Senate agrees to pass Epstein files bill after near-unanimous House vote
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Legislation would next go to Trump who indicated he would sign bill after he and his allies backed down from opposition

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.

  • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
    16·
    21 hours ago

    Trump is now behind the move. Odd, once he changed his mind he could have avoided the circus, remained in control and just ordered the DoJ to release them.

    • fonix232@fedia.io
      25·
      21 hours ago

      He’s behind it because he’s desperate to control the narrative. Watch it shift down the line in a few weeks to “Trump always wanted the files released but it was the dirty Biden-era DoJ/FBI/[insert random alphabet org here] people who blocked it”.

      Also do make note of the Epstein file tracker site that’s been floating around, before the release. Trump, last I checked (and they’re still going through the 20k dump from last week) was at 59 mentions. I’ll bet good money that tons of Trump mentions will be struck out, redacted, or plain simple held back from release, while others - especially Democrats - will be represented at an overwhelmingly increased rate compared to previous releases.

      Remember, Trump had months to doctor these files, and while most of the Grand Ole Paedos in the House and Senate might be trying to save their own arses now, the orange shitsack did pick a bunch of hardcore loyalists to lead key departments/organisations where they would have direct access to doctor the files… at this point, they will twist the release into something beneficial to them.

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
        6·
        19 hours ago

        I’ll bet good money that tons of Trump mentions will be struck out, redacted, or plain simple held back from release, while others - especially Democrats - will be represented at an overwhelmingly increased rate compared to previous releases.

        Exactly.

    • SpicyLizards@reddthat.com
      1·
      14 hours ago

      Is it just control for just long enough to destroy the worst of it? Or is trump in damage control and would rather be a pedo than have any insinuation of gayness, the very thing his base has been made least tolerant of?

      Will be interesting to see… I hate interesting times…