Letters to the Editor | Feb. 13, 2026

Is it fair that our attorney general is a Donald Trump sycophant who refuses to take action on the revelations of the Jeffrey Epstein files? No. But am I the first person in your life to tell you the world isn’t fair? The question is, what can we do about it?

I see a lot of anger and frustration that the powers that be aren’t doing enough in response to the Epstein files, especially compared to the resignations and firings going on in other parts of the world, and that’s right; they aren’t. But it is literally our job as citizens in a representative democracy to hold our elected representatives’ feet to the fire until they do what we want them to do. If Pam Bondi isn’t doing what she needs to do, and Congress isn’t doing what we’re telling them to do, then we must not be telling Congress what to do hard enough.

How will we know when we’re pushing hard enough? When we see these Epstein monsters in handcuffs doing the perp walk. Until then, keep up the pressure on Congress to issue their own subpoenas and conduct their own investigations of the multiple credible leads and tips in the file. Call. Write. Put a sign in your front yard. Talk to your friends and ask them to do those things.

The survivors deserve it. We deserve it. But we’re going to have to fight to get it.

Linda Falcao, Baltimore

Donald Trump’s chosen attorney general filibustered, dodged, and prevaricated her way during the disgracefully run and much-anticipated House Judiciary Committee hearing (chaired by Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio) on Wednesday. I challenge anyone to recall any other attorney general who conducted themselves in such an ugly manner. Americans were subjected to an incompetent, irrelevant, and disingenuous performance by a sworn witness in Congress. Jordan did nothing (naturally) to rein in Bondi, who serially refused to answer direct questions but invoked her fealty to Donald Trump ad nauseam. Bondi was 100% political, hyper-emotional, and insulting to nearly every interrogator who was a Democrat. What I took away from Bondi’s performance was that she really doesn’t know much and was unprepared — and unwilling — to testify honestly. Bondi is a bush league lawyer — trying desperately to survive in Washington — who has turned her agency into the Department of Injustice.

David Kahn, Boca Raton, Fla.

It is hard to get a handle on the Trump administration’s America First agenda because the president is constantly deflecting concerns about any specific policy by bad-mouthing the previous administration or by suggesting new outrageous proposals to mask any real problems. At the beginning of his first year, he unleashed the Department of Government Efficiency to cut waste in the budget by eliminating thousands of jobs that Elon Musk considered unnecessary in order to help pare down government spending. Early on, the president also began to impose tariffs with the promise that these vehicles would provide America with unimaginable wealth. What happened? After one year in office, Donald Trump’s policies have increased the national debt by about $2 trillion. At this pace, he will have increased the national debt by at least $8 trillion at the end of his term. It seems his economic policies are not producing the desired results. Perhaps he and his Republican colleagues should rethink what is best for the average American. And the average American should rethink who is best serving his or her interests.

Anthony Munafo, Warminster

Join the conversation: Send letters to letters@inquirer.com. Limit length to 150 words and include home address and day and evening phone number. Letters run in The Inquirer six days a week on the editorial pages and online.