The Epstein Files Are An Apocalyptic Moment

Standing in front of the Capitol with sex trafficking survivors, I witnessed the most basic test of American leadership—and watched most politicians fail it

I was there today when Epstein survivors stood in front of the Capitol steps demanding what should be the easiest thing in the world: releasing files about an international child trafficking operation.

This should be bipartisan. This should be unanimous. This should be the one thing every politician can agree on without hesitation.

Instead, I watched the most basic moral test in American politics expose exactly who serves power versus who serves truth.

The test is simple: Will you stand with child trafficking victims when it might implicate powerful people you know?

Most politicians are failing this test spectacularly.

I got to see Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie up close—two politicians who actually seem to have principles. Khanna could have easily coasted without making Trump more of an enemy than he already is and putting in the work to co-sponsor the Epstein Files Transparency Act. And Republican Massie has paid the ultimate price for speaking truth about power, possibly losing his wife for exposing how every politician has an AIPAC handler.

But they're the exceptions. The vast majority of Congress won't touch this because the most powerful people in the world are implicated.

This is how power actually works. It protects itself at the expense of everything else—including children.

I asked someone I know in politics what he thinks about Thomas Massie. His response? "He's a fucking retard." Why? Because Massie refuses to do what will keep him in power when it conflicts with what's right.

Think about that worldview. Anyone who won't compromise their principles for political survival is considered retarded. That's the mentality that runs Washington.

These people have spent their entire lives getting to Congress. They want to win again. They can justify in their brains why they don't stand up for trafficking victims when it might hurt their careers. They tell themselves they can do more good by staying in power than by risking it for truth.

But here's what they miss: You don't get a redo on moral courage. When the moment comes to choose between your steak dinners with lobbyists and standing with abused children, that choice defines who you are forever.

The Epstein files represent an apocalyptic moment—not end times, but uncovering. The Greek word apokalypsis means revelation, the pulling back of the veil to see what was always there.

What's being revealed is that our entire system operates on blackmail and compromise. The most powerful people in the world maintain control by ensuring everyone with access has something to hide. When you're complicit, you can't challenge the system.

This isn't about Republican versus Democrat. This is about a captured political class that serves power instead of people. When your entire establishment is potentially compromised by the same blackmail operation, partisan analysis becomes meaningless.

Standing with those survivors today, I realized we're witnessing the collapse of legitimacy structures that have governed us for decades. Not through revolution, but through simple recognition that we've been lied to about fundamental things.

Americans are remembering we don't have to accept compromised leaders. We don't have to pretend obvious cover-ups are complex policy questions. We don't have to choose between teams owned by the same interests.

The beautiful thing about an obvious lie is it reveals the truth. When they say there's no list while survivors stand right there demanding justice, every American feels the same thing: That's not true.

Truth is the universe's most powerful force. When enough people align with it simultaneously, no institutional power can stand against it.

The people running these blackmail operations won't give up easily. They'll redirect attention, manufacture crises, divide us back into teams, and continue unaliving people. But something fundamental has shifted in American consciousness.

We've stopped accepting that child trafficking is a partisan issue. We've stopped believing that "national security" justifies protecting predators. We've stopped trusting people who've been lying to us about the most basic moral questions.

The spell is broken. What leaders we decide to be, and who we decide to elect next is up to us.

"For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light." — Luke 8:17