President Donald Trump is not good at hiding his panic, and he is Panicked with a capital “P” – you can guess what else the “P” stands for – about the Jeffrey Epstein files.

In his present panic, Trump is making threats, like this one from Nov. 14, posted on his always-bonkers Truth Social account: “I will be asking A.G. Pam Bondi, and the Department of Justice, together with our great patriots at the FBI, to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him.”

To which I, a liberal in good standing, say: “Super. Let it rip. Go get ‘em.”

This is the thing Trump, in his mental slurry of narcissism and denial, doesn’t get: Most Americans – liberal, conservative or otherwise – don’t think anyone involved with a notorious convicted sex offender who died in jail awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges should get a pass.

I don’t give a damn if Clinton or any other Democratic politician, donor or celebrity gets brought down by the release of the Epstein files.

In fact, I would be delighted to see that happen, because I think pedophiles and anyone pedophile-adjacent or........

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