Jasmine Crockett Says Speaker Johnson Is 'Full of Sh**' After Jake Tapper Tells Her, 'This Is Cable', You Can Cuss'
Johnson said he was concerned the process might expose victims’ names, while Crockett accused him of trying to prevent a vote.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
Yahoo News is an established news platform, but this article identifies itself as having first appeared on Mediaite, so the reporting was reproduced rather than originated by Yahoo. The piece attributes its central statements to a CNN interview and provides little independent reporting beyond that segment.
- Source type — An established national news platform, though this page carries reporting first published elsewhere.
- Transparency — The article names its author and identifies Mediaite as the first publisher.
- Author attribution — A byline is provided, and key statements are attributed to the CNN participants.
- Editorial standards — The short article offers limited original verification or additional sourcing.
The report gives direct quotations and identifies the CNN interview as its source, while also including Johnson’s stated concern about protecting victims. It relies heavily on one interview and presents Crockett’s allegations about Johnson without independent corroboration in the article.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The report includes Johnson’s stated rationale and Crockett’s response, but most of the article recounts Crockett’s accusations and does not independently examine their accuracy.
- Counterarguments presented — Johnson’s concern about protecting victims from disclosure is quoted.
- Source diversity — The article mainly draws on one CNN segment and includes no additional sources.
- Omitted context — The allegations about Johnson’s actions are not independently checked in the report.
- Loaded language — The headline uses profane language, but clearly attributes it to Crockett.
The article uses Crockett’s pointed criticism as its headline and gives her allegations more space than Johnson’s response. It nevertheless attributes the criticism and includes Johnson’s stated concern about victim privacy.
- Headline — The headline foregrounds Crockett’s profane attack on Johnson.
- Source selection — Crockett’s remarks occupy most of the report, while Johnson is represented by a short quoted clip.
- Language tone — The report repeats charged language but attributes it to Crockett rather than adopting it as the writer’s own.
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1,140 stories · 64.7–65.0 · updated Oct 13, 2026
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized Speaker Mike Johnson on CNN over his handling of a House effort to release Epstein-related files, accusing him of using victim privacy as a pretext. Johnson said he was concerned the process might expose victims’ names.
Crockett made the remarks on CNN after host Jake Tapper invited her to swear on air. She said Johnson had kept the House from acting and delayed Rep. Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in to avoid a vote on releasing the files. Those claims were Crockett’s account of Johnson’s actions.
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SWIPE →Speaker of the House criticized by Crockett over the House effort to release Epstein-related files
Representative who criticized Speaker Mike Johnson on CNN
Crockett's version of this story ↗President who called for House Republicans to vote to release the files
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