The announcement that high-profile figures will finally testify before the Epstein committee is a victory for public decency and the rule of law. For years, a cloud of suspicion has hung over the highest corridors of power, leading many to believe that the elite are entirely above the law. The American people deserve to know the truth about the networks of depravity that operated in the shadows of our financial and political institutions.

Justice is not a respecter of persons or bank accounts. If our institutions are to be trusted again, the truth must be dragged into the light, no matter how uncomfortable it may be for the powerful. Character is what we do when no one is watching, and for too long, the silence of the authorities has suggested that some were permitted to act without consequence. We must demand full transparency and accountability. Only by rooting out this rot can we begin to bind up the wounds of a cynical nation and restore the moral foundation of our leadership.