Memo to Democrats: If you want to trigger a wave of wins in next year’s midterms, demand hearings on the Epstein files.

Also, at every press conference about inflation, Ukraine or cuts to Medicaid, display a big photo of President Trump posing with Jeffrey Epstein and women.

Every camera should have a clear view of a poster with this Trump quote: “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do — and many of them are on the younger side.” Credit New York Magazine’s 2002 interview with Trump.

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is a role model here. At his reelection campaign kickoff last week, he said plainly, “Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was going to release the Epstein files?”

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Cali.) is another model. He is demanding the release of all files related to the Epstein case. Khanna even tried to attach a resolution on releasing the files as an amendment to a cryptocurrency measure, only to have it blocked by House Republicans.

A cynic might ask: Why are House Republicans sitting on the files? Who are they protecting?

Many of Trump’s loyalists in the House GOP conference used congressional oversight powers to push conspiracy theories about Benghazi and Hillary Clinton’s email server. Democrats have far more evidence of wrongdoing and cover-up in going after the Epstein files.

Trump won in 2016 on the strength of a conspiracy theory, the false claim that President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. Remember

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