One of the dozen Republican House members seeking a discharge petition to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., has warned the Washington, D.C, “cover-up” must come to an end.

“I’m ticked off at everybody,” Burchett told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “Look, this thing should have been handled. Now we’re at the point they’re going to start dumping files.”

And not only dumping the files not yet released due to seal under the order of judges and courts, Burchett noted, but also potentially the planting of defamatory smears targeting political opponents.

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