1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing in outrage and disbelief at the Executive Branch’s open, unapologetic disregard for the rule of law — and at Congress’s continued failure to enforce its own authority. Congress set a clear, lawful deadline: December 19, 2025 to produce the Epstein files. That deadline was not a suggestion. It was not a “guideline.” It was an order issued under Congress’s constitutional oversight powers. Now the Executive Branch has announced it will not comply. That is not a misunderstanding. That is not a delay. That is defiance. If any private citizen, business, or lower-level government employee ignored a lawful deadline from Congress, there would be immediate consequences — subpoenas, contempt proceedings, fines, prosecutions. No one would be allowed to simply shrug and say “we’re not doing it.” Yet somehow, when the Executive Branch does exactly that, Congress hesitates, equivocates, and does nothing. This is not a minor procedural dispute. This is a direct challenge to the rule of law and to Congress’s constitutional role as a coequal branch of government. If the Executive Branch can simply ignore congressional deadlines with no consequences, then congressional oversight is meaningless — and the Constitution is reduced to a suggestion. The American people are watching an administration openly declare that it is above accountability. That should alarm every member of Congress, regardless of party. This is not about politics. It is about whether the law applies to those in power. Either Congress enforces its own orders, or it admits — publicly — that it has surrendered its authority. Enough with statements. Enough with letters. Enough with delays. Issue subpoenas. Hold officials in contempt. Use the enforcement mechanisms the Constitution gives you. Do your job. The rule of law does not survive on press releases. It survives only when violations are met with consequences. If Congress allows this defiance to stand, it will set a precedent that future administrations — of any party — will exploit. Do something. Act now. Or admit to the American people that the law no longer applies to those at the top. History will remember whether Congress defended the Constitution — or stood by while it was openly ignored.