Trump Promised to Expose Epstein’s Clients. He Lied.

After months of promises, the administration's sudden reversal on the Epstein files confirms the swamp is alive and well, protecting the elite and betraying the very voters who trusted Trump.

Here we are in 2025, and the Jeffrey Epstein saga continues, with the latest betrayal by the Trump administration’s “deep state,” which continues the protections for the elitest among us. I think they need to be knocked down a peg or two. While Ghislaine Maxwell rots in prison for 20 years, the network of powerful "Johns" she served remains shielded by Trump, Bondi, Patel, and Bongino, who swore to unmask them.

I’ve written about Epstein for years, since his conviction in Palm Beach County and the five-star treatment he received from PBC Sheriff Bradshaw. Now, today, once they saw what was in the files, they clearly made the decision, ‘Well, we can’t let anyone see this list!’ The Epstein files are a classic bait-and-switch, proving once again that the swamp will remain deep, regardless of Trump’s rhetoric to drain the swamp.

Remember in February, when U.S. AG Pam Bondi claimed the list was "sitting on my desk." This single comment fueled a firestorm of expectation that Trump would finally deliver a death blow to the corrupt elite, regardless of how many Republicans and Democrats were found to be on that list. The only thing she has released so far is “Binder 1,” which contains nothing more than public information we already knew from Epstein’s earlier conviction in Palm Beach County. What a slap to the public’s face!

Then, on July 7, 2025, the Trump administration did the ultimate rug pull, expecting us all to roll over, as if hit with a “Men in Black” mind eraser. In a crazy-assed reversal, the DOJ and FBI released a joint memo declaring that no "client list" existed and that they had found "no credible evidence" to prosecute any of Epstein's powerful associates. I mean, WTF???

President Trump’s reaction has been all about deflection rather than truth and transparency. He first tried to shut the story down, then pivoted to blaming a "hoax" by his political enemies, and finally threw Bondi under the bus, telling her to release "whatever she thinks is credible." The message was clear: the promise had been broken, and no one in charge was willing to take responsibility. Meanwhile, any unredacted files have likely been put through the bleach shredder (BleachBit) and are not likely to ever be seen by the public.

The administration's most pathetic attempt at transparency was the now-infamous "binder" fiasco. The White House summoned right-wing influencers for a "declassification" event, only to present them with binders full of information that was already public—old flight logs and a redacted address book.

The backlash came instantly from Trump's own allies. Conservative influencers who attended the briefing immediately called it a sham. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna criticized the administration for releasing outdated information to the press instead of providing accurate answers.

This cynical stunt turned simmering discontent into a full-blown MAGA revolt. Influential figures like Steve Bannon and Matt Walsh accused the administration of a cover-up, correctly identifying that the government's failure to deliver was a profound betrayal of the very people who put them in power. Polling showed that even a majority of Republicans disapproved of Trump's handling of the issue, proving the hunger for truth transcended party loyalty.

In response to this institutional failure, a remarkably bipartisan coalition in Congress, Republican Thomas Massie and progressive Democrat Ro Khanna, are hoping to come to the rescue for transparency. They introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.Res. 581) and launched a discharge petition to force a vote. This alliance of MAGA stalwarts and progressives signaled a complete loss of faith in the executive branch and a last-ditch effort to use legislative power to force the truth into the open. The fight for the files is no longer about partisan politics; it's a battle to see if anyone in Washington is still capable of holding the powerful to account.

And, by the way, Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself.