The Department of Justice is facing sharp criticism for what appears to be a deliberate attempt to confuse and distract from the explosive Epstein files by inexplicably naming deceased rock legend Janis Joplin among hundreds of high-profile figures connected to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) broke ranks with his party to call out the DOJ's questionable tactics, accusing the agency of "muddying the waters" in its Saturday disclosure that listed over 300 names in a six-page letter to Congress. The inclusion of Joplin, who died of a heroin overdose in 1970 - decades before Epstein's criminal enterprise was even established - has raised serious questions about the integrity of the entire disclosure process.
Why would the DOJ include a singer who died more than 30 years before Epstein became a household name? The answer seems obvious to anyone paying attention: they're trying to bury the real bombshells in a sea of irrelevant names and dead celebrities.
"This kind of bureaucratic game-playing is exactly what Americans are sick of," said one congressional source familiar with the matter. "When you're dealing with one of the biggest criminal conspiracies in modern history, accuracy and transparency should be paramount."
The Trump administration has repeatedly promised to drain the swamp and expose the truth about Epstein's network of powerful enablers. But the Deep State bureaucrats embedded in the DOJ appear determined to protect their allies by creating confusion and casting doubt on legitimate investigations.
Patriots demanding accountability have every right to be suspicious when government agencies start playing word games with evidence of crimes against children. If they'll lie about something as obvious as a dead rock star's connection to Epstein, what other deliberate distortions are they pushing?
The American people deserve the unvarnished truth about who enabled Jeffrey Epstein's crimes - not bureaucratic shell games designed to protect the powerful. It's time for the Trump administration to clean house at DOJ and deliver the transparency they promised.