Remember- the problem for Trump and the GOP is that this is THEIR baby.
They are the ones who campaigned on this all throughout 2024.
It was people like Patel and Boingboing who promoted the conspiracy theory around these files.
They are the ones who released a bunch of binders (PHASE ONE!) to MAGA influencers - who discovered it was stuff they already knew.
It was AG Blondie who said “THE FILES ARE ON MY DESK!”
Democrats didn’t give a shit.
THEN…
The FBI found Trump’s name all over the files.
Blondie and Kash tell Trump.
Trump tells them to kill it, resulting in the infamous “nothing to see here case closed” memo.
MAGA goes ballistic on Blondie.
Blondie tries to throw Kash and Boingboing under the bus.
Kash and Boingboing retaliate.
Democrats say “heeyyy….maybe releasing these files isn’t a bad idea!”
And guess what? MAGA AGREES!
The Democrats didn’t a great job just applying gentle pressure, simply saying “Release the Epstein Files” as a retort to any idiotic thing MAGA reps said.
Now the GOP is stuck in a trap of their own creation, and cannot make it go away.
Glorious.