They can, they just don’t want to. They’ll only go as far as they can get away, it’s all performative. They don’t want the files released either, and they’re all too happy for the republicans to take the fall and to simply say “we didn’t have the votes”.
If they did want to release them, like you said, they’d do more than the bare minimum.
If Democrats weren’t spineless bitches they’d run ads of these names nationally and hammer all of Republicans on this issue 24/7.
If Democrats could muster half the energy Republicans had for Obama’s tan suit we might actually have a chance to win something.
They can, they just don’t want to. They’ll only go as far as they can get away, it’s all performative. They don’t want the files released either, and they’re all too happy for the republicans to take the fall and to simply say “we didn’t have the votes”.
If they did want to release them, like you said, they’d do more than the bare minimum.
Or fucking Biden would have done it. The fact that he didn’t goes to show how bipartisan child rape is!