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Khanna says DOJ ‘muddying the waters’ on Epstein files by naming Janis Joplin in letter
Are they actually going to vote on something real?

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is accusing the Department of Justice of “muddying the waters” in its latest disclosure of the Epstein files by naming the late singer Janis Joplin in a new letter to Congress.

Joplin was among more than 300 high-profile figures mentioned in a six-page letter on Saturday. The DOJ said these figures were either government officials or “politically exposed persons” who were named or referenced in the documents. The department noted the Epstein Files Transparency Act does not define what a politically exposed person is, but released all relevant names.

The inclusion of Joplin’s name in the letter stands out because she died in 1970, long before convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was in the public spotlight.

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“The DOJ is once again purposefully muddying the waters on who was a predator and who was mentioned in an email,” Khanna posted on X late Saturday.

“To have Janis Joplin, who died when Epstein was 17, in the same list as Larry Nassar, who went to prison for the sexual abuse of hundreds of young women and child pornography, with no clarification of how either was mentioned in the files is absurd,” he continued.

Khanna, who has been particularly critical of the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files, called on the DOJ to release all documents and to “stop protecting predators.” The department has faced scrutiny for redacting the names of certain individuals, including nonvictims. Khanna argued that only the names of victims should be redacted.

In the letter to top leaders of the Senate Judiciary and House Judiciary committees, the DOJ maintained it has released “all” records related to Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell. The department added that it did not withhold or redact records “on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary,” as defined in the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump late last year.

The new letter lists Trump, Melania Trump, and Ivanka Trump among the long list of public figures. Some of the other names include Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Tesla CEO Elon Musk, former Vice President Mike Pence, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Notably, Khanna and other members of Congress who have pushed for the full release of the Epstein files are also listed in the …

Trump announces $5 billion pledge in Gaza aid from Board of Peace members
Who's accountable for the results?

Members of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace have pledged more than $5 billion in aid for Gaza, the president announced Sunday.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, saying the funding would be formally pledged during a February 19 meeting in Washington, D.C.
"On February 19th, 2026, I will again be joined by Board of Peace Members at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., where we will announce that Member States have pledged more than $5 BILLION DOLLARS toward the Gaza Humanitarian and Reconstruction efforts, and have committed thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force and Local Police to maintain Security and Peace for Gazans. Very importantly, Hamas must uphold its commitment to Full and Immediate Demilitarization. The Board of Peace will prove to be the most consequential International Body in History, and it is my honor to serve as its Chairman," Trump wrote.
"The Board of Peace has unlimited potential. Last October, I released a Plan for the permanent end to the Conflict in Gaza, and our Vision was unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council. Shortly thereafter, we facilitated Humanitarian Aid at record speed, and secured the release of every living and deceased Hostage. Just last month, two dozen distinguished Founding Members joined me in Davos, Switzerland, to celebrate its official formation, and present a bold Vision for the Civilians in Gaza, and then, ultimately, far beyond Gaza — WORLD PEACE!" he said.
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Fraud Nation
Be honest—this is ridiculous.

Americans want to help people in need, but when government does that, about 500 billion taxpayer dollars get stolen.

It’s how the system is designed, says the United Council on Welfare Fraud’s Andrew McClenahan in this new video. “You’re measuring success by the amount of money you put out.”

Because of that, government agencies rarely check whether their handouts go to the right people.

Minnesota is just the latest example.

Government officials didn’t uncover that fraud—YouTuber Nick Shirley did.

I say to McClenahan, “It’s weird that a kid did what government investigators couldn’t do.”

“Articles back in 2018 talked about millions of dollars in suitcases being flown out of Minneapolis,” he replies. “But it took a 20-year-old with an iPhone to go in there and expose it on Twitter.”

After Shirley publicized the fraud, the White House froze billions in welfare payments.

Progressives didn’t like that.

“What they are doing is creating confusion, chaos, trying to intimidate people,” complains Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. “There is no reason for them to fully stop funding these programs. The only reason they’re doing that is for PR purposes.”

Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz was hardly better. “This is on my watch. I am accountable,” he said.

But he did nothing about the fraud.  

During the pandemic, President Joe Biden said: “My message to those cheats out there is this: You can’t hide. We’re going to find you!”

But they didn’t.

Of the hundreds of billions stolen in 2024, the Department of Justice barely recovered $2.9 billion.

Is there nothing we can do to stop fraud?

“Sure, you can!” says McClenahan. “It takes less than a second to verify things with data connections these days.”

But government rarely uses modern data connections.

Elon Musk, when he ran the Department of Government Efficiency, complained that government records weren’t computerized. Many agencies doled money out without even saying what the money was for, or where it went! He calls government recordkeeping a “time warp.”

“They’re relying on rules and regulations written for pen and paper,” says McClenahan.

Poor recordkeeping makes fraud easier.

Some people openly brag about it.

During President Donald Trump’s first term, a rapper wrote a song about stealing benefits that Trump rushed out for pandemic relief: “I gotta shout-out to Donald Trump. I just might swipe me a lump sum.”

That was in California. There’s lot of fraud there. The state gave phone subsidies to 94,000 accounts of dead people.

“Everybody knows that the United States is the easiest game in town,” says McClenahan.

Some stolen funds go to alleged terrorists.

“We literally rang the dinner bell for the whole world, and they answered,” he says.

“These are American programs,” I point out. “People in other countries aren’t eligible.”

“But if you’re not checking to see where somebody lives, where they’re applying from, who they are, you’re not going to find them!” says McClenahan.

In addition, many state politicians don’t try to find fraud. Handouts mostly come from the federal government, so local politicians reason: “People in other states pay, but my taxpayers collect! Why make a big effort to stop …

Massie rips Trump’s lack of transparency on files as head of ‘Epstein administration’
Same show, different day.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) derided President Donald Trump for his lack of transparency related to the Epstein files, going so far as to claim the president is in charge of the “Epstein administration.”

“Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these kinds of people in New York City and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent, but he’s not,” the congressman said on the ABC News Sunday morning news program This Week. “He’s still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration, and they’re attacking me for trying to get these files released.”

Within the Trump administration, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz are facing scrutiny for their past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the extent of which is seen in the files.

KHANNA SAYS DOJ ‘MUDDYING THE WATERS’ ON EPSTEIN FILES BY NAMING JANIS JOPLIN IN LETTER

Neither administration official nor Trump has been accused of any criminal behavior in relation to Epstein’s sexual crimes.

Since returning to the White House last year, Trump has tried to distance himself from his past relationship with the convicted sex offender. At several points, he claimed Democrats were pushing the Epstein files as a “hoax” to undermine his administration.

Trump later signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bill passed by Congress to compel the Department of Justice to release all Epstein-related records in full and in a timely manner, as a way to expose Democrats’ ties to the late financier.

The DOJ maintains it is complying with the law by disclosing millions of records, but members of Congress continue to apply pressure on the department’s leadership.

Massie, for one, was not fond of answers made by Attorney General Pam Bondi during a contentious hearing in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Asked on ABC if he has confidence in Bondi as attorney general, Massie replied, “I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn’t confident enough to engage in anything but name-calling in a hearing. And so no, I don’t have confidence in her.”

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The Kentucky Republican cited Bondi’s evasive response to his question about the redaction of former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner’s name from a certain document.

“She wouldn’t give me an answer,” he said. “But ultimately, it’s her who is responsible for the document …