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All but one Republican voted to NOT release the Epstein Files. What are they hiding and why are they protecting child rapists?

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[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 24 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

Gross Old Pedos

[–] BarneyPiccolo 7 points 18 hours ago

Every Democratic candidate should make that a specific focus of their campaign marketing - that their opponent voted AGAINST releasing the Epstein Files, juxtaposed with any statements they may have made demanding that they be released.

And if it's an incumbent Democrat, claim that their opponent is a vicious hard core MAGA, and they definitely would have voted for against the release.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Huh. That's weird.

Now just WHY would the Gang of Pedos be going out of their way to protect pedos? So strange, I thought they were the party that was going to get to the bottom of Qanon and release "the storm" on pedos, which were all presumed to be Democrats?

pikachu_face.jpg here

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 126 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 7 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

And if you don’t believe the probability that occured… he admitted on daytime television that he was attracted to his own daughter!

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

There are pics of trump and Ivanka that make people in Alabama uncomfortable...

[–] Pratai@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

Amazing how shocked people are by this.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 70 points 1 day ago (2 children)

WhY Don'T TeH DEmS ReLEAse ThE LiST?

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 14 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Damn, if only the Dems had the presidency at some point, potentially between his death and now.

I don't think there a list that says "This is all the bad people I did bad things for", but if there was it should've been released already, and if there's not then this is just theater. They're entitled to theatre, but I'm not really sure what your comment is supposed to imply. Is it implying "look the dems want it released!", because this is the weakest attempt at doing that imaginable. If they wanted it released they had years to figure it out and it would've prevented maga from using it as a rallying point.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Neither party wants this shit released. There are republicans and democrats incriminated in it.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 19 hours ago

There are rich people incriminated in it, and they don't much care what flavour of neoliberal is in power, as long as they get to continue their affairs unmolested.

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[–] imTIREDnhungryboss@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago

imma throat punch first mofo that says that

[–] BlueCollarRockstar@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why is it not expected that they'll release a document that says:

My Clients

Hilary Clinton Bill Clinton Taylor Swift Hillary Clinton Obama Rosie O Donnell Joe Biden Laughing Kamala Abrego Garcia

By Jeffery Epstein

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You forgot to add Hillary Clinton, and it's Barack HUSSEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNN Obama

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

The Big Beautiful Bill also bundled a bunch of unrelated things, and that still got GOP votes.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Not to throw gas on the fire, but as an outsider, why didn’t Biden release those files in the 4 years he was president?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's not usual procedure for evidence to be released to the public, and both Biden and his pick for the DoJ, Merrick Garland, were unimaginative precedent-driven ghouls who wouldn't take a piss if it didn't have a court case and bipartisan agreement in the past five years authorizing it.

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[–] nthavoc 16 points 1 day ago

Because the "high road" and "Moral Victories" were the primary focus of his presidency. He made absolutely no effort to curtail and obvious dictator coming to power save for "pre-emptive" pardons on the people that were trying. So releasing the Epstein files was contradictory to his style of leadership which is not what we needed. I am not anti-biden, but I really am disappointed that he kept stepping on every land mine the donvict laid out for him as if on purpose sometimes.

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 23 hours ago

47's tenure might make you forget a few things about how presidencies are supposed to work. Releasing evidence is not something the president does, typically.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

There are Democrats on the list also. Neither party wants this shit to actually come out.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Public deserves to see ALL who are on it, both parties. Burn them all.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 17 hours ago

I agree with you, I just don't expect it to happen.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 4 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Not saying this happened under Biden, but why would those files be released when they could be used to prosecute those in there? It was the Republicans and more specific MAGA pushing for a release and making it an election topic. At least for me (European), the list, if it exists in this form, is something you base investigations on. You gain nothing from releasing it to the public. But Republicans used it to feed their fringe conspiracy voter base, so the question is not exactly "why don't they release it", but rather "why don't they release it after talking about it for years and then putting the radio hosts who talked about it into key administration positions just to after claiming the files are on their desk stating that they don't actually exist while simultaneously damaging people on release". And it's not like any potential list came up during Biden's admin. Epstein was arrested and died under Trump.

