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   Willowarborposted 12 days ago

   Raskin demands release of any Epstein files mentioning Trump, Jack Smith report.
   
   LETS GO
   
   Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the Mar-a-Lago investigation as well as any of the Epstein files that reference President Trump, accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of shielding potentially damaging information.
   
   “This Administration has repeatedly claimed that President Trump is ‘the most transparent and accessible president in American history.’ So far, your DOJ has not only failed to live up to this promise, but you have also consistently hidden from the American public materials and information that may be damaging to President Trump,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the panel, wrote in a letter to Bondi also signed by 15 other Democrats on the committee.
   
   “Your conduct is particularly worrisome as it appears to be part of a pattern of using the DOJ to cover up evidence of criminal wrongdoing by President Trump, including information allegedly contained in the Epstein files. We write today to demand that you release the Smith report immediately, as well as any evidence mentioning or referencing Donald Trump in the Epstein files.”
   
   Has the White House has moved to prevent the declassification and public release of the full Epstein files because they implicate Trump?
   
   Bondi was asked point blank about The client list specifically and she answered that it was on her desk.  But now? She tells us the list doesn't exist...
   
   Raskin demands release of any Epstein files mentioning Trump, Jack Smith report https://share.google/EWF78fYvWwC9q5OWr

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      Kyler J Falkposted 12 days agoin reply to this

      It's a strange development, and suddenly all of the big conservative influencers are actively downplaying it, telling people it isn't a pressing issue.
      
      I'd say that the sudden 360 on the matter, first claiming the list was on their desks then claiming there is no list, is sus at best.
      
      This has been going on since I was in high school, they didn't want it out then and they're rallying hard not to release it now. Could be a nothingburger, but their actions are hinting otherwise.

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         My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

         I think it is a 180; he hasn't completed the full circle by calling for the release once again.
         
         Of course, given his closeness to Epstein, I would not be at all surprised if he is on the list. Now his actions make me suspect it even more.
         
         Now that he has fired Ms. Comey, who prosecuted both Epstein and Maxwell, if she will start telling all.

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            Kyler J Falkposted 3 days agoin reply to this

            Saying, "turn 360 degrees and walk away," is an internet meme among the youth. It's a joke to imply they spun around and moonwalked away, thus not taking a matter seriously and/or washing their hands of it.

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               My Esotericposted 2 days agoin reply to this

               Give me a break, I am 77.

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      IslandBitesposted 12 days agoin reply to this

      I dont know. I think that democrats (maybe for now?) should let this keep playing the way its been going. The Elon/Elon's bros vs the MAGAs fight is funny to see. Let them cannibalize each other.

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   Willowarborposted 12 days ago

   

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      IslandBitesposted 12 days agoin reply to this

      The variety of comments to that statement is amusing.

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         Willowarborposted 12 days agoin reply to this

         Trump and crew have fed these conspiracies for years... Now they've come back to bite. Maga's who voted based on the "exposing the deep state" BS are fuming.   They are calling for Bondi to be fired and are especially furious with Patel and bongino who have been the most vocal about the existence of a list and exposing it... We've got three liars in three key positions par for Trump World

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   Sharlee01posted 12 days ago

   A few facts would be nice-    Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, have launched a pointed political attack against Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of shielding former President Trump by refusing to release documents related to the Jack Smith Mar-a-Lago investigation and alleged Epstein files referencing Trump. In a letter signed by Raskin and 15 other Democrats, they claim that Bondi’s Department of Justice is hiding materials “damaging to President Trump,” specifically citing an alleged Epstein “client list.” However, this narrative ignores key facts and misrepresents Bondi’s statements and the legal process.
   
   Pam Bondi has directly addressed the “client list” claims, stating on record that no such finalized list exists in DOJ custody implicating Trump or anyone else in the manner the public imagines. She clarified that while some sealed Epstein-related materials did cross her desk earlier this year, these were not part of a complete or substantiated “client list.” In June 2025, she stated, “There is no ‘list’ as people describe it. What exists are thousands of pages of evidence, testimony, contacts, sealed files, some admissible, some not, and nearly all of it tied to an ongoing investigation.” This is not a contradiction, as some critics claim, but a clarification that much of the talk surrounding a so-called “list” is based on media and political speculation, not on verified or prosecutable evidence.
   
