Republicans admit Congress will pass legislation to release the Epstein files: report
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-files-release-trump-congress-republicans-b2826741.html
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HuskerNation@lemmy.zip · 96 pts · 351d
I'll believe it when I see it. I don't expect anyone to ever be held accountable
yesman@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 351d
It was never about accountability. Just political kompromat.
Powerful people are still going to abuse kids. Nobody is even suggesting that we do anything about that.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 351d
UNREDACTED
It's it's redacted, Trump is a child rapist by default.
Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 351d
Trump and other Republicans will be redacted, they're on record saying this.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 349d
The only exception are the victims’ names, there’s nothing to be gained from putting them in the spotlight, though I do have massive respect for those who have already spoken out on their own.
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 351d
They say one thing BUT they do something else. I've seen this before.
paraphrand@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 351d
This sounds too similar to “in two weeks…” promises.
fluxion@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 351d
Just as soon as those thousands of FBI agents are done redacting Trump's name from everything
aramis87@fedia.io · 15 pts · 351d
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".
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 351d
Can't wait for absolutely nothing to come of it
salacious_coaster@infosec.pub · 11 pts · 351d
They voted no on that just a few days ago.
AtariDump@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 350d
Professorozone@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 350d
Either it isn't going to happen or they will be so sanitized they will not be credible.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 350d
DOCUMENT
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GOP: we've released all 45 pages!
Professorozone@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 349d
LOL. Yeah, just like that.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 351d
Gonna have to see both hands while they say it so I know nobody's crossing fingers or doing subtle air quotes to pretend they aren't lying.
pigup@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 350d
selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 350d
And they'll keep drawing it out and PEDOnald will keep up with the distracting atrocities...
MAGAts don't care if he molested children. They don't care if he is a rapist either. And no one in the gov is going to prosecute that orange cancer....
TheMinister@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 349d
Peed-on Pedonald
Octavio@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 349d
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 349d
I doubt the orange pig will be named. trump would literally burn this whole country down rather than face the consequences of his actions.
glitch1985@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 349d
Bold to assume anyone on that list would face consequences.
ceenote@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 351d
And then he'll veto it and they'll be back in "let's move past this" mode with a side helping of plausible deniability.
Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 350d
Calling it.
The unredacted files will emerge.
Right as they actually do, Trump will step away from the presidency for "health concerns".
Professorozone@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 350d
That's not his MO. He'll either deny it as a fake news witch hunt or make it sound like it's completely normal behavior "That's just locker room rape."
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 349d
Lol Trump will never voluntarily step down. That's a pipe dream
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 350d
Oh they admit they will do it? Cool pardon me for believing they're as likely to do what they say as a politician is to do what they say
LemmingOnTheEdge@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 349d
Assuming Congress votes to release everything, wouldn't the president still need to sign it? It seems unlikely Congress could override a veto.