Republicans once again blocked a vote on a measure to get Attorney General Pam Bondi to release files from the investigation of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, with every Republican in the House of Representatives voting to stop the Democratic measure yesterday.Now Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has an idea, and shes getting mocked online for how bad it is. Related Lauren Boebert freaks out over a guy in womens bathroom. She was completely wrong. I made an error regarding a mistaken identity, Boebert later said. Moving forward, we need a special counsel, she said on rightwing commentator Benny Johnsons podcast. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Her choice for the special counsel to investigate the allegations of child sex trafficking? Someone else who has also been accused of child sex trafficking: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).So this is certainly important and I want answers, she continued. Maybe that takes that special counsel to do so. Maybe Matt Gaetz can lead the special counsel.Would you vote in favor of that? Johnson asked. Absolutely yes. You know, Matt has spoke [sic] highly of Pam Bondi, Boebert continued. But yeah, Matt Gaetz as a special counsel, absolutely. At issue is the administrations refusal to release records associated with the investigation of Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking minors. While the medical examiner determined that his death was a suicide, many people, especially on the right, do not believe that it was, instead asserting that he was killed to keep him silent about the clients for whom he found children to sexually abuse.Many officials associated with Trump had spent years repeating the same rumors, andTrump himself said repeatedly in 2024 that the Epstein list needed to be released.In February, Attorney General Bondi said that she was reviewing a lot of names related to the Epstein investigation and said that the Epstein list is sitting on my desk right now to review. But last week, the Department of Justice released a memo that said there was no secret client list and reaffirmed the 2019 finding that Epstein died by suicide. Many Trump supporters were outraged that the rumored client list wouldnt be released, while many on the left speculated that the reason Bondi wasnt releasing it is because Trump himself or at least high-ranking members of his administration is on it.Trump had a decades-long friendship with Epsteinand joked about how his friend was fun and terrific andliked women on the younger side. Trump has also beenfound liable for sexual abuse by a jury, hasadmitted to sexually assaulting womenin the past, and hasadmitted to walking in on underage girlsas they changed clothes. He has been accused of sexual assault or other forms of sexual improprietyby at least 27 women.House Democrats have tried twice this week to introduce measures to get Bondi to release documents associated with the investigation into Epstein, with Republicans blocking the measures, fueling speculation online that Republicans are protecting either Trump or other administration officials who may have sexually abused children in connection with Epstein. Boeberts idea was panned on social media because Gaetz himself was accused of child sex trafficking and even resigned from Congress shortly after winning reelection in 2024, just before the House Ethics Committee was going to release a report on its investigation into his alleged sexual activity with minors. Gaetz has denied having sexual relations with minors.This might be the dumbest thing Ive ever heard anyone say unironically, one user on Bluesky wrote about Boeberts comments. Yes. A sex pervert investigating sex perverts. WTF, wrote another person. Bwhahahaha! Youve gotta be crazy. Oh, wait. You are, one person wrote.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.