Letter: All Epstein files must be released - Concord Monitor

All Epstein files must be released

Attorney General Pam Bondi has said she will not release or un-redact any more of the Trump-Epstein files, in direct violation of the Epstein File Transparency Act. She has also indicated that she will not undertake any investigations, despite clear descriptions in the files of the rape, torture and potentially even murder of girls as young as nine years old. Clearly, Bondi sees her mission not as upholding the law but rather protecting the rich and powerful men who committed these crimes.

Unfortunately, the only Republican legislator pushing back on this travesty of justice is Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky. The rest of them, like Speaker Mike Johnson, seem quite prepared to turn a blind eye, as long as it protects the one man in the files who is mentioned as much as Epstein: Donald Trump.

This cannot continue. The files, all of them, must be released in their entirety, unredacted (except for the names and identifying information of the victims). If any files, photos or videos have been destroyed to cover up crimes, this destruction of evidence must be prosecuted. More importantly, the men who committed horrific crimes against children must be identified, investigated and prosecuted.