   As for the Jack Smith report, which relates to the classified documents case involving Mar-a-Lago, portions of it have already been unsealed by court order. The remaining sections are sealed not to protect Donald Trump, but due to national security concerns. Jack Smith himself has acknowledged that further disclosures would compromise sources, intelligence methods, or ongoing operations. Attorney General Bondi, contrary to Raskin’s assertion, does not have unilateral authority to declassify or release these documents. Only a court or the special counsel can make that determination.
   
   It’s also important to note that this campaign by Raskin and others appears politically motivated. Despite their demands, no sworn testimony or verified victim statements have linked Trump to criminal acts involving Epstein. Trump, in fact, banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago years ago following a misconduct allegation. Meanwhile, figures like Bill Clinton, who appears more than two dozen times on Epstein’s flight logs, receive little attention from these same lawmakers. The selective outrage undermines the credibility of their calls for transparency.
   
   Pam Bondi has not changed her story; rather, the facts never supported the popular media myth of a neatly typed Epstein client list with Trump’s name highlighted. That idea is fiction, fueled by political opportunism in an election year. If Rep. Raskin truly wanted transparency, he would call for the release of all Epstein-related materials, including those referencing Clinton, Gates, and others, not just the ones that could be spun to harm Trump. Until then, this remains a one-sided narrative masquerading as a pursuit of justice.
   
   Quotes --- “There is no ‘list’ as people describe it. What exists are thousands of pages of evidence—testimony, contacts, sealed files—some admissible, some not, and nearly all of it tied to an ongoing investigation.”
   — Pam Bondi, June 2025, during a press gaggle following closed-door testimony.
   
   Very pertanant information ----Context Matters:
   Much of the Epstein-related material was under the control of the Southern District of New York and FBI—not Pam Bondi’s office or her personal purview. She did mention earlier in the year that some sealed documents had crossed her desk but clarified that they were not a “client list” nor were they substantiated as criminal evidence.
   
   MY like Southern District of New York would not have leaked this  --- I mean, Trump is their number one most wanted!   Very amusing, as always, the Democrats never learn from their mistakes.

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      Kathleen Cochranposted 6 days agoin reply to this

      "A few facts would be nice-"
      
      They've never made a dent before.

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      My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

      What, you don't really think Bondi isn't protecting Trump. Her actions as well as Trump's shout it to the rooftops.
      
      That was new information you provided. The Director of DOJ doesn't oversee the SDONY? Wow!

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   Willowarborposted 12 days ago

   Currently not understanding why folks wouldn't want everything to be revealed.... The most transparent Administration in history? Laughable....  I'm with the maga  wing nuts on this...Most of us want to know if the guy in the White House is a pedo... I mean we needed to know if Hunter was making a few bucks off of his dad's name but we don't want to know if Trump was the frequent flyer to Epstein Island??? Come on

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      Kyler J Falkposted 12 days agoin reply to this

      We already know he is self-admittedly an ephebophile.
      
      Consider they knew about Epstein long before it became completely public knowledge. They tried their hardest to conceal Epstein's endeavors from the public for over a decade, and only once internet sleuths and a whistle blower released some official documents did they even acknowledge the far-reaching influence Epstein had.
      
      They're gonna bury this in the interest of national security, and in that same vein they are permitted to tell any lie they want.

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         Ken Burgessposted 9 days agoin reply to this

         Most older people still do not get that...
         
         They still believe the news has some semblance of truth to it...
         
         They fail to realize the depth of lies and deception they are fed daily...
         
         From being told processed foods are good for you... that natural animal fats are bad... but processed sugars and unnatural processed seed oils are OK...
         
         To being told Epstein committed suicide... and now they have conducted an "investigation" and its true, despite the cameras going down, the security being asleep and whatever else...
         
         And don't forget Kennedy was killed by a lone gunman and you are a conspiracy loon to even suspect that might not be true...

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            Kyler J Falkposted 8 days agoin reply to this

            I'm certainly not convinced ole boy decided to off himself, or if he's even dead at all. With how deep his influence ran, death by coincidence wouldn't even be able to come close to him.
            
            I'd think we shipped him off to some blacksite to either be exploited until his untimely demise, or to live out his remaining days under a new identity. Either way, not public business until 60+ years from now when all of his loose ends have been addressed.

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               Ken Burgessposted 7 days agoin reply to this

               Perhaps... I had not considered that...
               
               His client list is everyone from Bill Gates to Bill Clinton... so no, I don't expect to ever learn "the truth", that is not how it works and you know this better than most.
               
               But that is the American world we live in... lies and deception...
               
               Like our SAD diet... our worst in the world health due to that diet... our worst in the world obesity and autism and heart disease, etc. etc.
               
               The BIGGEST LIE You Were Never Meant to Find Out
               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPpec_wVRa4
               
               How Crisco and Seed Oils Rewired the American Diet—and Heart Health
               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJn9oWrxsuc
               
               Why 70% Of Kids' Food Is Ultra Processed And How It Affects Their Health | Ultra-Processed Life
               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRykZDnJbW4

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                  peterstreepposted 6 days agoin reply to this

                  The processed food is a great red herring and worthy of it's own threat but it's clear that the Donald is on the list himself. As he's a sexual predator. Owning the Miss Universe Organization, having had an affair with Stormy Daniels, and at least 25 women have publicly accused Trump of sexual harassment, groping, assault, or rape, with allegations dating from the 1970s through the 2010s.
                  So the pattern is pretty clear.

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                  tsmogposted 5 days agoin reply to this

                  hmm . . . Let's do some math . . .
                  
                  Demand = 340+ million people
                  
                  Supply =
                  
                  
                  
                  plus (Distribution)
                  
                  
                  
                  equals capitalism at its best
                  
                  The food industry is worth 1.5 trillion or 5.5% of GDP (2023)
                  
                  of course the inner workings of profit/loss statements come into play. Remember Republicans/Conservatives are not to keen on regulations. I am amazed Kennedy Jr. has made any strides at MAHA. Or, has he really?

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            My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

            That is certainly true of Right-wing media, but poll after poll say most Americans think the mainstream media tries hard to be honest and truthful.
            
            Historically 55% of Democrats trusted MSM, except during the Trump years when it rose to 70%. Today it is 56%. Independents are less trusting at 31% while only 20% trust Right-Wing media.

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         My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

         It isn't Epstein that is of interest anymore. It is the high and mighty, maybe including Trump, who need to be brought to justice for abusing those children.

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   Willowarborposted 11 days ago

   Bondi won’t file suits against wealthy men trafficking and raping girls…
   
   But, she’ll sue California over, the possibility of, one little trans girl playing soccer.  She should  ask Jim Jordan for advice on protecting student athletes in locker rooms...
   
   Yep, our tax dollars hard at work.

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      Sharlee01posted 11 days agoin reply to this

      "Bondi won’t file suits against wealthy men trafficking and raping girls…
      Willow
      
      Who exactly are you referring to? Because so far, we do know of several individuals who were documented to have flown more frequently on Epstein’s plane. Do I really need to name them? There are also credible reports of some visiting his island—again, should I go down the list?
      
      Now, as for pressing charges, how can anyone be charged with a crime if no solid evidence exists? AG Pam Bondi has already stated there is no "official list." Yet, it's clear these documents came from the 9th District Court of New York. If anyone should be stepping up, it’s them. And let me ask you this: do you honestly believe that if there were a list and Trump’s name was on it, they’d keep that hidden? They've tried everything under the sun to bring him down. You think they'd suddenly protect him? Come on—LOL. That accusation just doesn’t hold water.
      
      If anything, it sounds more like some people are trying to protect Bill Clinton. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see the full details released—the tapes, the names, all of it. And who knows? With the left demanding full transparency, maybe we'll actually get it. Let’s hope.
      
      I  mean Bondi may be playing a game --- "Oh, you forced me to reveal all the garbage, and it now has backfired on Ya all... "
      
      I certainly don't think we have heard the last of this.

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         Willowarborposted 11 days agoin reply to this

         If Bill Clinton or any Democrat or on the list, it would have been released day one with a jubilant ceremony... I don't care who is on the list it needed to be released yesterday.  I am with Maga on this. Bondi has lied . The question was asked to her point blank by Fox news, about "the LIST" NOT THE FILE BUT THE LIST AND SHE SAID IT WAS ON HER DESK.  The woman is a liar.. and not a very good one at that.
         No evidence?? We've got one woman sitting in jail, for what? While 100% of the pedos have gone free.

