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The logic of using the Epstein files to defend the DOJ’s integrity is fraught with contradictions. If the Biden administration and Attorney General Merrick Garland truly sought transparency and the restoration of public trust, the records could have been released at any time during their control of the executive branch. Instead, the administration pursued a policy of continued delay, only to frame that delay later as principled adherence to protocol. Political analysts note that if the files contained information damaging to Donald Trump—as many partisans have speculated—the Biden DOJ would have had every incentive to make them public. Their continued suppression suggests to some that the contents could be equally or more compromising to individuals within the current establishment or broader elite circles
