A Republican congressmember called one of his gay colleagues a drama queen for demanding the release of the Epstein files.Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, was talking to reporters about the Epstein documents that were released earlier this week, which include a birthday card the president sent to convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Related Gay Democrat Robert Garcia calls bulls**t on partys attempt to bury torture camp story The Democrats, they find one thing in there and they promote it and try to get a narrative, Comer said, possibly referring to the birthday card. This investigation is about providing justice and accountability for the victims, and the Democrats, you know, its really disappointing to see how theyve acted.Then Comer decided to attack out Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) unprompted. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Garcia, hes been on the job for about two weeks, Comer said, referring to how Garcia was recently made ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. Hes 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. Its not about scoring political points. Hopefully hell mature up and get serious about the investigation.Comer: Garcia, he's been on the job for about two weeks, he's proven to me to just be a real big drama queenhopefully he'll mature up." pic.twitter.com/FfJ5laIFoK Acyn (@Acyn) September 9, 2025 Garcia has been outspoken in trying to get the Epstein files made public and has been calling out the White House for orchestrating a huge cover-up of government files detailing investigations into the high-profile accomplices of Epstein. Last week, the House Oversight Committeereleased more than 33,000Department of Justice (DOJ) documents on Epstein. However, Garcia and other Democrats quicklycriticized the release, noting that 97% of the files were already public. Garciadismissed the disclosureas a joke.Very little is new, Rep. Garcia said in an interview withMSNBC. There is a massive White House cover-up going on right now.I think that were at the point now where the president is so obsessed with calling this a hoax that, we, the American public, I think now deserve some answers, Garciasaid in an interviewlast week withThe Contrarian.Garcia discussed Republicans denial that the president signed the Epstein birthday card, despite members of his family saying that he did on MSNBC.The reality is that they are bold-faced lying, Garcia said. Rep. Garcia on Republicans claiming it is not Trump's signature on the Epstein birthday letter:They are bold-faced lying. pic.twitter.com/u35W3JWN9B The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) September 9, 2025Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.