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The latest episode in the Jeffrey Epstein saga has once again exposed the Democratic Party’s political instincts: manufacture a scandal late in the game, splash it across the news cycle, then play the victims card while pretending it’s about justice. Sports media figure Stephen A. Smith publicly tore into Democrats for the timing, bluntly asking why these files weren’t opened when Democrats controlled the Justice Department under President Biden.
Democrats pushed a discharge petition that finally hit the 218 threshold after Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn in, forcing a House vote to demand more Epstein-related materials be released by the Justice Department. That procedural maneuver was portrayed as a victory by the left, but it was also a naked partisan gambit to put every lawmaker on record and score headlines.
The documents Democrats dumped included emails and a purported birthday note that mention former President Trump in ways designed to inflame the base and media. Whatever one’s view of the former president, it’s obvious these releases were choreographed for maximum political pain rather than the sober, measured pursuit of truth that survivors deserve.
Republican leadership smelled the game and called it out — Speaker Mike Johnson openly dismissed the maneuver as a “publicity stunt,” accusing Democrats of trying to mislead the public instead of working to reopen the government and help Americans hurting from the shutdown. Conservatives should applaud leaders who refuse to let politics override victims’ privacy and legal safeguards, while still insisting on real accountability where warranted.
Don’t be fooled by the theatrics: the Senate has shown little appetite for turning this into a permanent crusade, and even a Schumer-led push to force disclosure was voted down by Senate Republicans earlier this year. That vote highlighted the sensible principle that grand jury materials and ongoing legal limits exist for reasons that deserve respect, even as legitimate calls for transparency continue.
Make no mistake — Americans want justice for Epstein’s victims and deserve full, lawful transparency. But conservatives should be loud and clear: transparency cannot be a cudgel for partisan revenge, and those who politicize trauma for clicks and cable ratings cheapen the suffering of survivors and fracture our institutions for short-term gain.
If Stephen A. Smith’s anger at the Democrats’ timing teaches us anything, it’s that even members of the media who usually bend left can recognize hypocrisy when they see it. Patriots who care about victims, the rule of law, and honest government should demand that any release of sensitive material be done with integrity — not as a stunt engineered to sway headlines and elections.
