Operation Epstein Diversion

"Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won't make the Epstein files go away," says Massie

The timing couldn't be more suspicious. Just as the world's attention focused on the damning release of more Epstein files — this time relating to allegations that US President Donald Trump raped a child — the president launched military strikes on Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury. Unfortunately for Trump, his critics are not buying into this. Congressman Thomas Massie, a fellow Republican but staunch critic of Trump, said, "Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won't make the Epstein files go away."

Though some more files were partially released on Friday, experts said at least 37 pages, which may contain further details of the accusations against Trump, are still being blocked. A month before the bombings, Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu explicitly said the then-unreleased pages contained "highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children ... of Donald Trump threatening to kill children". Trump's critics have also noted that any decent human being would want to forever clear his name of such heinous crimes. Even former President Bill Clinton agreed to be questioned by Congress to clear his name.

But Trump is not a decent human being. He has been credibly accused of sexual misconduct several times, including losing an $83 million civil suit for defaming a woman who accused him of assault after the statute of limitations for an actual assault case had expired. The court's judgement did note as an established fact that "Trump ... sexually assaulted her ... without her consent", with graphic details of the assault.

Several days after the bombing began, 'Operation Epstein Diversion' failed. Despite running as an anti-war, "America First" candidate, Trump dropped more bombs in a single year than his predecessor did in four, and even his supporters believe that he is maintaining a clear "Israel First" mindset. Instead of distracting Americans from the revelations of the Epstein files, Trump's flailing war has made him more unpopular than ever. Unfortunately, the only people who can stop him are his own sycophantic Cabinet members and the Republican majorities in the House and Senate, most of whom seem to value their own reelection over any sense of duty to country.