Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed on May 8 that the FBI was looking into a veritable mountain of child pornography videos, “tens of thousands” in quantity, all connected with the scandal-ridden financier, the late Jeffrey Epstein.
The burning question in the heart of America is, when will the Epstein files see the light of day? Some Republicans in Congress are feeling the heat of this waiting game. Some even question the existence of these files.
On that same day Bondi exposed the enormity of the Epstein case, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla…, penned a letter to Bondi, a missive tinged with frustration at the DOJ’s pace in releasing Epstein files for public scrutiny. Luna, the chair of the Congressional Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, wrote, “The American people are tired of having a government that refuses to be fully transparent with its citizens. The release of these documents is long overdue, and the names of those who might have participated in these criminal acts must be released.”
The letter further expressed that time and patience were running out. “The American people, not to mention the survivors, deserve to know the truth.”
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino spoke up on Saturday in a lengthy post, admitting he couldn’t simply order the release of any Epstein file. “We are working with the DOJ on the Epstein case, and as the AG stated, there are voluminous amounts of downloaded child sexual abuse material that we are dealing with.”
Bongino mentioned that numerous Epstein files need a thorough review before their release. “There are also victims’ statements that are entitled to specific protections. We need to do this correctly,” he said, “but I do understand the public’s desire to get the information out there.”
Speaking on “The Benny Show,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky.., revealed to conservative commentator Benny Johnson that he believed someone was “shredding documents.”
It’s not just about policy or politics. It’s about trust, faith in the system that’s supposed to serve and protect us.
