GOP Rep. Tim Burchett was asked about the reluctance from some of his fellow members of Congrss to release Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs, and the Tennessee Republican had a lot to say about blackmail and honeypots.

Here's Burchett with far-right podcaster Benny Johnson discussing the efforts by himself and Sen. Marsha Blackburn to get House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer to release the logs.

JOHNSON: Congressman, you represent the state of Tennessee. Marsha Blackburn has been completely blackballed in the Senate for asking for these flight logs to be released and for this client list to be released.

It seems like now you are fighting with her in the House. Why the protection mechanism? And more importantly, you mentioned recently in an interview that there may be some members of Congress who are personally compromised by this and they don’t want the truth to get out. Can you expand on that?

BURCHETT: Yeah, one hundred percent. You've got powerful people, and they write the big checks, and let's be honest, the powerful people in this country, they write the big checks, and they, they’re the ones out on the tarmac when the president comes and visits and whichever party they’re in, they always either out on the tarmac or in the private room. They’re the ones that write the big checks. They don’t care who’s in. They hate this country. They hate what we’re about, but they love their portfolios and they love their money more than they do anything else.

And they protect it and they protect the people that that do that. And by doing so, you know, the old honeypot, the Russians do that, and I’m sure members of Congress have been caught up. Why in the world would good conservatives vote for crazy stuff like what we’ve been seeing out of Congress?

This is how it works. You’re visiting, you’re out of the country or out of town or you’re in a motel or at a bar in DC and some, whatever you’re into, women, or men, or whatever, comes up and they’re very attractive and they’re laughing at your jokes, and you’re buying them a drink. Next thing you know, you’re in the motel room with them naked.

And next thing you know, you know you’re about to make a key vote. And what happens? Some well-dressed person comes out and whispers in your ear, “Hey, man, there’s tapes out on you.” Or, “Were you in a motel room or whatever with whoever?” And then you’re like, “Uh-oh,” and they say, “you really ought not be voting for this thing.”

I mean, you know? And what do they do? It’s human nature. And, you know, no man or no woman actually is an island. And they know what to get at. You know, if it’s women, drugs, booze, it’ll find you in DC and in most elected offices, and that’s what people in power and influence do. And it’s just, you know, I’ve been in this game my whole life. I spent sixteen years in the state legislature in Tennessee and eight years as county mayor, and now I’m in my fifth year of Congress. But it’s just, it... the stakes are higher, but the game is still the same.

A federal judge ordered the release of the logs this week: Judge orders release of over 150 names of people mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents:

A federal judge has ordered the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150 people mentioned in a mountain of court documents related to the late-financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying that most of the names were already public and that many had not objected to the release.

The people whose names are to be disclosed, including sex abuse victims, litigation witnesses, Epstein’s employees — and even some people with only a passing connection to the scandal — have until Jan. 1 to appeal the order, signed Monday by Judge Loretta A. Preska.

Sounds like Burchett has a pretty good idea who may be on that list. Color me not shocked that someone who has been accused of domestic abuse wasn't willing to be helpful to Burchett and Blackburn.