Schumer Stumbles as Rubin Demands Answers on Epstein Files

Conservative commentator Dave Rubin did what the mainstream press won’t: he put a simple, blunt question to the Democratic leadership and then shared the awkward answer. Rubin published a direct-message clip that shows Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stumbling when pressed about why President Joe Biden never ordered the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein investigative materials — an answer that landed like a politician caught with his talking points missing. Ordinary Americans watching this aren’t fooled by spin; they smell evasiveness.

The public has every right to ask why files tied to a multi-state sex-trafficking ring weren’t made fully transparent, especially when the documents could contain evidence that helps victims and restores faith in our institutions. The Biden administration’s defenders point to legal and procedural limits on releasing grand jury testimony and sensitive material, a reality reporters have explained in recent coverage. But legal hurdles shouldn’t be an excuse for a culture of secrecy that protects elites and leaves victims in the dark.

Then-Attorney General leaders under the prior administration did release a memo this summer declaring that a review of Epstein files turned up no “client list” and found no credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent figures, and they said his death was a suicide based on video review — conclusions that sent conservative activists into a fury. No one on the right is obliged to accept a two-page internal memo as the final word, not after years of unanswered questions and obfuscation by institutions that have protected powerful friends. Skepticism is patriotism when the rule of law looks selective.

If Democrats are so confident there’s nothing to hide, why did the House Oversight Committee only release a tranche of documents after Republicans forced the issue, and why were materials selectively highlighted for political effect? Republicans on the committee released tens of thousands of pages this month after Democrats first publicized a few emails that mentioned former President Trump, setting off a predictable partisan theater. The American people deserve the whole record, not partisan teases; transparency shouldn’t be a campaign prop.

The fight over the Epstein files isn’t limited to scandal-chasing cable shows; elected officials across the aisle are pressing for more — and that includes voices inside the Senate and in the Treasury demanding suspicious-activity reports and financial leads be unsealed. Even supporters of government oversight have warned that failing to follow the paper trail invites conspiracy and corrodes trust, which is why pressure must continue until the files are out or a clear, court-approved reason proves otherwise. Washington can’t have it both ways: secrecy for elites and talking transparency for voters.

Patriots should be furious, not confused. When a respected figure like Chuck Schumer squirms under a straight question about why a president tied to those same elites never ordered disclosures, it confirms what everyday Americans already suspect — that Washington protects its own. Republicans and conservative journalists must keep hammering for full, unredacted transparency, because real justice and the safety of children demand nothing less from a government that claims to serve the people.