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Emmer said he doesn’t care how many rank-and-file Republicans vote for the discharge petition demanding DOJ release the full Epstein files.

Emmer emerges from GOP vote weakened

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is now the speaker designate. But he emerges from the Republican conference’s internal vote extremely weak.

Twenty-six House Republicans said they won’t support Emmer on the floor, a gigantic-sized hole that has lawmakers seriously doubting whether the Minnesota Republican can ever win the speakership.

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