The Department of Justice will not be releasing all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by Friday’s deadline, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday morning.
In an interview with Fox News, Blanche said the department would “release several hundred thousand documents today.”
But he acknowledged Friday’s release would not encompass all of the DOJ’s documents for the investigation into the late financier.
102 Comments
ryrybang@lemmy.world · 165 pts · 258d
That's the thing. "Apparent" is actually too strong of a word here, because they aren't in conflict with the law at all. Unenforced laws are meaningless laws.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 64 pts · 258d
The DOJ is now led by people who are 100% all-in on the orangeboi cult, so there’s going to be 0 consequences whatsoever
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 145 pts · 258d
What the fuck is even the point of having a deadline when there are zero consequences when they blow past it?
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 48 pts · 258d
While the republican controlled congress might not care if dems ever retake both chambers it will be added to the list of crimes for impeachment.
Lots of ifs, but in a sane world this would have been enough at one time
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social · 41 pts · 258d
Not unless the Democrats flush half their own leadership because NONE of the DNC leaders have any interest in actually doing anything about Trump.
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 258d
They did impeach him last time and I believe all the senate dems voted to remove him from office. Still shy of the 2/3rds majority
So if anything it's the Republicans not doing anything.
But you are right, the resistance to Trump has been ineffective and they keep rubber stamping his appointments. So my hopes are low, but we can only know if they get a majority.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 23 pts · 258d
I despise "both sides" bullshit, but they were definitely correct in this case.
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have completely abdicated their responsibility as the main check on the Executive branch. They need to go.
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 258d
It was performative. The only reason they voted that way is because they knew they wouldn't have the votes to make any change. If they did they would've stalled or pulled some bullshit about moral upstanding
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 258d
Biden: I'm totally serious citizens, Trump is bad news, and will literally take the constitution, as in the one in the National Archives with Franklin's preserved chocolate fingerprint in the upper left corner--and he will ejaculate on it (which is slightly green for some fucking reason) and then set it on fire. Don't elect that dude for real guys.
Garland: Hey boss, Donny said he's on vacation with Ivanka and thirteen 13 year-olds, so he'll totally send thise docs over next week. Or something. I told that hound dog it was all good in the hood. So I'm gonna punch out early, kay?
Biden:
Garland: Boss?
then_three_more@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 258d
What's the point of impeachment? Wasn't trump already impeached a couple of times in the first term? He didn't get kicked out or banned from running again
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 258d
Impeachment is necessary to kick him out. That's the point. Yes it takes votes, but you have to Impeach first then the Senate can vote to remove.
Being impeached has no effect on eligibility to run again.
That's the legal framework
then_three_more@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 258d
Ahh ok, so it's like the first step. How come last time there wasn't the second step? Also on a related question, if he'd been kicked out last time would he have been able to run again this time?
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 258d
There was a second step. It just failed. To "introduce articles of impeachment" requires a simple majority in the house. Then to formally remove the president during the impeachment proccess requires a 2/3rds vote in the senate.
That second step did occur, but didn't have enough votes to pass. The democrats did not have a 2/3rds majority in the senate and Republicans weren't willing to impeach their own president
Yes he would have
then_three_more@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 258d
Thanks. Always nice to learn about different country's political systems.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 258d
It's not necessary to kick him out. 25th amendment
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 258d
That has nothing to do with congress and is not something people can effect with their vote.
Honestly it's even more of a longshot than a successful impeachment.
You are right on the law though and technically correct.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 258d
Lol right. Let me start holding my breath now...
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 258d
✨ create consequences ✨
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 107 pts · 258d
I know it's a big word and people hesitate to use it, but it's not debatable anymore.
These are traitors.
Traitors are operating our federal government.
And they aren't just going to leave when asked politely.
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip · -15 pts · 258d
Feathercrown@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 258d
You're like those people who say you can't criticize movies unless you're a director
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip · -14 pts · 258d
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 257d
So I should post on Reddit where there are so many comments mine gets hidden in the pile and no one sees it?
I have over 80 upvotes on my comment. That means at least that many people saw it. People see comments they agree with, then they talk about those subjects elsewhere online and IRL. The sentiment spreads. If it spreads enough then words slowly turn into actions.
