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