Michael Cohen - Who's Afraid of the Epstein Files?

Let me tell you something I’ve learned the hard way about Washington: the truth is radioactive. Everyone says they want it, swears they’ll fight for it, and then the second it gets close enough to burn, they run for the hills faster than Rudy Giuliani at a hair dye mishap.

Which brings me to the question I get every single time I do a Substack LIVE: “Michael, do you really think the Epstein files will ever be released?” My answer is always the same: yes. Or, at least, they damn well should be. And I don’t mean some sanitized, cherry-picked, CIA-scrubbed “executive summary.” I’m talking every page, every note, every flight log, every FBI interview—unredacted except for the names of the victims. Because this story isn’t just about one deceased predatory billionaire; it’s about a system so corrupt, so interconnected, that it will bend over backwards to protect the powerful while throwing the powerless to the wolves.

Now, you may think the idea of full transparency is some idealistic fantasy, but here’s where things get interesting. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s right flank is apparently as fed up as the rest of us—or at least they want to look like it. Next month, they are trying to bypass him completely with something called a “discharge petition” to force a vote to release the Epstein files.

If you’ve never heard of a discharge petition, here’s the quick and dirty: it’s basically a rebellion in procedural form. If 218 members—an outright majority—sign it, leadership can’t stop the bill from coming to the floor for a vote. That’s why the powers that be hate it; it takes away their ability to quietly kill things in back rooms.

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