Donald Trump called the Epstein Files a hoax on Monday. By Friday, it was the basis for a federal investigation. He’s now pushing Attorney General Pam Bondi to weaponize the documents against his political opponents. Because for the president, consistency is optional, but political utility is not.
After Trump got cornered following the release of the Epstein emails, he decided to do what he does best. On Friday, he took to Truth Social and ordered the Department of Justice to investigate the Epstein Files. But he didn’t order an investigation into his name. Instead, he pressed Bondi to prosecute all the Democratic names appearing in them. If you missed the irony, he’s opening an investigation based on very “hoax” he spent all week insisting wasn’t real.
