The VA GOP(Q) lies (and demagogues, fear mongers, etc.) all the time, of course, but Wednesday the lying (and demagoguing, fear mongering, etc.) was particularly egregious. See below for responses by Arlington/Falls Church Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti and by Georgetown Law Professor Aderson Francois.













![Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) on “Terrible, Horrific” Shooting of Two National Guard Members in DC, Says “it’s incumbent upon the [Trump] administration to lay out a clear plan to ensure their protection”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/walkinshawnationaguard1-238x178.jpg)







![Video: Sen. Tim Kaine on “Meet the Press” Says DoJ Not Complying with the Law on Release of ALL the Epstein Files, But Argues “I think [impeachment/contempt for DoJ officials is] premature”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kainemtp1221-100x75.jpg)

![Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says “It’s enormously frustrating,” as “the law is clear…the full files were supposed to be released [yesterday] and the Trump administration is not in compliance with that law”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/walk1219-100x75.jpg)