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            Sharlee01posted 11 days agoin reply to this

            No, actually, I don't think they would have shared anything about Bill Clinton. This could be why we now see no list, that no list was handed to Bondi.  Yes, she said the file was on her desk, and made mention in the same paragraph that she had not looked at it yet. The "woman sitting in jail", I have not heard her accuse Trump of anything.  She has an attorney; I would think if he had anything to share on her behalf, he would. Guess you omitted that part. Your comments have become hyperbolic. I will step away --- out of decency, I hope others will too. Again, in my view, I find it, for lack of a better word, disgusting to cast a shadow of slander without evidence.

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               Willowarborposted 11 days agoin reply to this

               "she said the file was on her desk,"
               
               No.  She is on tape responding to a direct question about THE LIST not the file and she clearly said it was on her desk....she's a liar.   Is she really that stupid that she didn't understand the reporter said 'the list" ..really, as an attorney???

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                  Sharlee01posted 11 days agoin reply to this

                  In her initial statement during the Fox interview, she said the file was on her desk but that she hadn’t reviewed it yet, that’s the statement I’m referring to. The memo says there was no list in the file. I have no way of confirming what is or isn’t in those files, and neither do you. Call her whatever you like, I’m sure plenty of people who think like you are upset. But I don’t make judgments based on conjecture, as you do. And I certainly don’t resort to calling someone a liar without legitimate cause.
                  
                  I can't respect that attitude.

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                     Willowarborposted 11 days agoin reply to this

                     She never said file and either did the reporter

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                        Sharlee01posted 10 days agoin reply to this

                        I did not quote Bondi. If I quote a person, I use quotation marks and add a name at the end of a quote.
                        
                        It does appear that a full official transcript for Pam Bondi’s February 21, 2025 America Reports interview has not been published publicly. However, based on the Fox News article and related accounts, here’s a verbatim excerpt capturing the full context where Bondi acknowledges she hadn’t yet reviewed the materials:
                        
                        John Roberts (host) asked if the Justice Department would release a “list of Epstein’s clients.” Roberts
                        
                        Pam Bondi replied:
                        
                        “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review. That’s been a directive by President Trump. I’m reviewing that. … And I’m reviewing the JFK and MLK files, which he declassified.” AG Bondi
                        
                        When pressed further—“When asked if she had ‘seen anything,’ Bondi responded:
                        
                        “Not yet.” AG Bondi
                        
                        This clarifies that while Bondi confirmed she had information on her desk, she explicitly stated she had not yet reviewed the information.

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                           My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

                           And you believe her?!

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   IslandBitesposted 11 days ago

   What list? Trump WH says there's no list. Ha!

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      My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

      Even if there were no "list", the names that might comprise one are in the thousands of pages of documentation DOJ has. Yes, MAGA has it right on this one.

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   IslandBitesposted 11 days ago

   "ONE OF THE THINGS YOU ALLUDED TO IN THIS IS SOMETHING DONALD TRUMP HAS TALKED ABOUT. DOJ MAY BE RELEASING A LIST OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S CLIENTS?
   WILL THAT REALLY HAPPEN?"
   
   "IT IS SITTING ON MY DESK RIGHT NOW TO REVIEW. THAT HAS BEEN A DIRECTIVE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP."
   
   

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      Willowarborposted 11 days agoin reply to this

      Exactly, plain as day. They were talking about the list.  No doubt about it, the woman is a liar

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      My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

      Quate - Unquote.

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   tsmogposted 10 days ago

   From the right wing Daily Caller arrives . . .
   
   Dershowitz Claims He Saw Full Epstein Client List While Defending Himself In Giuffre Case published by the Daily Caller (July 10, 2025)
   https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/10/alan … a-giuffre/
   
   "Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz claimed he’s seen Jeffrey Epstein’s full client list — but said confidentiality rules prevent him from naming names in a March 19 interview.
   
   The resurfaced clip from “The Sean Spicer Show” has fueled new scrutiny of Epstein’s alleged connections, even as newly released FBI and Justice Department memos say no list exists and rule out foul play in his 2019 death.
   
   “But I’m bound by confidentiality — from a judge and cases — and I can’t disclose what I know,” Dershowitz said. “Hand to God, I know the names of the people whose files are being suppressed in order to protect them, and that’s wrong.”
   
   Dershowitz alleged that key documents in the Epstein case are being “deliberately, willfully suppressed” to protect certain individuals. He claimed to know both the names and the officials suppressing the information."

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      Willowarborposted 10 days agoin reply to this

      Wow.  So who are we to believe, Dershowitz  or Bondi?   more fuel for maga's fire, they love Dershowitz .

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         tsmogposted 10 days agoin reply to this

         Being an old guy maybe I am not clear. What is a contact list?
         
         Attorney General Pamela Bondi Releases First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files Office of Public Affairs Department of Justice (Feb 27, 2025)
         https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney … tein-files
         
         Links to released documents
         . . .
         
         C. Contact Book_Redacted
         https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1391321/dl?inline

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      My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

      How interesting!!

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   tsmogposted 10 days ago

   A little off topic, but interesting.
   
   
   Listen To The Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: ‘I Was Donald
   Trump’s Closest Friend’
   Explosive tapes recorded by author Michael Wolff show Epstein
   claiming Trump liked to “f---” his friends’ wives and first slept with
   Melania on the “Lolita Express."
   The Daily Beast / Hugh Doughterty Posted by the House of Representatives
   https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU08 … 006-U6.pdf
   
   "Jeffrey Epstein described himself as Donald Trump’s “closest friend” and claimed intimate
   knowledge of his proclivity for sex, including cuckolding his best friends, according to
   recordings obtained exclusively by the Daily Beast.
   
   The convicted pedophile even boasted of his closeness to Trump and his now-wife Melania
   by claiming, “the first time he slept with her was on my plane,” which was dubbed the Lolita
   Express.
   
   Epstein spoke at length about Trump with the author Michael Wolff in August 2017, two
   years before being found dead in his jail cell. Wolff was researching his bombshell bestseller Fire and Fury at the time.
   
   The recordings cast more light on Trump’s long relationship with Epstein, and will add to
   debate over the character of the Republican candidate, especially his attitudes and conduct
   toward women, just days before the election.
   
   The tapes tell Epstein’s version of the relationship between two former friends and their very different paths: One toward infamy, prison and suicide; the other toward power, the Oval Office and his own criminal conviction for paying hush money to a porn star.
   
   Trump’s camp referred to the tapes’ release as “false smears” and “election interference.”

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    Willowarborposted 10 days ago

    Dershowitz...
    
    https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1943409808314454317
    
    The list should be revealed...

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    tsmogposted 10 days ago

    From Sky News Australia
    
    Lawyer confirms ‘for a fact’ Epstein list exists after Pami Bondi blasted for humiliating cover-up YouTube video (6:59 min) Image is a live link to video
    
    
    
    Interesting!

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    IslandBitesposted 10 days ago

    When he said this, it was obvious; it was not going to be made public.
    
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZJorAVgHy7Y

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    abwilliamsposted 10 days ago

    Somewhere in the comments, it was suggested that any incriminating evidence against Clinton, would have been released by now. Can we not say the same about Trump?  Not sure what the strategy is here, but will just say this...
    Careful what you wish for.

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       Ken Burgessposted 9 days agoin reply to this

       Its just the game of politics...
       
       Making the accusation is all that matters...
       
       The media will run with it, guilty until proven guilty... if proven innocent they will just stop reporting on it and move on to the next accusation.
       
       Remember the Russian collusion... the absolute verified proof CNN had...

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          My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

          The Media is just reporting on MAGA.

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       My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

       No, we can't. Not until honest people who are not beholden to Trump come in possession of the files (assuming Bondi doesn't have them destroyed first)

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    IslandBitesposted 4 days ago

    All over the place.
    
    “What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals?’” Trump wrote Saturday evening. “They are all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!”
    
    “One year ago our Country was DEAD, now it’s the 'HOTTEST' Country anywhere in the World,” Trump wrote Saturday on Truth Social. “Let’s keep it that way, and not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.”
    
    “I don’t understand it, why they would be so interested,” Trump said Tuesday. “He’s been dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don’t understand what the interest and what the fascination is. I really don’t. And the credible information has been given.”
    
    “For years, it’s Epstein, over and over again. Why are we giving publicity to Files written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, [former FBI director James] Comey, [former CIA director John] Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden administration,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday night blaming the files on Democrats.
    
    "It’s pretty boring stuff. It’s sordid, but it’s boring, and I don’t understand why it keeps going," Trump told reporters Tuesday evening.
    
    “Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net, and so they try and do the Democrats’ work,” Trump said.
    
    
    
    ... Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bullshit,” hook, line, and sinker. They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country’s history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax. Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
    
    
    What a meltdown. LOL

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       tsmogposted 4 days agoin reply to this

       Notice the date as well as who wrote this.
       
