by Serwan Zangana
The release of Jeffery Epstein files has disclosed the major scandal of many politicians and prominent figures across the world, including the U.S, and sparked a wide public outrage. However, the involvement of the American politicians and billionaires in Epstein’s case and their participation in his unethical acts gave the American people a pausing moment to review their perspectives and support to the political community and redefine the American society that is controlled by the billionaires and the powerful politicians.
Epstein led the major children trafficking and sexual abuse in the history and became the most dangerous pedophile in the world connecting prominent figures with his operation. After the release of the Epstein files, various groups, activists, and some politicians decried the child abuse and the heinous acts that were committed against the girls in his island and began seeking for justice. However, Epstein’s mysterious suicide on August 10, 2019, while he was in federal custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, generated many questions of either he committed a suicide or was murdered. For those who worked in corrections, including jails and prisons, can clearly see that a high profile, such as Epstein will not be left alone without any observation in order for him to simply commit a suicide! But seemingly the authorities attempted to terminate a further investigation.
Epstein files has not only divulged the scandal of the powerful figures in America but also cleared out the dark cloud from America’s sky, and now people are able to see the corrupt American government and the broken U.S Criminal Justice System. Clearly, the U.S President Donald Trump, after he pushed to pursue and release the Epstein file, is now urging Americans to move on, “I think it’s really time for the country to get on to something else,” Trump said.
The Department of Justice has failed in fulfilling its duty completely in releasing the files despite the legislation, Epstein Files Transparency Act, was passed by Congress and signed by Trump. Obviously the Attorney General Pom Bondi, has politicized the Justice department in defending Trump and prioritizing him over her ethical duty as an Attorney General. There are many redactions that appeared in the released Epstein files, which became a major concern for the American people.
It is an obvious cover up by the members of the Trump administration, which broke the trust between the public and the President. Congressman Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie apparently spent two hours reviewing the documents to find six names were redacted from the released files, “If we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files,” Congressman Khanna said.
However, Epstein’s case has implicated the global elite and created a chain of the international perpetrators, and for decades, Epstein continued his action of pedophilia and human trafficking, and the law enforcement community has failed to provide a basic protection to the American people. According to Jennifer Freeman, the attorney of Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein as an employee in New York City, Maria reported him to the New York City Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1996, for child sex abuse, including child pornography.
The federal authorities failed to act and take the report seriously and conduct a thorough investigation in Farmer’s allegation against Epstein. Obviously, the release of Epstein files included the 1996 complaint by Farmer. The question now is: Why did the authority delay to act or perhaps disregarded Farmer’s complaint?
As there is no one else being prosecuted in Epstein’s case except his girlfriend and conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, seemingly the Justice Department is not pursuing a further investigation to bring charges to those who are associated with Epstein. Although as Neama Rahmani, a former U.S. federal prosecutor said, “Cases aren’t built on documents. They’re based on witness testimony.” But, will the Justice Department have the audacity to bring witnesses for testimonies since more powerful names are emerging from the documents?
Congressman James McGovern cited a document included “sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury” from a girl, who said she witnessed Epstein and Trump, prior to his presidency, sexually abusing underage girls. But it is less likely that the powerful individuals named in the files and actively involved in the Epstein’s case be prosecuted, perhaps for two reasons, one, they hold positions that enable them to dominate the society and rule the Justice System, and two, they can purchase their freedom and avoid prison.
In 2022, Virginia Giuffre was suing the Duke of York Prince Andrew, in the U.S district court in New York for sexual assault when she was 17 years old. While sexual assault charges in the U.S can be felonies, Prince Andrew’s charge was a civil offense. Apparently, Prince Andrew settled the case by paying Giuffre compensation estimated to be $16.3 million, according to Time Magazine, and avoided prison time.
The corrupt American politicians and powerful billionaires have hijacked the U.S Justice System, and the Department of Justice under Trump has not been able to fulfill its duty and bring justice to every American. In fact, many files on Epstein redacted ahead of its release that included prominent names as the Department of Justice picked and chose to release and redact despite the Epstein Files Transparency Act being enacted. Congressman Khanna, who is also the co-author of the Act, said that the Department of Justice “purposefully muddying the waters on who was a predator and who was mentioned in an email.”
All in all, Epstein files revealed the unethical conduct of the American politicians and inequality in the U.S Criminal Justice System.
