This appalling Trump coverup cannot last forever — and may end sooner than he thinks

Donald Trump met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House.

When Emmett Till’s mother opened the casket of her murdered son in 1955, she made America face its own cruelty. She wanted everyone to see what hate and racism had done to her child. That act turned private grief into public truth. It forced the country to look in the mirror and stop pretending that it didn’t know what was happening.

That same kind of bravery is needed now.

Amy Wallace, who helped Virginia Giuffre write her book Nobody’s Girl, says she knows the names of the powerful men who sexually abused and trafficked children with Jeffrey Epstein. She says the FBI knows those names too. So does the Department of Justice.

But the American people don’t.

Wallace said clearly, “Yes, I know who the names are. Virginia knows. So do the FBI and the DOJ.”

Yet those files are still hidden. The government keeps saying there are “ongoing investigations” or “legal reasons” for keeping them sealed. But these excuses sound like lies meant to protect one man — Donald Trump.

Was Trump involved in these crimes? Did the beauty pageants he owned, like Miss Teen USA, become part of Epstein’s operation to exploit young girls? Is that what some in power are trying to hide?

House Speaker Mike Johnson seems to be working hard to keep certain information buried. Reports have suggested that one of Epstein’s victims was a contestant in one of Trump’s pageants. Is that the real reason for all this silence?

We’ve also seen officials like Kash Patel and Pam Bondi deny that they even have “Epstein’s list,” even though they once admitted it existed. Bondi even told the press earlier this year that the list was “sitting on my desk.” So what happened to it? Did they destroy it?

Virginia Giuffre spent years trying to bring Epstein’s network of powerful predators to light. Her bravery came at a terrible cost. Her story isn’t gossip — it’s evidence. It shows how rich and powerful men like Trump use their influence to avoid justice. They protect each other while the victims are forgotten or destroyed.

Every system that’s part of this cover-up — Congress, the Justice Department, the FBI — is rotting from the inside. We’ve seen this kind of corruption before.

The Catholic Church hid child abuse by priests for decades. The Bush administration lied about torture. Big corporations lied about the dangers of tobacco, asbestos, oil, and opioids — killing millions while paying off politicians to protect their profits. Trump’s government even tried to bring back asbestos, a poison that had already killed thousands.

This pattern is old and deadly. Whenever the truth threatens the rich and powerful, they bury it. And when that happens, the rot spreads through society until ordinary people rise up and demand the truth.

The Epstein case isn’t just about one man. It’s about a world where the rich believe they can do whatever they want — where laws are for everyone else.

If the FBI and the Department of Justice truly know the names of men who abused children, then keeping that secret is itself a crime. Every official who stays silent becomes part of that crime. Every politician who hides behind rules or fears Trump is helping to cover it up.

America cannot heal by hiding its wounds. Just as Emmett Till’s mother forced the country to see the face of racism, we must now face the truth about those who used and abused children, no matter how famous or powerful they are.

The truth will hurt. It always does. But only when it comes out can the nation begin to heal. The files must be opened. The names must be said.

Those who committed these crimes — no matter who they are — must face justice. They shouldn’t be allowed to hold office, run companies, or live respected public lives. They should be exposed and held accountable.

And those who know the truth but stay silent are guilty too. Justice cannot be one thing for the powerful and another for the weak. A country that protects predators because they’re rich or politically useful has lost its soul.

Everyone involved — from the FBI and DOJ to members of Congress — must decide which side they are on. They can either stand with truth and the victims, or they can stand with the abusers and the lies. There is no middle ground.

This isn’t about revenge. It’s about saving what’s left of our national conscience. Evil grows in silence. Corruption dies in sunlight. The moment those names are made public, the healing can begin.

Let the people see what was done. Let them see who did it. Let them see the truth that has been buried for so long.

Emmett Till’s mother showed us what courage looks like. Now that same courage is needed again. Until the truth comes out, until the names are spoken, and until justice is served, the stain of this evil will remain on all of us.