【新闻麻辣烫】美国国会山今日上演"躲猫猫"大戏！众议院议长迈克·约翰逊突然宣布提前休会，成功闪避关于爱泼斯坦文件的表决大战。这波操作让要求公开文件的跨党派议员集体傻眼，投票被迫延迟到九月。更精彩的是，司法部突然向狱中的"老鸨"麦克斯韦抛出橄榄枝："您到底知道些啥？"而特朗普则在一旁淡定吃瓜："问话很合理嘛"。这场涉及权贵性犯罪的黑箱连续剧，看来要等秋天才能更新下一集了！
US House speaker shuts down chamber to block Epstein vote
美国众议院议长关闭议会阻止爱泼斯坦案投票
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Trump says a DOJ meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell would be"appropriate"
特朗普称司法部会见吉丝兰·麦克斯韦"很合理"
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has announced an early adjournment of the chamber, stalling efforts to force the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The move delays a politically fraught vote on the matter until September amid growing bipartisan pressure for transparency. It followed a key committee vote to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's longtime associate, to testify before Congress. Calls to declassify Epstein-related files have intensified recently, including from supporters of President Donald Trump. Earlier on Tuesday, the US justice department requested a meeting with Maxwell to ask:"What do you know?"
美国众议院议长迈克·约翰逊宣布提前休会，阻碍了强制公开声名狼藉的金融家杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关文件的努力。此举将这项政治敏感的表决推迟至九月，而要求透明的跨党派压力正持续增加。此前委员会刚通过关键表决，要求传唤爱泼斯坦长期同伙吉丝兰·麦克斯韦赴国会作证。近期要求解密爱泼斯坦相关档案的呼声高涨，包括特朗普总统的支持者。本周二早些时候，美国司法部要求会见麦克斯韦并询问："你知道些什么？"
Maxwell's legal team told the BBC they were in discussions with the government and she would"always testify truthfully". On Capitol Hill on Tuesday, facing mounting pressure from both Democrats and some Republicans to force a vote to release Epstein-related files within 30 days, Johnson declared recess a day earlier than planned. The House is expected to reconvene in September, when the usual summer break ends. Johnson defended the decision, accusing Democrats of"political games"."We're done being lectured on transparency," the Republican congressman from Louisiana said. The decision to bring forward the summer recess gives Johnson times to mend cracks within the Republican party over how to manage disclosures in the Epstein case.
麦克斯韦的法律团队向BBC表示正与政府协商，她将"始终如实作证"。周二在国会山，面对民主党和部分共和党人要求30天内强制表决公开爱泼斯坦文件的双重压力，约翰逊比原计划提前一天宣布休会。众议院预计九月常规暑假结束后复会。约翰逊辩称此举是反击民主党的"政治把戏"，这位路易斯安那州共和党议员表示："我们受够了关于透明的说教"。提前休会的决定给约翰逊留出时间弥合共和党内部分歧，协调爱泼斯坦案信息披露策略。
Factions of Trump's Make America Great Again (Maga) movement have been incensed by the justice department and FBI's conclusion on 6 July that Epstein did not have a so-called client list that could implicate high-profile associates, and that he did take his own life. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously served as Trump's personal attorney in his 2024 criminal trial, said that assessment"remains accurate". His statement noted that a recent, thorough review of FBI records related to the Epstein case uncovered"no evidence to predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties"."This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead," Blanche said. He confirmed plans to meet Maxwell"soon.""If Ghislaine Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say," he added.
特朗普"让美国再次伟大"（Maga）阵营的派系对司法部和FBI7月6日的结论感到愤怒，该结论认定爱泼斯坦不存在可能牵连权贵的所谓"客户名单"，且确系自杀。曾担任特朗普2024年刑事审判私人律师的副司法部长托德·布兰奇表示该评估"仍然准确"。他的声明指出，近期对FBI爱泼斯坦案记录的全面审查显示"没有证据支持对未起诉第三方展开调查"。布兰奇强调："本司法部既不回避令人不安的真相，也不会推卸追查事实导向正义的责任"，并确认将"很快"会见麦克斯韦。他补充道："如果吉丝兰·麦克斯韦掌握任何人对受害者犯罪的证据，FBI和司法部都会听取她的陈述。"
US Department of Justice Ghislaine Maxwell is serving 20 years in prison for helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls
美国司法部：吉丝兰·麦克斯韦因协助杰弗里·爱泼斯坦性侵未成年少女正在服20年刑期
Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, President Trump said interviewing Maxwell"sounds appropriate to do" adding:"I don't know anything about it." The justice department's meeting invitation has already been critiqued by some in the Maga world. Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer who has the ear of Trump, questioned why the Maxwell interview was not done"on day 1"."I guess what I want to know is whether the DOJ is basically saying they have never met with Ghislaine Maxwell to ask her or interview her about whether she has information about sex crimes committed against minors," Ms Loomer wrote on social media. Epstein, a convicted sex offender, died by suicide in a New York prison cell in 2019 while he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Last week, Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to petition a court to release all relevant grand jury testimony in the case. Maxwell was found guilty of helping Epstein sexually abuse young girls. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022. On Tuesday, her lawyer David Oscar Markus said in a statement:"We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case."
特朗普总统在椭圆形办公室对记者表示询问麦克斯韦"听起来很合理"，但补充说："我对此事毫不知情"。司法部的会面邀请已遭部分Maga人士批评。极右翼意见领袖劳拉·卢默（特朗普经常听取其建议）质疑为何不"第一时间"讯问麦克斯韦，她在社交媒体写道："我想知道司法部是否在暗示他们从未就未成年人性犯罪信息询问过麦克斯韦"。已定罪的性犯罪者爱泼斯坦2019年在纽约监狱候审期间自杀身亡，当时他正面临性交易指控。上周特朗普指示司法部长帕姆·邦迪申请法院公开本案所有大陪审团证词。麦克斯韦因协助爱泼斯坦性侵少女于2022年6月被判20年监禁。周二其律师大卫·奥斯卡·马库斯声明称："我们感谢特朗普总统对此案真相的追查承诺。"
Watch:"It's exhausting" - Epstein accuser talks to the BBC about files saga
视频报道："精疲力尽"——爱泼斯坦案受害者向BBC讲述文件拉锯战
Earlier this year, Maxwell urged the Supreme Court to review her case. The justice department pushed the court to reject that appeal last week. Throughout the course of Maxwell's 2022 trial, four women testified that they had been abused as minors at Epstein's homes in Florida, New York, New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. One of those women, Annie Farmer, said her only sense of justice came from the conviction of Maxwell. She told the BBC in an interview this week that the"rollercoaster" of the Epstein saga was a"real weight" on accusers, adding that too much focus has been paid to the abusers with little new information emerging, leaving her feeling"used".
今年早些时候，麦克斯韦要求最高法院复审其案件。司法部上周敦促法院驳回上诉。在2022年麦克斯韦审判期间，四名女性作证称未成年时曾在爱泼斯坦位于佛罗里达、纽约、新墨西哥和维尔京群岛的住所遭受侵害。其中安妮·法默表示，对麦克斯韦的定罪是她唯一的正义慰藉。本周她接受BBC采访时称，爱泼斯坦事件的"过山车式发展"让受害者承受"沉重压力"，并指出过多关注施害者却鲜有新证据，让她产生"被利用"的感觉。
