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Xo TrumpMos, Bret Stephens Agree: Epstein Merely A Fringe Obsession
| UN peacekeeper | 11/13/25 |
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Date: November 13th, 2025 11:56 AM Author: UN peacekeeper Frank: Whether they stick or not, the “Epstein files” will dominate the news again for a while. And with Mike Johnson, the House speaker, now forced to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, the House members who have been pressing for a vote about the release of all of the files seem to have the support they need to make that vote happen. Republicans are in a real bind: They don’t want to defy and infuriate Trump, but they also don’t want to open themselves up to the accusation that he and they are keeping secrets from the public. Good times. Bret: The only way any of this sticks, politically, is smoking-gun, red-letter evidence that Trump had a sexual relationship with one of Epstein’s victims. Otherwise, it doesn’t do much but provide fodder for a few manic hours on MSNBC. Democrats need to focus a lot less on Epstein and start worrying a lot more about winning over normal voters with better ideas about governance.
Frank: Just to round out the record, plenty of Republicans have been as or more obsessive about Epstein — or at least about the files. I point you to Representatives Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, for just two examples.
Bret: Well, to my point: It’s an obsession for fringe politicians. We should be thinking instead about making politics work again. |