Trump suggests he’ll release Jeffrey Epstein ‘client list’ if elected: ‘I’d have no problem with it’

[GoldenBoy89]

Couldn't Biden have ordered the release then?

Did you want him to release it?

 

[iluvatar5150]

If there was something really bad about Trump in the files do you really think Maxwell's appeals would have stopped them from releasing them?

I'd like to think so.

For the record, I've never expected there to be much incriminating evidence against Trump in there. When Patel and Bongino said there was nothing to the files, my reaction was "welcome to reality, guys." The only thing that's made me think there might really be something there is the bizarre amount of resistance he and his administration have put up against releasing the files. It would hardly be the first time that I'd given him the benefit of the doubt only to realize that he really is that bad and the worry-warts were right all along.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Did you want him to release it?

I preferred Biden to be able release it. I'm tired of courts taking so long. I like to know that I'm not voting for a criminal.

 

[essentialsaltes]

‘She’s Trying to Take Down Trump’: Laura Loomer Slams ‘Despicable Traitor’ MTG for Joining Epstein Files Push​

Far-right provocateur Laura Loomer is going scorched earth on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), accusing the congresswoman of betraying Donald Trump by joining a bipartisan push to unseal the long-buried files of Jeffrey Epstein

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign from Congress in January​

"Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for," she said.

Greene, who has served in the House since 2021, came under attack from Trump last week, when the president announced that he was removing his endorsement of Greene's reelection campaign after she broke party rank and signed onto a discharge petition forcing a vote to order the Department of Justice to release its full Epstein files -- another issue that Greene has come to champion from the campaign trail to Capitol Hill in recent years.

 

[essentialsaltes]

FOIA on files on the DOJ's handling of the files. (like sitting on Pam's desk, maybe) Judge moves to expedite the process for some of the request.

Because Democracy Forward has demonstrated that the Department’s handling of the Epstein files is a “matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exist possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence,” 28 C.F.R. § 16.5(e)(1)(iv), its FOIA requests are largely entitled to expedited review.

Possible Questions About the Government’s Integrity
Democracy Forward has also established that this widespread media coverage raises
“possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” 28 C.F.R. § 16.5(e)(1)(iv). As the plain text of the regulation makes clear, a requestor need not point to actual evidence of government misconduct; they need only show possible questions regarding government integrity.

Democracy Forward has cleared this bar. As its submission to the Justice Department showed, prominent outlets have reported that the Department’s change in position has generated widespread controversy that has undermined public trust.

For the reasons explained above, the court will GRANT IN PART and DENY IN PART Democracy Forward’s Motion for Summary Judgment. The court will order Defendants to expedite processing of Democracy Forward’s July 25 and July 28 FOIA requests, except with respect to the overbroad search terms “whistleblower” and “flight logs.”

 

[Belk]

‘She’s Trying to Take Down Trump’: Laura Loomer Slams ‘Despicable Traitor’ MTG for Joining Epstein Files Push​

Far-right provocateur Laura Loomer is going scorched earth on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), accusing the congresswoman of betraying Donald Trump by joining a bipartisan push to unseal the long-buried files of Jeffrey Epstein

“There’s become two Americas,” Greene said during the press conference. “There’s the America for the rich and the powerful and the elite—where they never face any struggles or problems… And then there’s forgotten America that faces all the problems and deals with all the issues and never gets justice for being sexually assaulted and raped by a monster.”

“This isn’t one political party or the other,” she added. “It’s a culmination of everyone [who] worked together to silence these women and protect Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal.”

Greene later revealed on Real America’s Voice that she had received “a lot of pushback” from Trump’s orbit for supporting the petition—but stopped short of blaming Trump himself.

Will the true protectors of Donald Trump please stand up? Is it the group trying to hide the files or the group trying to expose the files?

Isn't this admitting that Trump will be damaged by the release of the files?

 

[essentialsaltes]

House Oversight chair issues subpoenas for Epstein files...​

"While the Department undertakes efforts to uncover and publicly disclose additional information related to Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell's cases, it is imperative that Congress conduct oversight ..." Comer wrote in a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

What a difference finding some facts makes. Nothing to see here! We never should have started this! I didn't want to in the first place!

