Man, for the most part I like the Josh Marshall podcast, but sometimes Kate just says something that’s so online lefty brained that I almost unsubscribe. Today’s was the conviction that the Epstein Files, released pursuant to a 2025 statute, should simply have been leaked by Biden’s DoJ.

So I hadn't thought about this angle, but of course you're right. Isn't the conclusion of that logic that Congress should have convened a special committee and held hearings? Sure, DoJ couldn't have leaked it, but weren't there other tools available to the Dems to publish the information?

The Maxwell case was pending during the whole of Biden's administration.