October 30, 2025 02:09 PM UTC

When "Owning The Libs" Trumps Justice For Jeffrey Epstein's Victims

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• by: Colorado Pols

As Brett Forrest reports for KOAA-TV Colorado Springs, the pressure is staying on freshman GOP Rep. Jeff Crank from family members of a victim of deceased billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to join a discharge petition that would force a vote on releasing the files from the investigation and the potentially bombshell names therein to the public:

A digital billboard at the top of Monument Hill might be turning heads for those driving northbound on I-25 this month.

As the digital ads cycle through, one in particular stands out, saying “Courage is Contagious. Release ALL the Epstein Files…”

“We put that billboard in your region to make sure not only that members of Congress hear that survivors want to release all the files, but that constituents see it and hopefully call members of Congress to urge them to release all the files,” said Lauren Hersh, National Director of World Without Exploitation.

Asked for comment about the Epstein-themed billboard on I-25, Rep. Crank claimed to be all about the justice, be-bopping and scatting that he’s always wanted the files released:

Crank, who’s a target of the Monument Hill billboard, didn’t shy away from the topic when asked in an interview last week.

“Not only do I want them released, I wanted them released when Joe Biden had control of them, which I strangely noticed that many of these groups that are out there calling for the release of the Epstein files were very, very quiet when Joe Biden had control of the Epstein files. It was only when Donald Trump got them,” Crank said.

That could be because of the strong likelihood that Donald Trump is in them, as Crank comes dangerously close to conceding:

“There are some people who I believe for political purposes are trying to use this to say ‘Well you know, what if Donald Trump’s name is in there?’” Crank said. “Well, if anybody’s name is in there, the president or anybody else, it should be released.” [Pols emphasis]

Sounds great! But there’s just one barrier standing between Jeff Crank and justice for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, survivors of whom Crank represents in Congress.

Owning the libs.

Crank said he never signs onto a discharge petition, despite the public pressure for him to do so.

“I don’t sign discharge petitions on anything. I’ve never signed one. And I won’t say I’ll never do it, but it would take a lot to get me to sign one,” he said. “Because essentially a discharge petition hands control of Congress to the minority party. When you’re in the majority party, you don’t hand that to them.” [Pols emphasis]

For Rep. Jeff Crank, justice and closure for the victims of one of the most notorious global sex criminals of modern history is of secondary importance to not giving “the minority party” the satisfaction of a political victory.

If this is not an equally notorious moral abdication by Jeff Crank, we don’t know what is.