Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) tried to cut through the political theater Wednesday by bringing a unanimous consent request to the House floor. His goal was simple: release all remaining Epstein files immediately.

Democrats blocked it.

In a video message after leaving the chamber Wednesday afternoon, Burchett explained how his goal was “to get the Epstein files, get it straight to the floor, just to cut out all this nonsense,” but the Democrats weren’t having it.

"They blocked it, oddly enough,” he said. “Now here, they’ve had it for four years, and… obviously, if there’s something there about Trump, they would have released it.”

He said the same Democrats who now claim to support transparency refused to allow the motion to proceed.

“They’ve had it for four years, and they obviously, if there was something there about Trump, they would have released it," Burchett said. "And now they’re all, ‘Let’s get it out! Let’s get it out!’ Well, I just made a motion to bring it straight to the dadgum floor, and they blocked it.”