       

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          IslandBitesposted 4 days agoin reply to this

          Another stupid, foolish, weakling past supporter? Ha!

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    IslandBitesposted 4 days ago

    Are these some of the weaklings past supporters that Trump dont want anymore?
    
    Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pushed for more Epstein documents to be released, in direct defiance of Trump. Johnson also said that Bondi “needs to come forward and explain” her contradictions on the issue, and that former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently in federal prison, should testify before Congress.
    
    Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he found it "a little difficult to believe, the idea that the DOJ and the FBI who prosecuted cases relating to this don't have any idea who Epstein's clients were."
    
    "My view is make public, everything you can make public..."
    
    Bannon said he is advocating for the Trump administration to appoint a special counsel to handle the matter.
    
    “I will not rest until we go full Jan. 6 committee on the Epstein Files. Every single client involved should have an FBI agent at their door going after them the same way they went after the Jan. 6ers,” Jack Posobiec, a vocal Trump supporter, told the conference Saturday afternoon. “That’s how we should go after everyone on the Epstein client list.
    
    Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) called for a special counsel to be appointed.
    
    Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) was asked by CNN if he trusts the DOJ.
    
    “I don’t,” he replied.
    
    Marjorie Taylor Greene have called for more transparency on the Epstein case.
    Conservative "MAGA" voices like Tucker Carlson and Laura Loomer have also been critical of the Justice Department's handling of the case.

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       Kyler J Falkposted 4 days agoin reply to this

       This is most certainly a bipartisan issue for the majority. If there's nothing, release it. If releasing it comes at the cost of throwing the world into turmoil, release it. If it causes protests, riots, general turmoil in the USA, release it.
       
       Barring global annihilation as a consequence, release it. 
       
       Alas, they'll tailor something suitable to their needs and release that if anything at all.

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          IslandBitesposted 4 days agoin reply to this

          Alas, they'll tailor something suitable to their needs and release that if anything at all.
          
          I agree. And probably let someone go. Im not sure if that's going to be enough for some MAGA folks, though.

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             IslandBitesposted 3 days agoin reply to this

             Trump said he has directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to “produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony” related to Epstein, “subject to Court approval.”
             
             “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval. This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!”
             
             MAGA, are you listening? Stop asking, that's an order!
             
             Btw,
             
             Trump’s announcement came hours after the Wall Street Journal published a report detailing a birthday letter sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 bearing Trump’s name.
             
             The drawing, depicting a woman’s breasts and a “Donald” signature in the place of pubic hair, surrounded several lines of typewritten text, according to the newspaper, which reviewed the letter. It concluded with the line: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

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                My Esotericposted 3 days agoin reply to this

                Sounds like something The Donald would do.

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    IslandBitesposted 4 days ago

    Remember?
    
    
    
    
    "The Most Transparent Administration in History."
    
    Now:
    
    " Yes I got a binder but we were misled about what was in it... This isn’t going away and we won’t be letting this go. All it did was make us get much louder."
    
    
    Another stupid, foolish, weakling past supporter?

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    Readmikenowposted 4 days ago

    Jeffery Epstein died on August 10, 2019.
    
    Joe Biden was president until 2024.
    
    Where were democrats on Jeffery Epstein during the biden presidency?
    
    They were crickets on the subject.
    
    The ONLY reason democrats care about this issue right now is that fact that Donald Trump is president.
    
    Should he not be president, the democrats would not care at all about anything to do with Jeffery Epstein.
    
    Is anyone familiar with the word "hypocrisy?"

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       IslandBitesposted 4 days agoin reply to this

       That's probably true.
       
       The question is, do you still care now? Are you a (in Trump words) "another stupid, foolish, weakling past supporter"? Or, to use your own analysis of the situation, a new "hypocrite" that got the (Trump) memo?
       
       Or maybe you never cared?
       
       Honestly, trying to understand MAGA. A lot of conflicting messaging online.

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       peterstreepposted 2 days agoin reply to this

       If there where democrats on the list Trump would have maximized the scandal 100%. But he can't because he is on the list himself.
       
       Trump saying: "I grab them by the pus$$"
       tells enough about his attitude towards women.
       
       He owned the Miss Universe Organization, walking in the ladies dressing rooms.
       Buying the plane that Epstein owned. (surely he has "good" memories about the times he flew together with Epstein and the girls on this plane - or is it buying evidence of things that has happened on the plane?)
       
