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The Justice Department’s partial release of Jeffrey Epstein files has exposed more than just ugly photos and disturbing allegations — it’s exposed a political circus. A law required those records to be public by December 19, 2025, but what was supposed to be a one-day, full disclosure turned into a piecemeal rollout that reeks of bureaucracy and spin. On Wednesday’s Finnerty, Rep. Andy Biggs rightly warned that the Epstein files are “backfiring on the Democrats,” and Americans are watching to see whether that warning turns into action.
What the department did release included images and documents implicating a wide swath of high-profile figures, but critics immediately noticed heavy redactions and entire pages blacked out. The public deserves to see the unvarnished record, not a sanitized version that shields powerful people and confuses the truth. If the Justice Department truly isn’t redacting politicians’ names except for victims, then the appearance of selective editing will only deepen suspicion that political favoritism is at work.
To make matters worse, on December 24 the DOJ admitted federal investigators had located more than a million additional documents that must be reviewed, promising weeks more of delay. That revelation smells like another opportunity for delay and damage control — a perfect playbook for those who want to bury inconvenient facts. Conservatives aren’t naive; when transparency is demanded only when it helps one side, it’s not transparency at all, it’s weaponized outrage.
Rep. Andy Biggs’ comment that the files are “backfiring on the Democrats” cuts to the heart of the matter: too many in the media and political class tried to turn Epstein into a partisan cudgel. Now that documents show a wider and stranger web than the left’s narrative allowed, Democrats who cheered for full disclosure must explain why they wanted to use this tragedy as political ammo in the first place. Accountability means exposing the truth, even if it embarrasses your allies.
Let’s be clear — this is not about partisan scorekeeping. The victims deserve justice and the whole truth, not procedural theater. But it is hypocritical to demand documents for political theater and then cry foul when those same documents show inconvenient facts about friends and allies. Conservatives will stand with victims and push for prosecutions where warranted, while also demanding the same standards of candor from the people and institutions that spent years hiding evidence.
Congress must not let the DOJ’s staggered, confusing process stand. House Republicans and oversight committees should demand a full accounting: an exact inventory of what was released, what was withheld, who authorized redactions, and a timetable for the remaining documents. If Attorney General officials won’t comply, contempt and subpoenas are the tools of a republic that values checks and balances, and they should be used without hesitation.
This episode is a test of whether America’s institutions serve the rule of law or serve politics. Patriots who love this country should want every file opened, every victim heard, and every guilty actor held to account — not just the names that make good headlines for one party. If Democrats wanted exposure, they’ll have to live with it when the light shines on their side too, and the American people should demand no less than full, unfiltered transparency.
