On The Don Lemon Show, Don Lemon raised eyebrows with pointed questions about the timing of the U.S. government’s renewed focus on Venezuela and whether the crisis coverage is overshadowing growing calls for transparency surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The discussion comes as global attention has shifted sharply toward Venezuela following a dramatic U.S.-led operation tied to long-standing accusations of narcotics trafficking involving top Venezuelan leadership. The move has sparked geopolitical shockwaves, diplomatic fallout, emergency government briefings, market anxieties, and mass protests across parts of Latin America and beyond.
While many officials and analysts have framed the operation as a national security and anti-drug measure, Lemon suggested viewers should also ask questions about timing.
Don Lemon: “What’s in those Epstein Files? Every time that story gets close to daylight, something else explodes. Suddenly, nobody’s talking about Epstein right now. We’re talking about Venezuela. This administration is very good at one thing and that is changing the subject” pic.twitter.com/vxuKy40V4x
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“What’s in those Epstein files?” Lemon asked during his broadcast. “Because every time that story gets close to daylight, something else explodes, a new crisis, a new emergency, a new headline that pulls everyone’s attention away.”
For months, journalists, advocates, and lawmakers have pushed for full release of Epstein-related documents, files that could expose years of connections between the disgraced financier and powerful global figures. There have already been reports of delays, extended timelines, and disputes over redactions. That uncertainty has fueled public speculation and frustration.
“We were promised transparency. We were promised the truth,” Lemon continued. “Instead, we got delays. We got silence. We got noise. And then suddenly, nobody’s talking about Epstein right now.”
Lemon acknowledged the seriousness of the Venezuela developments but argued that historical patterns of distraction politics are hard to ignore.
“That timing isn’t a coincidence,” he said. “This administration is very good at one thing, and that is changing the subject… When pressure builds, this administration creates spectacle. Don’t fall for the okey-doke.”
His comments echo broader skepticism among some political observers who question how quickly major crises can dominate public narrative, sometimes at the expense of ongoing accountability issues.
Supporters of the administration strongly reject the idea that the Venezuela situation is anything but a national security response to criminal allegations. Critics, however, believe citizens can care about both global stability and domestic transparency — and still expect answers regarding the Epstein files.
Because while headlines may shift, questions about who appears in those files, and what they reveal, haven’t gone anywhere.
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