The Epstein Files: A Vanishing Act or Government Conspiracy?
In a recent discussion with Benny Johnson, House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) articulated a potentially explosive revelation regarding the ongoing investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious sex-trafficking enterprise: the files that could illuminate this dark saga may have already been erased, possibly with the federal government’s tacit approval.
Comer, who has been at the forefront of high-stakes inquiries into allegations of corruption within the Biden family and the alleged misuse of federal agencies, expressed his suspicions that the Department of Justice is either devoid of the Epstein files or has never possessed them at all.
His belief? The documents have been systematically destroyed, a move he attributes to deep state machinations designed to obscure the truth.
“I don’t think the Department of Justice has [the Epstein files]—or at least the Attorney General does not have them—or she would have turned them over. The President ordered them released. The Attorney General ordered them released. We all know they have not been released. One of my biggest fears, which I expressed with Kash Patel and a lot of people, including Stephen Miller, going into the new administration, was this: I hope they’re not shredding documents right now. This was a few weeks before the transition.”
Comer’s apprehension extends to the possibility of document destruction occurring during the transition to a new administration—a rather cinematic notion reminiscent of a thriller where critical evidence is obliterated just before it could see the light of day. He urged the incoming team to act swiftly to secure any remaining records: “I said, ‘I hope they’re not shredding documents.’ But you all need to go on that first day and try to get all this stuff released, because my fear—based on what I’ve dealt with in investigations and in communication with this deep state apparatus—is that they’re probably in there shredding documents as we speak.”
The Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, under the leadership of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), has been diligently advocating for transparency, yet Comer noted that Luna is “pretty frustrated” by the continued obstruction they face.
“I hope we find out, because our task force, led by Anna Paulina Luna—you’ve had her on your show many times—has done everything. I mean, she’s relentless, she’s persistent, and she’s pretty frustrated right now that these files haven’t been released, even though the President and the Attorney General have ordered them released.”
Comer’s most pressing concern revolves around the alleged involvement of federal entities in Epstein’s operations.
He suggested that the motives driving the actions of the deep state may not stem from loyalty to influential figures like the Clintons, but rather from a self-preservation instinct aimed at maintaining power and avoiding upheaval.
Benny Johnson:
“So they’re just going to let the incriminating evidence sit there smoldering, that can put them all in prison.”James Comer:
“They should. That’s what they’re supposed to do. But you and I have dealt with them, Benny. You’ve covered the deep state as well as anyone. They cover their tracks, and it’s just hard for me to believe they’re going to leave incriminating evidence. If the government was involved—if the government wasn’t involved, I don’t think they would have any reason to protect Bill Clinton or Hillary Clinton.”“The concern I’ve always had about the Epstein file is: was the government involved? Did the government know? Was the government using Epstein and the videos to blackmail the most influential people around the world? If that’s the case, then they knew there were victims of sex crimes there—and they did nothing. That’s the concern I have.”
Comer’s assertions raise an unsettling question for the American public: if the government was indeed complicit, the implications would be profound. “I don’t think the American people would be okay if the government knew that crimes against young women were occurring, and yet they did nothing to intervene,” he concluded.
WATCH:
Rep. James Comer Drops Epstein File BOMBSHELL: The Files Have Been Destroyed, Doesn’t Think Pam Bondi and Kash Patel Have Them, “I Warned Them.”:
“They ordered the release.. Haven’t been released. They are in there shredding documents. The government is involved..” pic.twitter.com/BzQMS8sTcR
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 6, 2025