‘Nobody will ever believe it’: James Comer airs doubts about his own Epstein investigation​

Without James Comer’s House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the world might never have seen the “birthday book” full of lewd materials or the trove of more than 20,000 documents elucidating the late convicted sex offender’s dealings with global power players — including President Donald Trump.

It would have been a career-defining triumph for any House Oversight Committee chair. But not for Comer, who expressed deep ambivalence about the ongoing probe in a recent interview.

“I fear the report will be like the Warren Report [on the JFK assassination],” he said. “Nobody will ever believe it.”

[The amount of conspiracy theories about powerful men protecting powerful men associated with Epstein] was one big reason, Comer said, that he “wasn’t excited about doing the investigation.” Even now, he has not fully committed to releasing a final report, saying it would happen “eventually, I would assume.” [It sounds like this man is considering using his power to protect powerful men associated with Epstein.]

For months, House GOP leadership touted the Oversight probe as proof that Republicans were taking the Epstein case seriously — even as they fought efforts from within their own ranks to advance legislation that would force a complete release of the DOJ investigative files.

... the most significant challenge Comer faces is managing the political fallout for Trump and the GOP writ large.

Comer’s targeting of the Epstein estate uncovered materials that connect the president to the late financier. But Comer has continued to downplay the significance of the revelations and insist they show no signs of wrongdoing.

 

[NxNW]

Couldn't Biden have ordered the release then? What was he waiting on?

Nobody was asking for it, plus he was busy getting us out of the Trump Recession.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Trump says he signed Epstein bill​

It's been a couple weeks and the deadline is 30 days. Anything?

Lawmakers ask AG Pam Bondi for a status update on releasing the Epstein files

Five members of Congress from both parties and both chambers are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi for a briefing and status update by the end of the week on the legally mandated release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

 

[7thKeeper]

Nobody was asking for it, plus he was busy getting us out of the Trump Recession.

And as was pointed out previously, Maxwell's appeals were still ongoing.

 

[HARK!]

Nobody was asking for it,

Wrong

 

[essentialsaltes]

Wrong

Yes, the clamor was from the rightwing-o-sphere and Republicans. Not a crowd whose curiosity Biden had any interest in satisfying.

 

[HARK!]

Yes, the clamor was from the rightwing-o-sphere and Republicans. Not a crowd whose curiosity Biden had any interest in satisfying.

Yep, half the country were second class citizens during that Administration. Good to see that some on the Left joined some on the Right to fight corruption.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Yep, half the country were second class citizens during that Administration.

It is not 'second class citizens' to not be granted access to investigative files. This is not something the DOJ spills publicly on a regular basis.

Good to see that some on the Left joined some on the Right to fight corruption.

Which corruption? The people potentially associated with Epstein?

Donald Trump has been the most reluctant corruption fighter on that issue when it became real and not a campaign promise. Combine that with his pardons for people convicted of public corruption, his administration's lax promulgation and enforcement of ethics for its officials, and we can see who the Swamp is.

 

[HARK!]

It is not 'second class citizens' to not be granted access to investigative files. This is not something the DOJ spills publicly on a regular basis.

I was talking about the oppression of the Right in general during the past administration; but I don't want to get off topic.

Which corruption? The people potentially associated with Epstein?

That depends on what you mean by association.

his administration's lax promulgation and enforcement of ethics for its officials, and we can see who the Swamp is.

I'm pleased with the progress that has been made with DOGE and the corruption behind the flood of illegals into our country; but let's try to stay on topic.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

I'm pleased with the progress that has been made with DOGE

How will we know if DOGE is succeeding? | Brookings

Brookings Senior Fellow Elaine Kamarck analyzes the impact that DOGE has had thus far on the federal government.

www.brookings.edu

 

[NxNW]

I was talking about the oppression of the Right in general during the past administration

Which never happened.

I'm pleased with the progress that has been made with DOGE and the corruption behind the flood of illegals into our country

Which also never happened.

 

[HARK!]

Which never happened.

Which also never happened.

Wrong again.

Denial doesn't change reality.

 

[7thKeeper]

Wrong again.

Denial doesn't change reality.

Please sir, stop talking to the mirror.