House Republican Says Benny Johnson Accusation Led to ‘Full Fledged’ FBI Investigation: ‘Kudos to You!’

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) joined Benny Johnson’s online show on Tuesday to discuss the House Oversight Committee issuing a bevy of subpoenas related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, including Bill and Hillary Clinton. In a sign of the times, at one point during the discussion, Paulina Luna praised Johnson, a MAGA influencer once fired from Buzzfeed for plagiarism, for helping to spark a “full-fledged” investigation related to RussiaGate and Epstein.

Johnson went through the list of names and noted, “One fascinating name here is Alberto Gonzalez and Robert Mueller. He was the director of the FBI, and Alberto Gonzalez was the head of the DOJ when Epstein got his true get-out-of-jail-free card.”

“The actual cover-up was in 2005, 2006, 2007, when Epstein was allowed to skate, even though they had him dead to rights. Those are, I think, going to be some very, very powerful and important questions. What do you intend on asking, Congresswoman?” Johnson asked.

“I’m asking them directly who authorized this information to be placed in burn bags, and what information do they have about the former deputy director of the FBI destroying evidence pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein, which we know right now the FBI is actively investigating,” Paulina Luna replied, refering to claims made in late July that the FBI found “burn bags” full of evidence in a “secret” room.

“So this is not a conspiracy theory; this happened. Actually, it was your show that kind of tipped me off to follow up with one of those whistleblowers, and now that’s a full-fledged investigation. So kudos to you, Benny,” Paulina Luna added.

“Hold on, you’re saying you’re confirming to us that the FBI has destroyed Epstein evidence?” pushed Johnson.

“I’m confirming that there’s an open investigation and that the leads on your show resulted in them finding burn bags pertaining to Russiagate and potentially Epstein, yes,” Paulina Luna replied.

“Well, this is news to us, and we’re excited to hear that. A lot of these things happen, obviously, in a secured environment, but that makes us really happy on this program. So the entire burn bag saga began with our show. Well, that’s wonderful to hear,” added Johnson.

“Correct. It had ties to it for sure. So look, right now, obviously, the American people are rightfully so really frustrated with how, you know, there’s been just this lapse of justice within our own government for people that are very elite, very wealthy, very powerful,” Paulina Luna replied, concluding:

And I’m just really happy to know that under this administration, that people are being held accountable. And I will say this, you know, there’s a lot that happens behind the scenes. But the fact is, is that they are arresting, they’re going after these people.

And had Tulsi [Gabbard] not come forward with that information in regards to Russiagate—I mean, think about it—literally people using their positions of power to violate constitutional rights, civil liberties, go after people, spy. It can’t be tolerated in a free and fair society. So thank you for doing what you’re doing to cover all this, Benny.

Fox News reported last Wednesday that FBI Director Kash Patel “found a trove of sensitive documents related to the origins of the Trump–Russia probe buried in multiple ‘burn bags’ in a secret room inside the bureau.” The report was from Fox’s Brooke Singman, who also had the exclusive weeks before on Director of National Intelligence Gabbard releasing newly unclassified documents that she claimed show ex-President Barack Obama was behind a “treasonous” Russiagate conspiracy to try and launch a “coup” against Trump in 2016.

Gabbard’s wild claims came amid the Trump administration facing backlash over the DOJ and FBI effectively closing the Epstein case, which led critics to argue it was simply another distraction from Trump’s allies.

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