Congressional patriots just won a crucial procedural battle to force the truth into the open: a bipartisan discharge petition has reached the 218 signatures needed to compel a House floor vote on releasing the Justice Department’s Epstein files. This was made possible when Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn in, tipping the balance and giving the American people a real shot at seeing the documents Democrats and the DOJ have kept hidden. The move shows that, despite the swamp’s resistance, transparency can still win when members from both sides put country over party.
Democratic members hurriedly released a handful of Epstein emails that mention President Trump, and the headlines predictably exploded — but the emails raise more questions than they answer. Among the exchanges were messages in which Epstein alleged Trump “knew about the girls” and referenced time a victim spent at Epstein’s house, claims the House release does not prove one way or another. Americans deserve the full record, not cherry-picked snippets designed for maximum viral damage.
The White House response was swift and decisive: press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the selective release a smear and pointed out that the victim reportedly referenced has repeatedly said she never witnessed Trump participate in wrongdoing. That victim, Virginia Giuffre, completed a posthumous memoir and had publicly maintained that she never saw Trump engage in criminal acts with Epstein, a fact the White House used to push back against the political hit job. If Democrats and the legacy press want to accuse, they should at least have the courage to show the whole file.
Meanwhile the cable-television circus provided its own gift to conservatives: MSNBC’s Jen Psaki appeared to call President Trump a “predator” on air before quickly walking the line back, a gaffe that exposed how eager the left-leaning media is to smear first and think later. These aren’t honest mistakes; they are the reflex of a media class that has been weaponizing survivors’ stories for political ends. When networks flounder between sensationalism and retraction, it only proves why Congress should release the unredacted records and let the public judge for itself.
Bold House members like Representative Thomas Massie kept the pressure on leaders who wanted to keep the curtains drawn, and conservative firebrands including Marjorie Taylor Greene put muscle behind the effort to force a vote. Massie’s drive, joined with Democratic allies and a handful of Republicans, showed that the appetite for accountability crosses caucus lines when the public demands it. If this House truly serves the people, representatives must choose transparency over cover-up — and history will remember who stood for victims and truth.
Don’t be fooled by theatrical leaks and partisan spin; the swamp has long protected elites and filtered the record. The only antidote to weaponized secrecy is full disclosure — release the files, redact only what absolutely must be redacted to protect victims’ identities, and let the courts and voters sort the rest out. We can and should demand accountability for any official who lied, colluded, or covered up, but we also must reject the lazy politicization that treats accusations as verdicts for cable ratings.
Finally, let’s be clear-eyed about who the files will implicate and what they already show: the Epstein archives have long tied him to powerful figures across the political spectrum, including documented flights by Bill Clinton on Epstein’s private plane — facts that have been reported and debated for years. Conservatives who believe in law, order, and equal justice should welcome an honest airing of these records so the guilty are exposed and the innocent vindicated. This is our moment to demand government transparency, to refuse the left’s selective outrage, and to speak up for victims while defending due process for every American.