I'd also think that some people have some kind of Dead Man Switch for releasing the relevant documents (if they exist).

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I actually think it should be released publicly. There will be no justice without transparency. The people involved are to powerful to expect it to be handled justly.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 4 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Personally, I'm not a fan of vigilante justice, regardless of the crime, and this is certainly what this would lead to. But the big scandal is actually that there seemed to be no investigation into people apart from Epstein and Maxwell; this is the question people should be asking in my opinion: why has nobody else been prosecuted?

[–] Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Fear of a domino effect? One person rats on another. Suddenly, you got a whole bunch of powerful people in trouble. I just wish someone would leak it. How is everyone who comes in contact with this list okay with it? Like not one person is like "what the fuck?" It boggles my mind.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Generally neither am I. But I also feel no laws should protect the ultra wealthy, especially when the crimes are global. Somebody must take the powerful down and it isn’t going to be the powerful.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I guess that makes sense, use them to build a case, which just got derailed when trump took over remember Elon said Trump was in the filles which indicates he saw them. They probably got dodged into a shredder

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 101 points 1 day ago

Either way, this only works in the Democrats favor. Now the crazy MAGAts have more people to be pissed at and not vote for.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago

House Republicans want to rape your kids too.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago
[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (4 children)

What happened: The House Rules Committee, which prepares legislation for votes on the House floor, voted 5 to 6 against attaching Khanna's amendment to a procedural measure related to the GENIUS Act and a defense funding bill.

Republicans said the amendment was not pertinent to the GENIUS Act, which would create the first regulatory framework for stablecoins, or the defense funding bill.

I hope the next step is one page bill to vote on and not an amendment to an unrelated bill.

I feel like this amendment gives Republicans full cover since they can just say, "It was an unrelated amendment" and they'd be right.

Just the other day Rep Khanna tweeted,

On Tuesday, I'm introducing an amendment to force a vote demanding the FULL Epstein files be released to the public. The Speaker must call a vote & put every Congress member on record.

But had this amendment passed it would not have put every Congress member on record. Had this amendment passed Congress would have been voting on the "GENIUS Act" and defense funding bill.

We would have been in the EXACT same situation as we JUST had with the "Big Beautiful Bill". People voting for it and then saying, "Oh, but I don't agree with it."

Had his amendment passed Democrats could then vote against the bill by saying, "The GENIUS Act and defense spending bill are terrible pieces of legislation. I also want the list released, but I couldn't vote for this bill for other reasons."

And yes, a one page bill that says to release the files would never actually get a congressional vote. The Speaker of the House would never bring it for a vote. Some procedural nonsense would block it. BUT make those fuckers defend their decision.

Just because Democrats are in the minority doesn't mean they have to give up at the slightest inconvenience. Push this hard. You've found a weak spot, hit back! Push Republicans. Fuck, push Democrats if you have to.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Most people do not follow the minutia of government and will not even know any of this happened.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Well of course they did. They're all on the list. So are their donors.

[–] ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Do not fear, pilgrim. I shall enlighten you on the ways of our LORD.

You see, the LORD knows that his agents require compensation for their holy work. Therefore, God proactively created children to serve his most worthy agents, and thus, serve the LORD! It would be an honor to be chosen for such a holy task.

The Republicans understand Epstein's holy mission, and wish to see it upheld. Such is why Epstein was smited by the hand of God when he turned his back on God's light. No treason shall be tolerated in the eyes of the LORD.

It is the Devil who wants such children freed from their duty. To distract such children from their holy task exudes the grave sin of sloth. We must stand firm against such demonic influence if God's Plan is to succeed.

Please be aware that I am roleplaying as a evangelical whackjob in this comment. Sometimes obviously fake comments are taken as truth.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago

You know some people say Mary (mother of Jesus) was raped by a priest, as a young girl. Hence the "divine conception". You could be uncomfortably close to historical truth.

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[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's not remotely surprising, but I would like to know how many Democrats voted no.

[–] Ava@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 1 day ago

None. All 4 Democrats on the committee voted in favor. It wasn't a floor vote, it was an amendment to a crypto bill in committee.

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