Congress Just Quietly Released Epstein Videos — While Everyone Was Watching Iran
House Oversight quietly dropped Epstein deposition videos; Trump signs mental institution EO & Harvard ultimatum; DOGE releases 7 years of Medicaid data to the public.
HIGH ALERT
Six major simultaneous stories — Epstein depositions, a mental institution executive order, a Harvard ultimatum, 7 years of Medicaid data released, DHS funding held hostage, and a Nobel nomination gift — make this one of the densest multi-front news cycles in weeks.
Key Developments
While the world was glued to Trump's zigzagging on Iran, something else happened on Capitol Hill yesterday — something that most people missed entirely.
The House Oversight Committee **quietly released deposition videos from Jeffrey Epstein's accountant and lawyer** — Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke — at almost the exact moment media attention was consumed by the Iran situation [1].
The timing was not lost on observers.
One post on X noted the release included materials referencing a woman identified only as "Jane Doe 4," who made accusations involving Epstein [2].
Whether the timing was strategic or coincidental, the documents are now public — and they are being read.
That's just one of five major stories breaking across Trump world today.
Let's start from the top.
**Trump signed an executive order to bring back mental institutions** — a move he announced himself in blunt terms [11].
"We are going to have to bring them back," Trump said. "Hate to build those suckers but you've got to get the people off the streets."
Supporters called it long overdue. Critics immediately raised civil liberties concerns about forced institutionalization.