Epstein Files: The Real "National Security" Threat They Won't Touch
Speaker Mike Johnson, a man whose public piety often outpaces his political transparency, floated the idea that Donald Trump might veto a bill requiring the release of federal records related to Jeffrey Epstein. This, Johnson claims, is because the bill doesn't clarify what constitutes a 'valid request' and might expose 'national security' information. The idea that a list of international
pedophiles and their co-conspirators could be 'national security' is certainly one way to frame it—if your nation is truly secure only when its powerful predators are protected. This isn't about valid requests; it's about protecting the powerful from exposure, a theme remarkably consistent across administrations. One might wonder, gazing at the pristine silence from official Washington on
Epstein's vast network, if there's a shared bipartisan fear of opening that particular Pandora's Box. Republicans, Democrats—when it comes to safeguarding Washington's dirty laundry, they often find common ground faster than on a budget bill.