Wednesday was a big day on the Jeffrey Epstein front.
Previously missing jailhouse video has surfaced, more files were released, but still no client list has emerged.
That could all change very soon if Epstein’s alleged victims have their way.
Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) recently stirred the pot by announcing bipartisan legislation to force the release of the Epstein files.
When Khanna was asked if he thought the measure would pass the GOP-dominated House, he responded, “I’m very confident it will. I spoke to Congressman Massie. You had us both on a few weeks ago. We will have the petition live on Sept. 2.”
He continued, “We have all 212 Democrats committed to signing it. He has 12 Republicans. Only six of them have to sign it.”
We all know why Massie is doing this, as he and Trump have had an open beef for some time, but Khanna has been playing the middle of the road as of late, so I am still unsure what his motivation is, unless he thinks the push will help his party take down the president.
The Trump administration, or more specifically Attorney General Pam Bondi, was dealt a significant blow when a previously missing minute of tape showed up from surveillance of Epstein's cell the night he committed suicide.
There is nothing of note in the footage, but Bondi had stated the footage was deleted as part of normal protocols, with the last minute of each night's recording deleted as a matter of course.
When she offered that explanation, many, including myself, wondered why this would be the case, as it would give an open window on a nightly basis to anyone wishing to do something nefarious inside the facility.
As it turns out, the video segment was not deleted, and the uncut version of the footage is now blowing up online, and it is already creating some problems for Bondi, with people now wondering what else she was “lying” about. All I know is that Bondi better get someone on the record to support her previous explanation, or MAGA will be calling for her head again.
The administration stated that there is no formal “client” list in existence, but Epstein victims appeared on Capitol Hill today to push back, leveling a threat to expose the names of Epstein’s high-profile friends who partook in his offerings.
One of the alleged victims, Lisa Phillips, a model who met Epstein in the early 2000s, stated, “We know the names. Many of us were abused by them.”
She continued, “Now, together, as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know who were regularly in the Epstein world. And it will be done by survivors and for survivors -- no one else is involved.”
This is a true bombshell in the context of this controversy, because you know that any records coming from Congress are going to be heavily redacted. I have to say, if these victims start naming names, it is not going to be good for the Trump administration for having kept the identities of participants hidden, and it is obviously not going to be good for the people named. I have to admit, now they have my interest, and I would say that the sooner they start dropping names, the better. Regardless of the fallout, let’s get this out in the open and deal with it.
