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Gross Old Pedos
Amazing how shocked people are by this.
Huh. That's weird.
Now just WHY would the Gang of Pedos be going out of their way to protect pedos? So strange, I thought they were the party that was going to get to the bottom of Qanon and release "the storm" on pedos, which were all presumed to be Democrats?
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On the one hand, yeah, shady as fuck from Republicans. On the other hand, the Dems could have pushed this during Biden's term. I doubt that Epstein was adding more names to his ledger after being dead for a few years. I actually do feel like this is a "both sides issue", and we would be better if this shit landed on both sides of the aisle so we have easy identification of the targets to clean up.
Democrats didn't release the files for the same reason Trump didn't. It doesn't even have to be that prominent democrats were on that island (although it's safe to say they were) it just takes a few CEO's and other financiers of our current government to say "Nah, kill that" and it will NEVER see the light of day.
We are constantly losing sight of what all of this is really about and who's really in power here. They want us screaming about Dems versus Republicans in this WWE theater spectacle so we don't start a class-war. And it's worked perfectly.
Here's the thing -- what are the "Epstein files" exactly? Who claimed they exist in the first place? Who has them?
Well, only one side voted the measure down.
Only one side was dumb enough to draw a bunch of attention to it when it was their guy (who is definitely on the list) is president.
Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake.
The Big Beautiful Bill also bundled a bunch of unrelated things, and that still got GOP votes.
Not to throw gas on the fire, but as an outsider, why didn’t Biden release those files in the 4 years he was president?
47's tenure might make you forget a few things about how presidencies are supposed to work. Releasing evidence is not something the president does, typically.
There are Democrats on the list also. Neither party wants this shit to actually come out.
Public deserves to see ALL who are on it, both parties. Burn them all.
Not saying this happened under Biden, but why would those files be released when they could be used to prosecute those in there? It was the Republicans and more specific MAGA pushing for a release and making it an election topic. At least for me (European), the list, if it exists in this form, is something you base investigations on. You gain nothing from releasing it to the public. But Republicans used it to feed their fringe conspiracy voter base, so the question is not exactly "why don't they release it", but rather "why don't they release it after talking about it for years and then putting the radio hosts who talked about it into key administration positions just to after claiming the files are on their desk stating that they don't actually exist while simultaneously damaging people on release". And it's not like any potential list came up during Biden's admin. Epstein was arrested and died under Trump.
I'd also think that some people have some kind of Dead Man Switch for releasing the relevant documents (if they exist).
I actually think it should be released publicly. There will be no justice without transparency. The people involved are to powerful to expect it to be handled justly.
Personally, I'm not a fan of vigilante justice, regardless of the crime, and this is certainly what this would lead to. But the big scandal is actually that there seemed to be no investigation into people apart from Epstein and Maxwell; this is the question people should be asking in my opinion: why has nobody else been prosecuted?
Generally neither am I. But I also feel no laws should protect the ultra wealthy, especially when the crimes are global. Somebody must take the powerful down and it isn’t going to be the powerful.
Because the "high road" and "Moral Victories" were the primary focus of his presidency. He made absolutely no effort to curtail and obvious dictator coming to power save for "pre-emptive" pardons on the people that were trying. So releasing the Epstein files was contradictory to his style of leadership which is not what we needed. I am not anti-biden, but I really am disappointed that he kept stepping on every land mine the donvict laid out for him as if on purpose sometimes.
It's not usual procedure for evidence to be released to the public, and both Biden and his pick for the DoJ, Merrick Garland, were unimaginative precedent-driven ghouls who wouldn't take a piss if it didn't have a court case and bipartisan agreement in the past five years authorizing it.
I'd prefer that honestly
As the four years of the Biden administration in the face of literal fascism showed, there are definite drawbacks to that approach.
Trump raped kids
And if you don’t believe the probability that occured… he admitted on daytime television that he was attracted to his own daughter!
There are pics of trump and Ivanka that make people in Alabama uncomfortable...
Most people do not follow the minutia of government and will not even know any of this happened.
Well of course they did. They're all on the list. So are their donors.
Why is it not expected that they'll release a document that says:
My Clients
Hilary Clinton Bill Clinton Taylor Swift Hillary Clinton Obama Rosie O Donnell Joe Biden Laughing Kamala Abrego Garcia
By Jeffery Epstein
You forgot to add Hillary Clinton, and it's Barack HUSSEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNN Obama
WhY Don'T TeH DEmS ReLEAse ThE LiST?
Damn, if only the Dems had the presidency at some point, potentially between his death and now.
I don't think there a list that says "This is all the bad people I did bad things for", but if there was it should've been released already, and if there's not then this is just theater. They're entitled to theatre, but I'm not really sure what your comment is supposed to imply. Is it implying "look the dems want it released!", because this is the weakest attempt at doing that imaginable. If they wanted it released they had years to figure it out and it would've prevented maga from using it as a rallying point.
Neither party wants this shit released. There are republicans and democrats incriminated in it.
I'm sure he had a blackmail list ready to go in order to prevent himself facing consequences. It's why he got suicided.
Why would he make a list, paper or digital? If he ID'd someone he wanted to blackmail for money or policies, he would remember if he had videos or pix of them. Having a name on a list isn't gonna scare a mark or do anything in court. If blackmail was his thing, the videos, pix, or recordings would be what you'd want. Someone (Putin?) may well still have them.
A list of name is nothing. A list of names, dates, with flight records, and obfuscated payments, which can be corroborated by other records... That is a big deal.
This isn't a nuance take. It's actually something not thought out very well.
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imma throat punch first mofo that says that
What happened: The House Rules Committee, which prepares legislation for votes on the House floor, voted 5 to 6 against attaching Khanna's amendment to a procedural measure related to the GENIUS Act and a defense funding bill.
Republicans said the amendment was not pertinent to the GENIUS Act, which would create the first regulatory framework for stablecoins, or the defense funding bill.
I hope the next step is one page bill to vote on and not an amendment to an unrelated bill.
I feel like this amendment gives Republicans full cover since they can just say, "It was an unrelated amendment" and they'd be right.
Just the other day Rep Khanna tweeted,
On Tuesday, I'm introducing an amendment to force a vote demanding the FULL Epstein files be released to the public. The Speaker must call a vote & put every Congress member on record.
But had this amendment passed it would not have put every Congress member on record. Had this amendment passed Congress would have been voting on the "GENIUS Act" and defense funding bill.
We would have been in the EXACT same situation as we JUST had with the "Big Beautiful Bill". People voting for it and then saying, "Oh, but I don't agree with it."
Had his amendment passed Democrats could then vote against the bill by saying, "The GENIUS Act and defense spending bill are terrible pieces of legislation. I also want the list released, but I couldn't vote for this bill for other reasons."
And yes, a one page bill that says to release the files would never actually get a congressional vote. The Speaker of the House would never bring it for a vote. Some procedural nonsense would block it. BUT make those fuckers defend their decision.
Just because Democrats are in the minority doesn't mean they have to give up at the slightest inconvenience. Push this hard. You've found a weak spot, hit back! Push Republicans. Fuck, push Democrats if you have to.
oh sweet child, thinking Democrats will act while they have absolutely zero power to yield expecting different results.
Looks like they did, https://lemmy.world/post/33016257
They kept pushing which is exactly what I wanted. I hope they keep at it.
Do the dems really want these released or is it just a pretend game from both sides?
Definitely this. If there weren't also democrats incriminated the Biden administration would have released it.
House Republicans want to rape your kids too.
Either way, this only works in the Democrats favor. Now the crazy MAGAts have more people to be pissed at and not vote for.
Which one?
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