       Trump saying about his own daughter:  “I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her.”
       
       Since the 1970s, at least 25 women have publicly accused Donald Trump of rape, kissing and groping without consent; looking under women's skirts....
       
       He is on the top of the list.

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          My Esotericposted 2 days agoin reply to this

          Makes sense to me and I'll add a jury finding to liable (guilty) for Sexual Abuse against E. Jean Carroll.
          
          Then there is this, which adds much weight to your "He is on the top of the list" opinion.
          
          “Katie Johnson” (anonymous alias)
          
          Alleged Trump raped her at age 13 at Epstein parties, suing both Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Filed in 2016; dismissed by a federal judge for failing to state a valid legal claim (she filed it without a lawyer and it was missing critical information as well a under a pseudonym). She later dropped her efforts because of verified threats and mental suffering.
          
          Alva Johnson
          
          Former Trump campaign staffer who claimed Trump forcibly kissed her (at least he didn't 'grab' her) at a rally in 2016 and alleged racial pay discrimination. She filed a suit in 2019. The judge dismissed it because (unlike in Spain) forcible kissing does not rise to the level of battery even though it was "boorish and offensive". She appealed but later dropped it

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          IslandBitesposted 2 days agoin reply to this

          “I’ve known Paris Hilton from the time she’s 12. Her parents are friends of mine and the first time I saw her she walked into a room and I said, ‘Who the hell is that?’” - DJT
          
          Yuck!
          
          At one point in the interview, Trump spoke about his daughter Tiffany, who was one year old at the time.
          "Donald, what does Tiffany have of yours and what does Tiffany have of Marla?"
          
          “I think that she’s got a lot of Marla,” Trump said of Tiffany, referring to her mother, Marla Maples. “She’s really a beautiful baby, and she’s got Marla’s legs. We don’t know whether she’s got this part yet, but time will tell,” Trump said, gesturing to his chest as if to speculate about his daughter’s breasts."
          
          Ugh!
          
          Also, remember the escalator girl?
          
          Sick!

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             My Esotericposted 2 days agoin reply to this

             But not surprising.

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             peterstreepposted 2 days agoin reply to this

             Yes and the list goes on. It's crystal clear Donald Trump is a sexual predator and had a very good understanding with Epstein. Two of a pair...

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    IslandBitesposted 4 days ago

    “I don’t understand it, why they would be so interested?” Trump said of repeated calls from MAGA-aligned activists and voters for the federal government to release files related to Epstein’s case. “He’s dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don’t understand what the interest or what the fascination is.”
    
    “I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It’s pretty boring stuff,” Trump told reporters on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland earlier this week. 
    
    “I don’t understand why it keeps going,” he added.
    
    I guess he is in the "hypocrisy" camp too.
    
    Btw,
    
    
    “I have to disagree with the president. I don’t think human trafficking of young teenage girls being exploited by billionaires on a private island is boring. I think it’s despicable, and I believe that anybody who had anything to do with it or knowledge of it should be held accountable,” Tillis said in an interview with “Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson & Beth Troutman,” a daily talk radio show based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
    
    Yikes.

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       Readmikenowposted 4 days agoin reply to this

       “I have to disagree with the president. I don’t think human trafficking of young teenage girls being exploited by billionaires on a private island is boring. I think it’s despicable, and I believe that anybody who had anything to do with it or knowledge of it should be held accountable,”
       
       Unfortunately this only matters when there is a Republican president.  Nobody cares when a democrat holds the office.

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    IslandBitesposted 4 days ago

    Tech billionaire Elon Musk has continued to fuel public intrigue surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the federal government faces growing pressure to release additional information from the criminal case against the late financier.
    
    Musk first planted the seeds of the latest Epstein controversy during his feud with President Trump last month, when the Tesla CEO alleged Trump was named in the Epstein files and said, “That is the real reason they have not been made public” — a claim the White House has flatly rejected.
    
    But as the calls have grown louder for greater transparency on Epstein’s files, from both lawmakers and the public, Musk has continued to use his social media platform to encourage their questions about the scope of the government’s authority and the details of what documents likely have been preserved.
    
    He launched a series of questions at his artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, late Wednesday and early Thursday morning.
    
    
    Uh-oh. Not all of them are falling in line this time.

