Epstein Cover-up in Disarray

 Ann Coulter 

. . . "Epstein’s pedophile ring was broken by the Palm Beach Police in 2005. It’s taken 20 years to be this close to getting the names of the participants and government accomplices. Something’s been blocking the release of this information.

"This week, President Trump’s uncanny political instincts resulted in a near-unanimous congressional resolution forcing his administration, against its collective will, to release the Epstein files.

"Thirty-six hours before his impending loss, Trump announced on social media: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files.” One imagines Trump murmuring, Now I’ve got them right where they want me.

"Why doesn’t he just release them? This is like filing a lawsuit asking the court to rule against you.

"Big victory, but I’m already bracing for another Al Capone’s vault fiasco.

"Recall that, after Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in 2019 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, the FBI searched his New York residence for 12 hours.  They found what most of us have: a buried safe in a fifth-floor dressing room. The agents sawed it open and discovered cash, diamonds, fake passports — and binders of CDs containing photos of naked girls, carefully labeled with the girls’ names as well as the names of “third parties.”

"Then they left, walking away from the biggest collection of incriminating evidence since Nuremberg.

"When Special Agent Kelly Maguire (”special” in every way) returned to the house days later — surprise! — the binders were gone. They had been carted off by Epstein’s accountant, Richard Kahn, who apparently had NO IDEA, NONE! that the FBI might be interested in a vast trove of photos stored in a pedophile’s safe.

"Maguire said she didn’t remove the photos the first time because the search warrant did not allow it. (Nor, apparently, did it allow her to secure the premises.) If this is true, the most titillating document in the Epstein files may be a search warrant that failed to mention “evidence of a crime.”

"It’s difficult to believe this was mere incompetence, even from a female law enforcement officer.*

"By now, the government has had a 20-year head start on “losing” evidence in the Epstein case. Our only consolation is that destroying evidence is a serious crime, aggressively prosecuted and punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Otherwise, everyone would do it." . . . 

"If you sexually molested an underage girl, you’re not a victim, you’re a perpetrator. Invading your privacy is not “unwarranted,” but “extremely warranted.' ”

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*Ann's words; not mine. TD

Word for today: Kakistocracy: California's kakistocracy of gubernatorial candidates

  Monica Showalter 

"And the thought of any one of them becoming governor is just plain disgusting, like looking at a sewer full of sludge."

"What happens when a state is ruled by one and only one party?

"In California, as the governor's race kicks off, we are learning the answer: Kakistocracy, or, rule by the least suitable, least competent, and most unscrupulous, at least among the Democrats running.

"Who should turn up to prove it but Rep. Eric Swalwell, the hate-filled leftist famous for his bad judgment in women, as his old girlfriend, Chinese agent Fang Fang could tell, and best known for denying that he let out a big one on live television while denouncing President Trump as "a cheat" in his quest to impeach him. Everyone saw the video.

"His biological urges aside, his real problem is that he doesn't have much to him other than hatred for President Trump, which is his platform. Never mind that the state has an $18 billion deficit, has shelled out $13 billion for free health care for illegal aliens while everyone else pays through the nose, three cities remain burned to the ground with bureaucratic red tape preventing their reconstruction, the state sports the highest taxes in the nation -- and some of the lowest educational scores, the cost of living is through the roof, residents are fleeing, and he wants to make the race about Trump, trying to macho us with his talk of 'protecting' us from Trump. He's not just out to lunch on that, he's also a pawn of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her trusted errand boy, doing whatever the old crone wants of him to get her underhanded agenda into motion. 

"Lately, he's tried to shake that image -- by walking around trying to look like the '80s cool dudes on Miami Vice. All he's managed to do is look like he needs a shower and a shave, all seedy and sweaty.

"He's a laughingstock -- but here he is, taking his spot against Katie Porter in the run for the governor.

"Katie Porter is kakistocracy embodied. The hog-faced hater, up until revelations came out that she threw a pan of mashed potatoes on her now-ex-husband and screamed 'get out of my shot' at her staffer, seemed to have had the nomination in the bag. She was so confident she declared she didn't need votes from anyone in her state who voted for President Trump. To Republicans, her terms were acceptable. Taking the governor's chair was her 'reward' from the Pelosi machine for allowing then-Rep. Adam Schiff to take the Senate spot she coveted. After her string of errors resulted in plunging poll numbers, she now has a slew of competition -- all of them just as repulsive." . . . More...

UPDATE: Eric Swalwell Wants to ‘Max Out Democracy’ With New Method of Voting, Gets Instantly Roasted     "Eric Swalwell sometimes flies under the radar among members of Congress who operate daily with a double-digit IQ. Often, it's members of the so-called Squad who earn that accolade. They get the spotlight, and rightly so.

