Trump’s Epstein Files 'U-Turn' Leaves Everyone Still Waiting
While The Independent focuses on Donald Trump’s latest verbal pivot regarding the Epstein documents, it might escape notice that this isn't his first dance with the concept of transparency. Recall that in 2019, his own Department of Justice, under Attorney General Barr, opposed the unsealing of similar Epstein-related records in a civil case. The administration's actions then protected a host of
high-profile individuals from public scrutiny, a convenient contradiction to current 'nothing to hide' rhetoric. So, we're meant to believe suddenly a 'dramatic U-turn' is an actual commitment, not just another deflection from the inconvenient questions looming around the powerful figures implicated, regardless of who occupies the White House. One might wonder if the *real* 'dramatic U-turn' would
be a system genuinely holding the elite accountable, rather than just endlessly discussing when *parts* of the files *might* be released. The spectacle continues, the files remain largely unread by the public.