You said "this is not hard. Create a list of victims and their allegations. Investigate, then prosecute or close the file. Move on. If you want justice for the victims, that's the process."
You left out a lot.
What you stated is what should have happened in 2006-2008.
It didn't happen. Instead, a tap on the wrist deal was given to Epstein, and a coverup was ordered by Acosta. Everything was buried and sealed.
Epstein did his tap on the wrist punishment and then went right back to what he had been doing.
Years later, a MSM reporter in Florida -- one of those pesky MSM journalists the rightwing media and many in the GOP despise, hate, and constantly lie about -- was told by a victim's family there had been no criminal investigation.
The reporter began investigating. She dug and dug and dug. She discovered dozens of victims. She discovered what Acosta had done. Despite enormous pressure not to publish the story, her MSM newspaper published it.
Those newspaper stories caused a public uproar. The uproar and newspaper stories caused a DOJ office in NY to look into Epstein. The NY FBI and DOJ found out what he was doing.
Epstein was indicted, arrested, jailed to await trial, and then either committed suicide or was suicided.
Ghislaine was investigated. Indicted, prosecuted, sentenced to 20 years. She appealed. Her appeals continued through the federal courts until late 2024 when SCOTUS denied her.
For years, Trump, JD Vance, Bondi, Kash, Bongino, and pretty much the entire Trump GOP and entire rightwing media and entire rightwing podcast universe swore if Trump was elected, the coverup would end and everything except victim names would be made public.
That was a lie.
The coverup is still going on.
Massie and Ro have been doing the right thing.