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Americans woke up on February 11, 2026 to the spectacle of Attorney General Pam Bondi standing before Congress as lawmakers demanded answers about Jeffrey Epstein’s files — and conservative commentators like Carl Higbie were right to call out the absurdity of millions of pages producing no new arrests. The outrage isn’t partisan theater; it’s about accountability for victims and justice for a crime ring that preyed on the vulnerable, yet left the public with more questions than convictions.
The Justice Department has acknowledged releasing roughly 3 million pages while Congress says it was promised far more — lawmakers pressed Bondi over a subpoena that referenced as many as 6 million potentially responsive pages, a gulf that smells of obfuscation and bureaucratic foot-dragging. Ordinary Americans deserve to know why a pile of documents this large didn’t turn into prosecutable leads or arrests, not excuses about redactions and legal technicalities.
Worse still, the DOJ’s bungled rollout exposed victims’ names and forced a backpedal where “several thousand” documents were pulled after lawyers raised alarms, a catastrophic failure for survivors who trusted the system to shield their identities. Any agency that betrays victims in the name of transparency needs real scrutiny, not platitudes; this is exactly why Congress demanded the files in the first place.
Bondi’s testimony was combative, and she didn’t shy from defending the administration while trading barbs with Democrats who accused her of a cover-up — the scene played out live and showed an attorney general under pressure, not one calmly leading a reform. Conservatives should applaud the toughness on display, but toughness without transparency is hollow; we need results, not just soundbites and partisan name-calling.
Some in Washington insist the DOJ conducted an “exhaustive” review and found no evidence to charge additional third parties, yet that claim rings hollow when victims and members of Congress say they’ve seen documents that raise new questions. Republicans like Rep. Thomas Massie have rightly demanded the department produce the missing material and the basis for its decisions, because blind faith in bureaucratic conclusions is how injustice persists.
This is a moment for conservatives to stop reflexively defending institutions when they fail. We should back officials who seek the truth, but we must also demand prosecutions where evidence exists and real protections for survivors — anything less is political theater that cheats victims and robs citizens of justice.
If the Justice Department cannot explain convincingly why millions of pages didn’t lead to additional arrests, then Congress should keep digging and the people should not forget. Hardworking Americans are tired of elite cover-ups; our movement must insist on accountability, transparency, and a Justice Department that serves the victims, not the powerful.
