What both Houses of the US Congress need to pass is a veto-proof bill stating that the only names redacted in the Epstein files ought to be that of the victims trafficked. The Republican Party is the Party of President Abraham Lincoln and his legacy ought not to be tarnished by lack of courage on the Republican side in getting such a bill passed. President Donald Trump has nothing to fear. Before demitting office as a consequence of the Epstein revelations, he can pardon himself and family and friends around him. What is expected by the rest of the world of the country of Jefferson, Roosevelt and other giants of politics is transparency. Plus the courage to do what is right. Each member of the US Congress should think about their own daughters or sisters and imagine their plight if they were trafficked and used in the vile, indescribable manner Epstein did his victims. Future generations will thank them were such a bill to be passed, just as they would revile them were it not done. When a child is abused in the way described by Virginia Giuffre in her memoir of the Epstein days, a lifetime scar would be left. The only way to avoid that would be to get the Epstein Transparency Act passed. Indeed, the White House ignores as of no consequence the revelation of Virginia Giuffre that she was in effect a sex slave for Secretary Howard Lutnick. She had been sent to Lutnick by Jeffrey Epstein.
It is, however, to the credit of US democracy that the floodlights of revelation are on the Epstein matter, despite efforts by the powerful to shut the lights.
The trove released by the US Department of Justice has way too many redactions. US Attorney-General Pam Bondi is expected to be the harbinger of justice to the US public, not to the White House. She should no longer act as the personal attorney of Donald J. Trump, which is what she was before taking over the DoJ. Every day that passes without the Epstein files being released in the minimally redacted manner earlier suggested, public opinion turns more hostile towards the White House and the Republican Party.
The 2026 November midterms are within sight, and bypolls suggest a surge by the Democrats to secure an overwhelming majority in both Houses. Not just ethics but cold political calculation mandate transparency on the Epstein matter. Senator Jon Thune, who leads the Republicans in the Senate, has a stellar record. It is expected of him that he will muster enough votes to see the Epstein Transparency Act passed, thereby making it all but impossible for Attorney-General Pam Bondi to cover up in the manner she has been doing so far.
The whole world is looking to the US to see if the ethical course is followed. If done, it will enthuse the public in other countries to demand a similar transparency for the actions of the powerful. It would be an example to the rest of the world. Whether good or bad will depend on whether the bill mandating transparency gets passed with a veto-proof majority in the Senate or not. US democracy is on trial and must not disappoint but rather enthuse the rest of the world.
