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It’s a political base problem few are willing to admit.

Republicans are imploding over Jeffrey Epstein, and the evidence is hard to miss. The panic among GOP lawmakers is unlike anything I’ve seen in a decade of reporting on Congress.

Republicans can’t keep their heads down and trust that the base will keep holding them up, because the Republican base is what’s causing the current panic.

Far-right lawmakers are anxiously trying to navigate around the Scylla of Trump and congressional leadership pushing them to hold off on the Epstein issue, and the Charybdis of the hot-headed multitudes who lifted them into office after getting them to promise to reveal every dark secret of the Epstein case.

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[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I still cannot believe this is a real thing. No new information was published, yet some people are starting to wake up.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It is not real in the sense that it is a grassroots endeavor. It is real in the sense that some wealthy people who control media have given this issue some airtime. If not for this people would not care.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So what does this mean? They’re done with t, and that the next phase of the plan will start? It will be interesting to see where this goes - will maga follow the new leader? Will that even matter?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It means not everyone is completely on board for Project 2025. Or perhaps they just see a different way to achieve the goal. Maybe on some level certain people are done with Trump.

What is the implication? It will slightly slow down the Trump train and distract everyone in the process. So not much and even if it is related to a division in the party they are helping out the end goal with distraction.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I do wonder how much longer folks will be distracted on the high prices… some are excited that we “made so much money” from the tariffs….

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's exactly the point, but I think you forgot the conclusion. Many talk show hosts and voters actually did believe the conspiracy was real. Then the natural timing for releasing all of the information on Epstein is a couple of months after the president takes power, which brings us to where we are today. Claims were made, promises were made, and people are waiting for that information to be properly published.

I think this is one of those interesting issues because Trump lies all the time but many of his lies have to do with things that are slightly obscure from 6 years ago, that if you weren't paying attention or you didn't go back and look at the history books or the video, you could be forgiven if you forgot. He might say some law was passed by Obama but actually he's the one who signed it, for example, but if you didn't know much about that law in the first place, it's not going to be fresh in your brain that he's lying to you. But the Epstein scandal, that talk continued until a few months ago, and it's very easy to understand what the claims are and how a transparent investigation would occur.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't even remember what started it? Was it Bondi saying there was no list or was that in response to something else. I guess I didn't expect his base to care because they didn't care when most of this was out there even before his first term.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yes it was Bondi saying there was no list and the FBI director resigned over it. In February she said the list was on her desk and she was waiting for it to be read through or whatever. It’s definitely not a coincidence that in March Trump was notified he is on the list.