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    tsmogposted 4 days ago

    Spotted this online while wondered if AI generated.
    
    https://scontent.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ … e=687F1F8D
    
    The link goes to a letter Bondi sent to Patel back in February. If you open the link there is opportunity to enlarge the letter for reading clarity. The image of the letter follows next. You can also right click that image and open in new tab for larger image.
    
    

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    tsmogposted 4 days ago

    Getting down to the nitty gritty of how it started and where it went through July 15, 2025 with a timeline of events.
    
    How the Jeffrey Epstein row plunged Maga world into turmoil – a timeline published by The Guardian. (July 16, 2025)
    Saga has pitted Trump against his base, with the president pleading with supporters to ‘not waste time’ on Epstein
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 … ga-turmoil
    
    The opening paragraphs . . .
    
    "The Department of Justice’s announcement that it did not have a list of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged clients, and that the convicted sex offender was not murdered, has plunged the rightwing world into turmoil.
    
    Conservative commentators and media figures, some of whom spent years pushing conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death, have accused the government of covering up the hedge fund manager’s crimes, with calls growing for Pam Bondi, the attorney general, to resign.
    
    The saga has pitted Donald Trump, who was friends with Epstein for many years before later disowning the financier, against his base, with the president pleading over the weekend for his supporters to “not waste time and energy on Jeffrey Epstein”.
    
    This is how we got here."
    
    . . . . and, then the timeline beginning with Epstein being charged July 6, 2019. Take a peek if curious.

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    My Esotericposted 3 days ago

    Again WHY didn't Trump direct Bondi to release all the files, the ones that might contain his name, rather than grand jury testimony which only concern Epstein himself?  It does make one wonder as Trump tries to navigate the MAGA attack on him.
    
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/18/politics … -testimony

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    IslandBitesposted 2 days ago

    Durbin: FBI agents were told to ‘flag’ Epstein records that mentioned Trump
    
    Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he has received information that Attorney General Pam Bondi “pressured” about 1,000 FBI personnel to comb through tens of thousands of pages of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and flag any mention of President Trump.
    
    Durbin made the explosive allegation in letters he sent Friday to Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino seeking more information about the administration’s handling of files related to Epstein and asking why senior officials were allegedly focused on looking for documents connecting Trump to Epstein.
    
    Citing “information my office received,” Durbin said Bondi “pressured the FBI to put approximately 1,000 personnel in its Information Management Division” on 24-hour shifts to review about 100,000 Epstein-related records as part of a broader effort to release documents publicly by what Durbin called “an arbitrarily short deadline.”
    
    Durbin says his office was told FBI personnel were “instructed to ‘flag’ any records in which President Trump was mentioned.”
    
    
    Interesting. We'll see if true and someone comes forward.

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       My Esotericposted 2 days agoin reply to this

       Someone always does; although for those poor girls, now women, some committing suicide, it is a few decades too late.

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    Kathleen Cochranposted 2 days ago

    This issue has removed any remaining doubt that MAGAs will excuse or defend anything.
    
    Make America Good Again - Corey Booker 2028

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       My Esotericposted 2 days agoin reply to this

       I'd vote for him.

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    My Esotericposted 2 days ago

    UPDATE
    
    Linked is a CNN analysis of what we know so far about the Trump - Epstein Saga.
    
    Included are statements, some of them lies, like this:
    
    “This is not me. This is a fake thing. It’s a fake Wall Street Journal story,” Trump told the Journal in an interview earlier this week. “I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women.”
    
    Trump added in a social media post after the story published: “These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures.”
    
    The bolded comments are verifiable lies.
    
    This is another lie: In January 2024, he said on social media: “I was never on Epstein’s Plane …” In fact, flight logs had already shown Trump flew on it seven times in the 1990s.
    
    Of interest - The idea that Trump would submit a letter for Epstein’s birthday album isn’t that surprising, given this was when the two of them were seemingly on better terms (2003) and that dozens of other letters were reportedly solicited. The idea that Trump would be lewd in that letter also tracks, given his past. (See: The “Access Hollywood” tape.)
    
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/politics … s-analysis

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    Kathleen Cochranposted 30 hours ago

    "Despite the clamor surrounding Epstein from within the president’s political base and beyond, there is no indication so far that this is the scandal that will sink Trump any more than the “Access Hollywood” tape of 2016, or being found guilty in a criminal trial last year over hush money payments to a porn star. Trump won presidential elections after both."
    
    So grateful I am not numbered among them.

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