Bill and Hillary Clinton refused on Tuesday to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, escalating a monthslong battle with its Republican leader, Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, who quickly said he would take steps to hold them in contempt of Congress.
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yakko@feddit.uk · 25 pts · 218d
I'm conflicted. I want them to face justice, but at the same time even though I know I'm not in one single Epstein file, I would be hesitant to testify anything to this administration or their cronies.
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org · 15 pts · 218d
Nah fuck the Clintons. Fuck them for this Epstein shit, but fuck them for all the legal/"legitimate" things they've done too. Infinite negative sympathy for monsters.
yakko@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 218d
Not my tempo, though I do share the sentiment. I don't think their 'dynasty' still has legs though, so I'm trying to figure out how they matter, except as a politically convenient punching bag. Someone wants you mad at Dems right now, is how I read this one.
There's going to be no justice at all for those in power until after a successful midterm rout. If the greyfaced old pedos (GOP) hold onto Congress, the won't be a 2028.
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 218d
I mean I'm cool with that forever tbh. The Dems gave the keys of the kingdom to the orange fascist, and they are more than complicit in creating the conditions for a fascist takeover.
There wasn't justice on Epstein the last time the Dems were in power so I don't see why we should trust them a second time 🤷♂️
yakko@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 218d
You're being a little one-note, right now. I get the anger and I don't think we disagree on much, but I'd rather not point that anger at each other.
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 218d
Yeah I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at them. Sorry if I came off that way. I'm trying to be constructive but also take a firm stance against the Epstein class, you know?
yakko@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 218d
That's creditable. We all hate the situation we're in, and I see so few ways for things to improve. I have to spare a thought for the people more vulnerable than me whose lives are on the line, while knowing that I'm tied to a chair and asking for the good cop to come back; as soon as we get the chance, we'd best be rid of them both.
village604@adultswim.fan · 1 pts · 218d
Don't hold your breath waiting for the Democrats to dole out justice. I guarantee if they win they'll do the whole, "let's put the past behind us and work together moving forward," bullshit. There might be a few performative wrist slaps, but justice isn't going to come from the party.
yakko@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 218d
I think it's pretty clear I'm talking about two possible outcomes in neither of which a great result is guaranteed, however one of them promises a clearly far worse outcome.
It's getting annoying to have to clarify this in 2026. Could we read some rooms once in a while?
Today@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 218d
I initially felt that way. Then I read that others were allowed to provide a written testimony and they were asking to do the same. Were they ordered to appear in person so Fox could show the video of them over and over? Probably.
yakko@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 218d
That's the gist of my hesitation, it's impossible not to view this as politically motivated - despite how clumsy a political move it is.
Janx@piefed.social · 19 pts · 218d
Closed-door testimony? For this administration, that is already breaking the law by withholding, redacting, and editing the Epstein files it was legally supposed to release last month?? EDIT: Oh, and lying about literally everything.
Fuck that. Everything needs to be done in the open...
village604@adultswim.fan · 3 pts · 218d
Right? I can't fault Hilary for not showing up to a majority Republican Congress inquiry after how they treated her over the Benghazi thing, plus Trump calling for her assassination.
matthewm05@ttrpg.network · 8 pts · 218d
Americans voted for Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
They really are a stupid bunch.
hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 218d
Registered Democrats in like 6 states chose Hillary over Bernie by a slim margin in the middle of 2016 during the Primaries that year. The vast majority of Americans have not had the opportunity to vote for Bernie outside of Democrat Primaries and most of those votes happened after choices have been made at the party level.
Chozo@fedia.io · 14 pts · 218d
Except not really. Bernie had larger support, but the DNC pulled him off the ticket in favor of Hillary, against the wishes of most democrat voters.
village604@adultswim.fan · 1 pts · 218d
As stupid as confidently being wrong about people having the option to vote for Sanders as president?