Mediaite - ‘Because I’m Gay?’ House Democrat Objects To James Comer Calling Him ‘A Real Big Drama Queen’ in Epstein Files Kerfuffle

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) shot back at House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Tuesday after Comer accused his colleague from across the aisle of being a “real big drama queen.”

“The Epstein documents are released because I subpoenaed the estate for these documents. That’s why we have the documents,” said Comer, following the release of documents from the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate:

The Democrats, they find one thing in there and they promote it and try to get a narrative. This investigation is about providing justice and accountability to the victims, and the Democrats– you know, it’s really disappointing to see how they’ve acted. I mean, Garcia, he’s been on the job for about two weeks, he’s proven to me to just be a real big drama queen because this is all about providing transparency to the American people and justice for the victims. It’s not about scoring political points. So hopefully he’ll mature up and get serious about the investigation. We’ve got a lot more documents we expect to get in.

Garcia responded to Comer’s remarks in a social media post, questioning, “Is this because I’m gay?” along with an emoji of someone painting their nails.

One of the most newsworthy items among the documents released from Epstein’s estate on Monday was a letter apparently written by President Donald Trump to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.

While the Wall Street Journal first reported on the letter in July, Trump launched a lawsuit against the newspaper, claiming that the document was a fake. Many of the president’s allies also questioned why the Journal had not published a photo of the original letter. The original letter, featuring Trump’s signature, was included in the document dump on Monday. However, Trump still denies being the author.

The document dump also included a letter from Mar-a-Lago member Joel Pashcow, who joked about Epstein selling Trump a “fully depreciated” woman for $22,500, as well as a creepy drawing of Epstein approaching a group of young girls with balloons before receiving a naked massage.