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US House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash
(www.theguardian.com)
Oops someone missed the most recent memo.
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calls for release of files
votes against releasing files knowing base is stupid and will listen to him say the files should be released but not pay attention when he actually votes against it
wow, didn't think mike johnson would have da balls, despite his namesake 🤭
Let me guess: "but just the ones Pam Bondi finds credible".
Shockingly you won't find a single republican on Trump ally on the list because those aren't credible....
There's 0 chance Johnson is going against Trump, this is all theater so when Trump's name magically isn't connected to Epstein they can pretend like it's a legitimate list.
Maybe Mike will fall outa window for this outrageous show of defiance against dear leader.
Polonium in the Cheetos
Stole this from elsewhere on Lemmy, which was apparently snagged from reddit, and then downloaded to my phone & 2 laptops...
From reddit.... https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/eBjDX0zt07
Here are the Epstein Files. For those of you who have seen this comment before, my apologies. I am trying to keep this information alive. Please feel free to share. Contact me if you want provenance.
https://joshwho.net/EpsteinList/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1320.0-combined.pdf (verified court documents)
https://joshwho.net/EpsteinList/black-book-unredacted.pdf (verified pre-Bondi) Trump is on page 85, or pdf pg. 80
Trump’s name is circled. The circled individuals are the ones involved in the trafficking ring according to the person who originally released the book. These people would be “The List “ Here is the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsiKUXrlcac
—————————other Epstein Information
https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Johnson/_TrumpEpstein/_Calif/_Lawsuit.pdf here’s a court doc of Epstein and Trump raping a 13 yr old together.
Some people think this claim is a hoax. Here is Katies testimony on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnib-OORRRo
Gamers and global south rise up
Apparently this has been out since 2020 https://archive.org/details/jeffrey-epstein-39s-little-black-book-unredacted/page/n5/mode/1up
Absolute GOLD! Best post I've seen today.
Would you (or someone) mind converting those to something more mobile-friendly please?
The easier it is to see, the more people will see it
It's already pdf. Works on mobile just fine.
It's working, keep attacking these fuckers. I just left an angry voicemail to my GOP rep sounding like an angry conservative.
Good idea.
How much moonshine did you have to guzzle beforehand?
It was about 17 tubes of vagisil.
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Even if it does get released we won't see the original list. I'm sure it will be heavily redacted. It's not like there will be any actionable information. What do we expect to see, exactly; A list of names? It's not like there will be an annotated list of crimes.
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…right after he and all the other chucklefucks voted to NOT release it.
Honestly, how the fuck does ANYONE take these fucksticks seriously?
Your average person isn't paying attention to details like this. They don't know, and frankly don't care even if they did.
This is an extremely salacious story. Sure, a lot of people have no idea, but the Epstein story has always had more traction than average.
Don't forget that QANON was the factor that shot HitlerPig's campaign to the front of the pack, and the primary focus of QANON, at least at the beginning, was outrage over child sex trafficking by government officials. People who had never paid the slightest attention to politics were now "experts," thanks to the QANON rabbit hole.
THOSE people put HitlerPig over the top, and he needs to keep them on board. Once they realize that HE is the one they are truly after, many of them will crash, and either vote Democrat, or more likely, abandon politics altogether, which is fine, too.
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The surest sign yet that the political winds are blowing against Trump on this one, since Johnson is not only a weather vane, but a coward.
Bullshit. Nothing will happen. He's a convicted felon. They didn't do anything for that. They can't for this. He's a king. He's a dictator. Nothing will happen. If you don't like it, get violent or leave the country. Democracy is dead.
He is convicted for things his voters either don't see as much of a problem, or even as the right thing to do. What if something comes up they actually do care about?
They will still fall in line and praise their king. Mark my words, Trump will die in office. Be it in 1 year or 10.
More republican voters want the files released than even the national average….
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<the decision of his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to withhold information>
The decision of Pam Bondi to LIE!
They tell so many lies they can't keep 'em straight.
What are they doing in politics???
Politics 101- keep your lies straight
If ONLY there was SOMETHING he could DO! UNFORTUNATELY he's just the LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!
And then he will be one step closer to being President Mike Johnson!
pro gamer move
PFFFFFFFFF, they're forgetting it's 100% a cult of personality.
What Texan is holding his rifle in the air screaming "JOHNSON" or "VANCE" and slapping a big fat bumper sticker on his 4x4?
Just because you impeach Jessie James, it won't make you Jessie James.
Absolutely. When HitlerPig assumes room temperature, there will be an all-out WAR for control of MAGA. That should be fun to watch.
Nah, if impeached (and found guilty by the Senate) Vance becomes president and picks his VP himself. Speaker of the house stays where they are
Hey now, there could have been some temptingly pleather couches on Epstein Island.
lol, but then today he votes against bringing it to a vote?
I think it didn't make it out of committee (pls down vote if I'm wrong) so never reached the floor for a full vote.
Blah blah blah blah blah.
That's all this is. Talk.
When it comes time for action they'll vote no like they literally just did. This is all about trying to have their way and keep their base.
I am still shocked every time on how naive some people can be, like, a Person lying all the time, even contradicting themselves in the same sentence, and people still believe that that person does what they say?!
I mean WTF?! How do such people survive?
Warning labels.
Withholding the Epstein list, convenient gaps in the "Oh, we found it!" video. Looks like Trumps method of putting bleeding edge incompetent people in positions of power comes back to bite his sorry ass.
Call their offices. Find one from your state and just call asking why? Why don’t you think the files should be public? Why all the secrecy? Who are you protecting?
If you read this, it’s me asking you personally, directly, to call a congressperson from your state and ask why
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