"But the congressman proves his mettle time and time again, spitting out ideas indicating he's clearly two beers short of a six-pack.

"Swalwell, the Democrat Representative who has served California's 14th congressional district, recently announced he was jumping into the Golden State's gubernatorial race. He announced his laughable campaign with the less humorous Jimmy Kimmel because, of course.

"Things got infinitely funnier when, speaking with CNN over the weekend, Swalwell offered one of his initial brilliant ideas for the 2026 election. He wants Californians to have the option to vote by phone." . . .

 The government shutdown brought to you by the same people who ask our military to disobey illegal orders.

Townhall: Dem Rep Totally Collapses When Asked a Simple Question About Trump and Unlawful Orders    "You’ve seen the videos: scores of Democrats pleading with our service members not to follow unlawful orders from President Donald J. Trump. Incredible story, but what the hell is this besides a massive Trump derangement exercise that makes the Left look insane? It’s bonkers. It’s yet another instance of liberals being so engulfed in hysterics that they don’t even know what they’re saying. 

"First, have any unlawful orders been issued by the president? What are they referring to, because not even CNN can run with this narrative? That is all you need to know. When the hosts of one of the nation’s most preeminent anti-Trump networks don’t know what the hell this is, neither do people outside the beltway. Also, you cannot push this if Democrats who signed onto this clown show stunt wilt when asked what purported illegal orders have been issued if at all: 

WATCH: New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Goodlander BRUTALLY struggles to answer whether members of the military have told her they have been given unlawful orders.

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— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 21, 2025

For the media, when it comes to bad Democrats, silence is golden

"It certainly appears that NBC, CBS, ABC nightly news programs, along with PBS, NPR, and late-night shows like Fallon, Colbert, Myers, and Kimmel, coordinate what they decide to cover and what they seek to hide from the public. The morning news shows and The View also seem to follow the same marching orders. Here are some stories that the public likely won’t see or will barely see when they watch these shows. They operate on the theory that what the public doesn’t know about Democrats won’t hurt them—that is, it won’t hurt the Democrats. So, while they reluctantly report these stories, they downplay and quickly bury them." . . .

. . . "And of course, the media still pretend that the Obama-Biden administration was very popular and scandal-free free as they lost over 1,000 seats nationwide in eight years.

"Summary: For decades, most of the media have believed their function is to support Democrats and their left-wing policies and to destroy Republicans and their common-sense policies for less government. The public needs to be kept in the dark. Otherwise, they would rarely, if ever, elect Democrats."

Comer Threatens to Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against the Clintons if They Continue to Ignore Epstein Subpoenas

 American Greatness  

Back in August, Comer subpoenaed the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein for unredacted documents, including cash ledgers, message logs, calendars, and flight logs.

"House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned Bill and Hillary Clinton Friday that if they continue to ignore deposition subpoenas regarding their history with Jeffrey Epstein, he will initiate contempt proceedings.

"The House Oversight Committee is conducting a review of the federal government’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, focused on potential mismanagement of the case, the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death, his trafficking network, and possible ethics violations by elected officials.

"Comer sent a letter to Clinton attorney David Kendall, emphasizing that the Clintons are required to comply with House subpoenas and appear for scheduled in-person depositions.

"According to the chairman, Democrats and Republicans on the Oversight Committee approved a motion to issue the subpoenas back in July.

" The Committee has since worked in good faith to schedule in-person depositions, but further delays are unacceptable,” Comer wrote. “Given their history with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, any attempt by the Clintons to avoid sitting for a deposition would be in defiance of lawful subpoenas and grounds to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” he added.

"Comer stated that Bill Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 17, 2025, and Hillary Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 18, 2025 and asked Kendall to confirm their appearance.

"Back in August, Comer subpoenaed the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein for unredacted documents, including cash ledgers, message logs, calendars, and flight logs." . . . More...

Debra Heine is a conservative Catholic mom of six and longtime political pundit. She has written for several conservative news websites over the years, including Breitbart and PJ Media.

UPDATE: Comer Unloads New Details on Clinton Depositions in Epstein Probe – RedState

. . . "Committee Chair, Republican Rep. James Comer (KY-1), clearly had lost patience with them when he spoke this week on the matter.

"So we expect the Clintons to come in, or I expect the Clintons to be met with the same fate that Bannon and [Peter] Navarro were met with when the Democrats were in control," he concluded. 

"Steven Bannon and Peter Navarro were prosecuted." . . .