Yesterday was an awful day in the history of this committee, and Senator Shelton White House didn’t mince words. He called it out for what it was: a display of double standards around truth and accountability.

He started with Pam Bondi, whose statements to the committee were provably false. Bondi alleged that White House and the ranking member had received campaign contributions from someone she called a close Epstein confidant. But as White House pointed out, every federal contribution is tracked by the FEC—checkable, objective, yes or no. The allegation was false, and yet it went uncorrected.

Then came the FBI director, Patel, whose testimony in the Mar-a-Lago case was used to justify dodging questions. He claimed DOJ had sealed his grand jury testimony and that a court order barred him from speaking. Both claims were demonstrably false—the chief judge confirmed nothing prevented him from testifying. When pressed a second time, Patel said he couldn’t answer because his transcript was being publicly released. Again, false. And the attorney general, sitting there, did nothing to correct the record, leaving the misimpressions to stand.

White House’s point was stark: on one day, someone is prosecuted for allegedly lying to Congress. The next, high-ranking officials make verifiable false statements and face no consequences. Lying under oath becomes a weapon, applied selectively depending on convenience and allegiance.

This isn’t just anger for drama’s sake. It’s a warning: congressional oversight only works if truth matters equally to all. If powerful figures can mislead without consequence, the system collapses into theater, with law and accountability selectively enforced.

For the viewer, the takeaway is clear: always ask—who else is being held to the same standard? And when leaders talk about law and order, do they mean it for everyone or only for those they oppose? Noticing these double standards is the first step to holding the powerful accountable.