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Trump has faced growing resentment over the decision of his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to withhold information

Mike Johnson, speaker of the House, called for the justice department to make public documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, breaking with Donald Trump over an issue that has roiled the president’s rightwing base.

It was a rare moment of friction between Trump and the speaker, a top ally on Capitol Hill, and came as the president faces growing backlash from conservatives who had expected him to make public everything known about Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while in federal custody as he faced sex-trafficking charges.

Earlier in the day, Republicans voted down an attempt by Democrats to insert language into legislation that would require files related to the Epstein case to be made public. But the minority party is determined to keep the issue alive, and Democrats on the House judiciary committee have demanded that its Republican chair, Trump ally Jim Jordan, hold a hearing with Bondi and her deputy as well as the leaders of the FBI to answer questions about Epstein.

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[–] a9cx34udP4ZZ0@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago

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.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago

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

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Maybe Mike will fall outa window for this outrageous show of defiance against dear leader.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

Polonium in the Cheetos

[–] SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Oops someone missed the most recent memo.

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

wow, didn't think mike johnson would have da balls, despite his namesake 🤭

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 239 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's working, keep attacking these fuckers. I just left an angry voicemail to my GOP rep sounding like an angry conservative.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 days ago
[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 100 points 1 week ago (9 children)

How much moonshine did you have to guzzle beforehand?

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just tip the still over and chug til it’s gone.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 week ago

"Method reacting."

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

So… a Tuesday?

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

It was about 17 tubes of vagisil.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago

And how much dip did you accidentally swallow while frothing with rage?

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My rep is Scott Fucking Perry and this might actually work on him

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's your rep. You don't need to pretend, just say you expected Trump to follow through on his promises and you want Scott Fucking Perry to do his job and hold the president of the US accountable.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Perry famously will not meet with constituents who are no pre-vetted. He has sent me many, many “Fuck you I do what I want” letters in response to non-partisan messages I’ve sent him.

The only people he cares about are MAGA. The dude helped plan Jan 6.

And the worst part is that our Democratic challenger is a former Republican TV anchor.

Because that is literally the best this area can do.

Vote Blue No Matter Who™

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 117 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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.

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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?

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 6 days ago

More republican voters want the files released than even the national average….

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

You appear to have read a different post than the one I wrote.

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[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He is also 3rd in line for president :(

[–] match@pawb.social 8 points 1 week ago

quickly, appeal to his greed and lust for power!

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 week ago (5 children)

…right after he and all the other chucklefucks voted to NOT release it.

Honestly, how the fuck does ANYONE take these fucksticks seriously?

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your average person isn't paying attention to details like this. They don't know, and frankly don't care even if they did.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 days ago

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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[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 69 points 1 week ago

If ONLY there was SOMETHING he could DO! UNFORTUNATELY he's just the LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

lol, but then today he votes against bringing it to a vote?

[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 39 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Gamers and global south rise up

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

Absolute GOLD! Best post I've seen today.

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] vala@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

It's already pdf. Works on mobile just fine.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

<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???

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] ileftreddit@piefed.social 17 points 1 week ago

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

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mike's Johnson is jealous of the kid play he missed out on.

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[–] BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

And then he will be one step closer to being President Mike Johnson!

pro gamer move

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