Why Is Congress Doing This — Not the Courts?

Описание: Different Jobs, Different Powers
The U.S. government is split into three branches, and each has its own role:
• Congress (Legislative) → makes laws and oversees the government
• Courts (Judicial) → decide guilt, innocence, and legal disputes
• President (Executive) → enforces the law
What’s happening here is oversight, not a criminal trial.
Congress’s Role: Oversight & Investigation
Congress has constitutional authority to:
• Investigate government failures
• Collect information to decide whether laws need to change
• Hold hearings and issue subpoenas
This power exists because Congress can’t fix what it can’t examine.
So, when Congress investigates something like Epstein’s network, it’s asking:
• Did government agencies fail?
• Were laws ignored or poorly enforced?
• Do we need new laws or reforms?
That’s not a court’s job — that’s Congress’s.
Why Courts Don’t Step In First
Courts do not investigate on their own.
A court only acts when:
• Someone is charged with a crime
• Or there’s a lawsuit filed by a party
No charges, then no case, then no court action.
So, unless a prosecutor brings charges or someone sues, the courts have no role yet.
What About Contempt of Congress?
This is where people get confused.
When Congress subpoenas someone, and they refuse, Congress can:
1. Hold them in contempt
2. Refer that contempt to the Department of Justice
3. DOJ then decides whether to bring the case to court
So, the courts only get involved after Congress finishes its process.
Think of it like this:
Congress gathers the facts, then DOJ decides prosecution, then Courts judge the case
Why Congress Doesn’t Just “Let the Courts Handle It”
Because:
• Courts cannot subpoena people for investigations
• Courts don’t decide public policy
• Courts don’t fix systemic government failures
If Congress waited for courts every time, oversight would collapse.
Bottom Line
Congress isn’t acting as a court.
It’s acting as an investigator and watchdog.
Courts handle criminal guilt.
Congress handles accountability, transparency, and reform.
That’s why this is happening on Capitol Hill, not in a courtroom.