Comer Thought Epstein Would Hurt Democrats. Instead, He Handed Democrats a Roadmap to Destroy Trump [View all]

If House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer’s recent crusade to drag Bill and Hillary Clinton in front of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein files was supposed to be a masterstroke of political one-upmanship, let’s let him in on a little secret: this is going to backfire spectacularly. What the Kentucky MAGA Republican intended as a cudgel to bludgeon Democrats has instead cracked open a political Pandora’s box — one that, when Democrats retake the House next year and eventually the White House, could unleash a torrent of investigations straight toward Donald Trump, his family, his lieutenants like Vice President J.D. Vance, his cabinet, his donors and anyone else orbiting the MAGA galaxy.

Welcome to another episode of FAFO, MAGA.

For months, Comer has sought to frame the release and scrutiny of the Epstein files as a Democrat problem. GOP messaging has leaned into narratives that the Obama-Biden era tried to bury documents, that Epstein’s network and archives were somehow partisan dynamite yet to be set off, and that Republicans alone are the fearless seekers of sunshine and accountability.

Here’s the delicious twist of political fate: the strategy has lowered the barrier to future Democrats demanding the same level of scrutiny on Republican leaders. Dragging Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify before Congress sets a precedent, one that Democrats will be only too happy to exploit in the future.

https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/comer-thought-epstein-would-hurt

Comer was never known for his brains.