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- news@lemmy.world
Bill will force release of documents related to late pedophile after Trump and allies backed down from opposition
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill with nearly unanimous support that will force the release of investigative files related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, after Donald Trump and his Republican allies backed down from their opposition amid a scandal that has dogged the president since his return to the White House.
The Epstein case returned dramatically to the public eye in July, when the justice department and FBI released a memo saying they had nothing further to disclose about the investigation. That flew in the face of statements made by Trump and his top officials that indicated they would release more information about Epstein’s offenses and ties to global elites once they took office.
Shortly after, four dissident Republicans in the House and all Democrats banded together to force a vote on a bill to release the investigative files, over Johnson’s objections.
Waiting for the catch.
redacted trump and any gop affiliate in the files no doubt.
Posted above, but adding here for visibility:
They’ve literally said themselves that they’ve redacted Trump’s name, but kept all Democrats’ names. Here’s proof of a DOJ official saying just that.
I’d bet the catch is they’ve spent the whole time they were delaying on redacting all the Republicans and their donors names, leaving only Democrats and unimportant people.
Just the other day Donald was saying “it’s all Democrats in there anyway” when he said Republicans should vote to release them.
They’ve literally said themselves that they’ve redacted Trump’s name, but kept all Democrats’ names. Here’s proof of a DOJ official saying just that.
Its funny that they don’t understand/care his opponents also want to purge some problematic members of the democrat party, like that somehow hurts them rather than gain them more support.
I believe they can refuse to release files related to an ongoing investigation - like the one he just had bondi open on Clinton, etc.
“Aw bummer, but we totally voted for it!”
— Every republican but that one from Louisiana
Too bad he didn’t tell them to investigate Trump then!
One catch is that they are only forced to release “unclassified” files. Guess who decides what files are classified?
they’ve already revealed the catch. it’s been edited to remove any names that would hurt republicans. i.e. trump and friends.
No fucking way they’re getting released then. At least not the real docs. They sit with their thumbs up their assess while Trump dismantles every executive institution but they somehow snap back to reality when mostly Democrats find the bare minimum support to force a vote?