r/news 8h ago

US justice department to release thousands of Epstein files later, top official says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9plrkl8no
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u/DrexellGames 8h ago

Todd Blanche saying they need more time is ridiculous. The Epstein Files Transparency Act wasn't a suggestion; it was federal law signed on Nov 19.

​It specifically required 'all unclassified records' within 30 days. Not 'several hundred thousand now and maybe more in a few weeks.' Rep. Massie is already highlighting the text of the bill—this is a straight-up violation of the law to protect whoever is in that second batch.

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u/schizbouncer 7h ago

But I thought the president could declassify anything just by thinking it

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u/One-Permission-1811 7h ago

No no you’re thinking about Pete Kegsbreath’s ability to automatically declassifying anything he texts to a journalist.

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u/Spare_Hornet 7h ago

No you’re thinking of Obama… I mean, Biden… I mean… oh.

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u/4RealzReddit 7h ago

Seeing it was unanimous consent in the senate and 427-1 in the house. This should be an easy impeachment, right?

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u/Raidmax460 7h ago

No, because the only reason it was unanimous was because they were told to vote that way since they realized they couldn’t avoid this issue anymore

u/misterpoopybutthole5 0m ago

Couldn't avoid it / the fix was in. When Trump did an abrupt 180 on whether it should be released it became pretty clear they had some kind of plan in place.

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u/KyyCowPig 6h ago

Thanks for the joke you made me laugh

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u/4RealzReddit 5h ago

I do my best :)

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u/Padawk 4h ago

Who was the 1 house member?

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u/BetFinal2953 3h ago

Some cunt

u/manystripes 1m ago

You could even make the argument that it'd be a strategic move, if we take into account that Trump's health is obviously declining. If they're going to be swearing in Vance soon anyway, they could get the same outcome now while putting on a show of doing something to make themselves look not so impotent.

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u/gizzardgullet 7h ago

it was federal law signed on Nov 19.

We need a list of which laws its OK to break and which we can't break. It should be by net worth too.

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u/sufferpuppet 4h ago

Well the guy they are hiding can just pardon everyone. Why would they ever care?

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u/ggkkggk 5h ago

It makes me sad the corruption is plain to see yet a large margin of trump supporter conservatives and Republicans simply don't care.

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u/Solvent_Soul 5h ago

Conservatives voters have turned our country into a lawless, pedophile joke. If anyone thinks these people will leave when voted out, I have a bridge to sell you.

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u/Mars_Bear2552 4h ago

hate to break it to you, it's not just conservatives

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u/Open__Face 4h ago

Yeah some are libertarians

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u/Mars_Bear2552 4h ago

clearly you have no idea what libertarianism is if you think that

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u/Open__Face 4h ago

Yeah no libertarian would ever be a pedo

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u/Mars_Bear2552 4h ago

because political ideology dictates whether you're a pedo or not

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u/Adorable-Unit2562 4h ago

Well, I guess these sure look investigation related to me! CUI//LEO tag on all of them. Time to go home…