The Jeffrey Epstein files have already produced a mountain of material, including nearly 3.5 million pages of documents, more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images released by the Department of Justice.
But apparently, that’s still not enough for many. Yes, Congress is taking another crack at the Epstein files, raising the question of whether lawmakers are more interested in exposing sexual predators and their accomplices or finding another opportunity to drag President Donald Trump into the headlines – because we all know Democrats view everything through a Trump filter, with one overriding question: Can it be used to damage him?
According to Axios [1], Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, RINO and anti-Trump Republican, secured the 218 signatures needed Wednesday to force another House vote on Epstein-related records. The discharge petition received support from all 214 House Democrats and four Republicans. A discharge petition is a procedural tool that allows House members to bypass committee leadership and bring legislation directly to the House floor for a vote. It requires signatures from a majority of House members (218 in a full House), allowing lawmakers to force consideration of a measure even when House leadership opposes it.
The proposed “Epstein Files Transparency Act II” would allow Epstein victims, state prosecutors and members of Congress to sue the U.S. attorney general over unlawfully withheld or redacted Epstein- related documents.
For those genuinely interested in justice, the priority should be identifying Epstein’s accomplices, exposing anyone who participated in his abuse of young women and holding criminals accountable, regardless of political affiliation. But in Washington, the temptation to turn every scandal into another Trump investigation is never far away. And that’s what they are digging for. Dirt on Trump, dirt on people in the Trump administration, dirt on Trump supporters, and dirt on Republicans in general.
And somehow, Democrats have managed to convince some Republicans to climb aboard the Epstein train, too. So now both parties are fighting for a seat, although they may have very different destinations in mind.
But never fear… if this Massie stunt doesn’t work, Democrats have also promised renewed Epstein investigations when they take control of the House in January. Whether those investigations prioritize victims or political headlines remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, a Republican-led House Oversight Committee report [2] released Tuesday, November 10 criticized the administration’s handling of the files but found no evidence implicating Trump in Epstein’s crimes.
Here’s a novel idea: Focus on the victims, identify the predators and prosecute anyone who participated in Epstein’s crimes, regardless of political affiliation.