Epstein fever appears to have mercifully broken at Politico. Yes, although as recently as this past summer when Politico went full frenzy by publishing SIX Jeffrey Epstein stories in a 24 hour period in the apparent belief that the Epstein files would provide salvation from the Trumpocalypse, brutal reality appears to have set in.
It isn't that they are any less hostile to Trump but even Trump-hating analyst Ankush Khardori recently admitted the sad truth that the release of those files is unlikely to unlikely to harm Trump.
As a result, Politico has been forced to do something very unusual when it comes to covering Epstein. They actually wrote a story about the Epstein files and documents that pretty much stuck to the facts and avoided such absurdities as happened a couple of weeks ago when Politico Framed Possible Ukraine War Peace Deal as Distraction from Epstein Files.
The person tasked with the strange assignment of writing a Trump-free straight story about the Epstein case was the Politico Congressional reporter, Hailey Fuchs. The refreshing change of pace appeared on Wednesday in "Epstein island photos, videos released by House Oversight Committee."
It was unusual but pleasing to see Politico cover the topic of Epstein without a single mention of You-Know-Who. But this was still a story about what Democrats wanted to put out there.
The House Oversight Committee has received new materials from major financial institutions as part of its investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as photos and videos of Epstein’s private compound from authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The files from JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank have not yet been publicly released, though Democrats on the panel say they expect to release them in the coming days after a review....
Democrats publicly posted videos and photos Wednesday that were provided by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned his infamous private retreat....
Meanwhile, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers asked Wednesday for a meeting with Justice Department personnel to ascertain what information is in its possession and is subject to release.
Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told Attorney General Pam Bondi in a letter that that they are “particularly focused on understanding the contents of any new evidence, information or procedural hurdles that could interfere with the Department’s ability meet this statutory deadline.”
See, once you drop a certain worn agenda it really isn't hard to simply stick to the facts. And hopefully there will be no (or at least few) relapses on the part of Politico.
