U.S. House Speaker Johnson said in an interview released on Thursday that Jeffrey Epstein's scandal "is not a hoax." The case continues to cause turmoil within President Trump's party. Trump supporters' fervor over the Epstein case has drawn criticism from Trump, calling it the "Epstein hoax," and urging his Republican colleagues to stop focusing on the issue, but without success. "This is not a hoax. Of course not," Johnson said in a media interview. "We want full transparency. We want all those involved in any way with the Epstein case to be brought to justice as soon as possible," Johnson said. "We want the full weight of the law to come down on them."