You coming on "the least popular social media in existence" and trying to speak down to people communicating to each other is unproductive and, frankly, stupid.
And believe me, you are in no position to think less of anyone.
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 257d
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 257d
How about you get off our least popular social media platform in existence, leave us alone, and go and do something about the traitors yourself if you think it's hypocrisy not to?
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip · -3 pts · 257d
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 257d
This appears to be a claim that voicing opposition without taking action is hypocrisy.
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip · -3 pts · 257d
CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 257d
In case you aren't just trolling...
The conservatives WANT violence from their opposition. They will use it to further destabilize the country allowing them to gain more actual power.
Sometimes violence is the answer. And there are plenty available if it gets too that. But despite where we are, playing their game the way they want us to isn't the solution. Violence isn't the answer... yet.
And hopefully we never get to that point.
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 257d
shittydwarf@piefed.social · 80 pts · 258d
WanderWisley@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 258d
Is it time yet?
LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 258d
Ah.. guillotine-Chan.. we need your powers more than ever..
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 257d
I think it is.
n3m37h@sh.itjust.works · 46 pts · 258d
Surprise, surprise...
minorkeys@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 258d
If they aren't made to follow the rules, then they don't need to follow the rules, and then the rules are optional, enforced only when it empowers them.
Mihies@programming.dev · 34 pts · 258d
They need thousands of FBI agents more to obscure Orange's name?
dhork@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 258d
How many FBI agents know how to use sed?
's/Donald Trump/Bill Clinton/g'
They even have the same number of characters
Rodancoci@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 258d
"Bill Clinton went down on Bill Clinton" doesn't have the same ring to it.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 257d
Wasn't that photo proven to be AI? Also it was always suspicious becase why would there be a photo??
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 257d
The photo was a result of a bunch of jokes that spawned from the email from Epstein's brother asking him if Putin had the "pictures of Trump blowing Bubba".
myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip · 32 pts · 258d
And nothing will happen.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 258d
That's not true. Schmuck Schumer might issue a stern letter.
myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 258d
Not too stern. Don’t wanna hurt anyone’s feelings.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 258d
It's important to remain polite at all times. We wouldn't want to offend traitors/ kleptocrats/ racists/ pedophiles/ psychopaths.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 258d
booo
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 25 pts · 257d
Stop calling Epstein a "late financier". They were a "child sex trafficker".
freedom@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 257d
Pedopeddler
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 258d
Who's gonna hold them accountable? Democrats? SCROTUS?
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 258d
Hopefully You, The People
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 257d
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 257d
They can do that? Why the fuck can they just ignore their own deadlines???
formergijoe@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 257d
Because no one will hold them accountable.
turdburglar@piefed.social · 1 pts · 255d
we need a luigi training program.
MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world · 21 pts · 258d
Anyone who was thinking Trump wasn’t just going to shred or redact anything that implicated him was dreaming.
It’s a little weird that they’d delay…so much. I don’t understand and can’t sufficiently explain why they’re doing it. My best guess is they want to start a war before they release some of the stuff that makes him look bad by proxy. I guess maybe some of the people he’s throwing under the bus need a heads up?
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 258d
potentially just wanted to be president so he could be in charge of these docs
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 257d
Why the fuck are they allowed to redact incriminating evidence??
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 257d
They explicitly aren't. They're gonna get sued
jj4211@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 257d
Trying to just not quite release the files, playing along with "wanting to release the files" combined with a smattering of the content they hope to be enough to mollify most people.
A pretend "good faith effort" to stall until people stop paying attention. Presumably something in the news cycle at some point will cause people to stop caring about some 'inconsequential' content beyond what they released.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 257d
Trump is just a human loyalty test. Prolonging the Epstein shit lets them make sure that anyone who continues to follow him is utterly and completely on board with this crew's agenda.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 21 pts · 257d
I'm confused why would they miss a deadline. Is their hard drive copying slow? Or have they not finished altering the files to suit?
