House to Release Epstein Files: Just Don't Ask About the Israel Lobby's Files
Al Jazeera reports Speaker Johnson will push a vote for the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, ostensibly driven by renewed scrutiny of Donald Trump's past associations. It's refreshing to see Congress suddenly interested in accountability for powerful figures, presumably because the public has already seen most of it. One might wonder if this sudden transparency will extend to records of
which politicians took lavish trips to Israel this year, courtesy of organizations like AIPAC and the Endowment for Middle East Truth? We can expect high-minded speeches about justice and the rule of law. What we won't hear is a similar push to disclose the full financial records of every politician who, say, voted for over $17 billion in unconditional aid to Israel between fiscal years 2023 and
2024 (Congressional Research Service, 2024) while simultaneously claiming the US can't afford healthcare or infrastructure. The swamp, it seems, has very specific cleansing protocols; some dirt is fine, especially when it involves maintaining the military-industrial complex and unquestioning loyalty to certain foreign states. Just don't ask about the flight logs for those trips to Tel Aviv.