87%, but much more, explaining that even a « little fight with the wife » is counted as crimes and prevented him from posting a perfect 100% rate.
During his speech, Trump, seeking to pat himself on the back for sending troops to what he described as among the « worst, most violent cities » in Washington D.C., claimed that crime had fallen far more than the 87% officially reported, declaring that it was « more than 87% ».
Trump explained that crime statistics also included « things that take place in the home, they call crime, » evoking, for example, « If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say, this was a crime. »
Trump thus continued to relegate domestic violence to « much lesser things » and regretted that this prevented him from claiming a 100% drop in crime in Washington D.C., declaring, « So now I can’t claim 100%. »
The president’s statements, echoed by several media outlets, quickly sparked a wave of outrage, while this kind of downplaying of domestic violence is proving not only dangerous, but a serious step backwards.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is known as a proud hockey fan.
It’s not unusual for him to evoke hockey references during his speeches, as evidenced by his most recent outing at a caucus in Edmonton.
Talking about local crises, the PM took the liberty of winking at Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who will reach the final year of his contract in 2025-2026.
« We’re in a crisis, the global trading system has been upended, supply chains have been destroyed, McDavid is unsigned. » – Mark Carney at his Edmonton caucus
McDavid, 28, recently told Edmonton reporters that all options are on the table regarding his future with the team, including the possibility of leaving.