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 257d
The latter
nulluser@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 258d
If they were at all interested in transparency, they could/would/should have been releasing files as they were ready every one of the last 30 days. No reason to wait until the last minute to dump all of them at once other than slow walking the inevitable.
jj4211@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 257d
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 16 pts · 258d
Alright, who's going to sue them?
arsCynic@piefed.social · 3 pts · 258d
Law, justice, and accountability went out the window long ago.
sturmblast@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 258d
Fuck this administration.
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 257d
That's a lot of fucking tho.
However their fucking is documented in arranged files they have & refer to them by a common name.
FaceDeer@fedia.io · 14 pts · 258d
So, who's going to prison for this? Party of law and order, right?
rozodru@pie.andmc.ca · 14 pts · 258d
ok so go arrest Bondi like you said you were gonna but you actually won't.
Heaven forbid a Democrat actually does what they say they're going to do.
null@piefed.nullspace.lol · 31 pts · 258d
Which Democrats have the authority to arrest her?
Which one said they would?
ptz@dubvee.org · 23 pts · 258d
Shh. You're stepping on the non-American throwing out ragebait in US news and politics with your pesky follow-up questions.
rozodru@pie.andmc.ca · 1 pts · 258d
how's that rage bait? your own rep Ro Khanna threatened Bondi with jailtime and prosecution if the full files aren't release, they're not being released.
Christ on a cracker grow up.
nox@lemmus.org · 4 pts · 258d
Did Ro Khanna say this?
null@piefed.nullspace.lol · 2 pts · 258d
Did he? Can he arrest her?
RedRibbonArmy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 257d
The House Sergeant at Arms can be ordered to arrest her for contempt of Congress. Will the House order that? It's probably never been done before.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 258d
Do you just have no idea how this country works, or...?
rozodru@pie.andmc.ca · 2 pts · 258d
do you? or do your Democratic Reps just spout bullshit? so Ro Khanna threatening prosecution and jail time is just a nothing burger?
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 258d
Why are we still calling Epstein a financier?
Buelldozer@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 258d
To the surprise of absolutely no one.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 258d
Oh that's fine. Bondi can be released from custody when the files are.
Triumph@fedia.io · 10 pts · 258d
You don't say.
Avicenna@programming.dev · 10 pts · 257d
imagine being so slow and inefficient that you can't even redact names on time
FatVegan@leminal.space · 4 pts · 257d
So many "important" americans.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 9 pts · 258d
OfCourse not
Sludgehammer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 258d
Ran out of black markers I'd guess.
DeICEAmerica@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 258d
Prior_Industry@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 258d
How long do they need?
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 258d
They've got a lot of work to do! They need to find everything about any Democrat, but they need to make sure nothing they release incriminates trump!
Prior_Industry@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 257d
From what I have seen so far it's all.Clinton stuff and nothing on Trump. You couldn't make this stuff up 😂
SupraMario@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 258d
Few more months and another 1mil in overtime.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 257d
Forever
frongt@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 258d
They have been released: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/epstein-files-documents-doj-release-live-updates-9.7022043
Sunflier@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 258d
A batch is out, but not all of them.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 28 pts · 258d
A couple thousand pages of what they already sanitized of themselves.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 258d
when the law that was passed was "allum. the whole kit and kaboodle."
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 258d
Oh, I'm not defending it at all! They should've been released carte blanch before today, unredacted. I'm honestly surprised we got anything at all given this current admins proclivity to ignoring legal orders.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 257d
nah for sure. i just felt this was important context for everyone to remember. the president isn't just covering up his pedophile buddies' actions. the president, by not releasing everything has broken a law that literally says he has to put it out
facelessbs@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 257d
100% ignorant here(me not you) but was it not that the victims, the ones sex trafficked, names supposed to be the ones protected. So that there would be redactions but only to keep the privacy of those harmed. Not whole pages?
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 258d
Not really. It’s fragmentary and illegally redacted, without any legally required redaction explanations.
Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 257d
It looks that they just released the ones including Bill Clinton and didn't release those that had trump on them.
Aeao@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 258d
I wonder which files won’t be realeased /s
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 258d
Trumps chumps cant do anything right. Especially when they can't alter the files fast enough.
FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 258d
I am shocked
someguy3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 258d
So the invasion plans aren't ready yet?