Justice Has No Expiration Date: A New Generation in Congress Demands Accountability.
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🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Guest host Joe Cirincione talks with Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA), a new member of Congress sworn in last September to fill the late Rep. Gerry Connolly’s seat, about his work on Oversight and Homeland Security. Walkinshaw says DOJ remains out of compliance with the Oversight subpoena for Epstein files and is violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act through illegal redactions; he wants answers from former Attorney General Pam Bondi about who ordered the redactions and any White House involvement, noting Committee Chair Comer chose a transcribed interview rather than a deposition. He also outlines Oversight inquiries into alleged DHS misconduct by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski. Walkinshaw argues accountability and affordability are linked, condemns Trump’s Iran war as unconstitutional under the War Powers Act, and warns a Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling could spur aggressive partisan redistricting and retaliation by Blue states.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Bill Press Pod. I'm Joe Serencioni still filling in for Bill while he is on sabbatical in Italy. |
| 0:15.1 | Good news, Bill will be back on Friday to host the reporter's roundtable. But today, I'm delighted to be joined by a rising congressional star, Representative James |
| 0:25.9 | Wackenshaw of Virginia. |
| 0:28.3 | Congressman Wackenshaw was sworn in this past September to fill the seat of the late |
| 0:32.7 | Representative Jerry Connolly. |
| 0:34.9 | At just 43, he's not just one of the newest members, but one of the 25 |
| 0:39.5 | youngest members of Congress. Yet he is already a frequent face on the news quoted widely, |
| 0:45.6 | and is seen as a part of a new generation of leaders ready to shake things up. I first |
| 0:51.4 | met James when he was Jerry Connolly's chiefest staff. He left that staff to run for the Virginia Board of Supervisors where he served for five years. |
| 0:59.0 | Jerry personally asked him to run for his seat when he realized that he was too sick to continue serving. |
| 1:06.0 | Representative Walkinshaw now serves on the Homeland Security Committee and one of the committees |
| 1:11.1 | that I worked on when I was congressional staff, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. |
| 1:16.5 | We are delighted that he can join us today discuss his work. |
| 1:21.3 | Representative Walking Shaw, you are in demand. Thank you very much for taking the time to join us. |
| 1:26.9 | Thanks, Joe. Really happy to be here. |
| 1:29.3 | It's a pleasure to have you. You've only been in office about eight months, but you're already in the |
| 1:34.7 | news. I see you on the shows. I see you quoted often in the media. And a lot of what you've been |
| 1:40.0 | talking about and your focus has been your work on the government oversight and reform committee, |
| 1:45.5 | and it has to do with the numerous scandals plaguing this administration. And the lead one is |
| 1:51.8 | the Epstein files. You've been outspoken on the need to release the Epstein files, but for the past |
| 1:57.0 | 60 days or so, since Trump started his war with Iran, the issue has been largely |
| 2:02.7 | off the front pages, off the networks, and progress seems to have been slow. Can you tell |
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