Republicans admitting release of Epstein Files inevitable by month's end
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35963824
Via The Hill
Republican lawmakers say it now appears certain that a discharge petition that’s being circulated in the House by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will get enough signatures by the end of the month to force a vote on a bill directing Bondi to release the Epstein files.
Massie and Khanna are only one vote short of getting 218 signatures to force a vote on their bill.
Once Arizona holds a special election Sept. 23 to fill the vacant seat of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who died earlier this year, they’re likely to reach the threshold
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Question coming from my own ignorance but how do we know they haven't tampered with the files by this point? It seems like they control enough of the government to get agents that would be willing to delete it modify evidence, I'm just not sure what controls are in place to ensure that nothing has been tampered with
2 months ago they put people on around the clock sifting of the files for Trumps name according to this NBC article. And gave no explanation as to what they were supposed to do after flagging them.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/fbi-personnel-jeffrey-epstein-files-mentioning-trump-dick-durbin-says-rcna219699
I remember reading that which set off major alarm bells...
They most certainly have been tampered with.
They've certainly had the time
Ask the victims who have come forward if anything is missing which should be there. That is probably our best indicator of truth on what gets released.
Also remember, this is like the third time files have been “released.” Take that for what you will.
There is absolutely zero chance we will see the unaltered files. I would bet money that the unaltered files no longer exist in any way shape or form.
Below is an excerpt:
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REDACTED
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Bill Clinton
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in sharpie: Sleepy Joe Biden
Incorrect. They'll just delete the parts listed as "redacted", so it looks complete.
I believe it when I see it unaltered.
I really hope this isn't bullshit.
Bondi: "No."
One would hope at that point that at least some of the honorable congressmen and women would begin to understand that they aren't ever getting the power they gave to Trump back.
...honorable?
… And they are A-ok with that.
It'll likely all be redacted till 2087 or some other sh!t
"For national security reasons."
More likely to protect trump and his doner class
Who knew they liked gyros so much?
We were hoping for karma but instead we get shawarma
I'm gonna go pick up an SR-15 rifle.
Oh, don't worry it will all be bullshit.
UNREDACTED
If it's redacted, Trump is a child rapist by default.
Big distraction coming at the end of the month.
Trumps assassination I hope
They'll have to do a lot more than their latest stunts.
On a scale of drone-destroyed Venezuelan fishing boats, what would you say?
Why wouldn't they alter them before they released them?
Show of hands who believes that we'll get unaltered files that do anything but exonerate Trump? I hope nobody is really banking on any damning revelations.
Oh, they'll "release" it all right. But they'll narrow down the scope as much as possible to some combination of "things that have already been released", "things that can't be released" (ie, the grand jury records, which are pretty much never released and which require judicial approval), , and "new things the public hasn't seen yet but which are redacted to near total blackness".
The grand jury thing seems like a red herring to me. Nothing should be in the grand jury files that isnt already in the rest of the investigation files because that's where they got the information to present to the grand jury in the first place.
Or "things that we modified or just flat out made up"
I wonder how obviously it'll be doctored. Like will they expect anyone to believe it's legit, or will they take more of a "what are you gonna do about it" approach.
I'll fucking believe it when I see it. I'm not holding my breath.
"i guess theres nothing we can do except release the files, and you'll just have to believe they are the real ones.......our hands..... are tied...... :("
its crazy how many people are willing to defend pedophiles if it advances their agenda.
crazy how the absence of empathy makes people literally insane, its almost as if they are mentally ill and not fit for positions of power, or something.
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski…where y’all at?
They're both senators. This petition appears to be for the House only.