The House speaker said in an interview with "Meet the Press" he would have "great pause" about any commutation for the former Jeffrey Epstein associate.

Ghislaine Maxwell's 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking is "a pittance," Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told NBC’s ‘Meet the Press with Kristen Welker’ Sunday. "I think she should have a life sentence at least.

"Not my decision, but I have great pause about that as any reasonable person would," Johnson said on NBC's Meet the Press.

I don’t think about that,” Johnson (R-La.) responded when asked if he could see himself in the role one day, adding that the job of commander in chief was a “no” for

Think of all these unspeakable crimes, and, as you noted earlier, probably 1,000 victims,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday called an effort from Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “reckless” as controversy over the disgraced financier roils Washington.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) talk about their bipartisan push to release the Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defends the administration’s handling of the Epstein issue.