As Epstein coverup collapses, House GOP is obsessed with Bad Bunny, and MTG has had enough

As the Epstein cover-up crumbles and healthcare costs skyrocket, House Republicans have called for an investigation into Bad Bunny‘s “indecent” halftime show at Super Bowl LX, and ex-Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has called out the misplaced priorities.

In an X post, Greene wrote, “House Republicans should come up with a healthcare plan that reduces the outrageous costs of health insurance instead.”

The Bad Bunny Brouhaha

All the same, lawmakers led by Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles (R‑Tenn.) and Florida Republican Rep. Randy Fine have urged scrutiny of the show’s lyrics and choreography, arguing that it included sexually suggestive elements inappropriate for a national broadcast and seeking potential FCC action.

Ogles wrote on X,

I am requesting that the Energy and Commerce Committee launch a formal congressional inquiry into the National Football League and NBC immediately for their prior knowledge, deliberate approval, and facilitation of this indecent broadcast. American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence.”

The Epstein fallout

At the same time, legislative attention should be focused on a very different and far weightier matter: the release of previously sealed Jeffrey Epstein files, which Greene pushed for before resigning from Congress.

In November 2025, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the Justice Department to make all unclassified documents related to Epstein’s prosecution publicly available.

The rollout of those files has been fraught. After an initial December 2025 release that included heavy redactions inconsistent with the law’s 30‑day deadline, subsequent batches and reporting revealed flawed redaction techniques that allowed some previously obscured content to be recovered.

In early February 2026, the Department of Justice said lawmakers would be allowed to view unredacted files in a secure reading room, giving congressional members insight into material that had previously been shielded from public view.

Lawmakers on both sides have criticized the DOJ’s handling of the release, with some arguing that transparency delays have diminished public trust and hindered accountability for powerful individuals named in the documents.

The Mike Johnson matter

Moreover, House Speaker Johnon may have more on his hands than Bad Bunny. As lawmakers began reviewing the unredacted files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a new controversy erupted over reports that the Department of Justice was logging which documents members of Congress accessed during their research.

In a rare break from his usual alignment with the Trump administration, House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly criticized the practice, telling reporters he did not think it was “appropriate” for the department to track legislators’ searches and calling it potentially an “oversight,” while emphasizing that members should be able to examine the files at their own discretion

Despite the significance of the Epstein files and the very real stakes in national healthcare costs, Greene’s comments highlight growing frustration within her party — and among voters — over what some view as misplaced legislative emphasis, even though Greene is now back home in Georgia.