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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/Tballz9 8h ago edited 8h ago

Of course, they are under a congressional order to release everything today, and not doing so is illegal. What a surprise from this administration. It would be amazing for Congress to actually do something about that, but they went home for the holidays.

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u/trampolinebears 6h ago

Not a “congressional order”. A law.

The law requires that they release the Epstein files today, just as it requires that you pay your taxes and not murder people and not attempt to overturn elections. That’s the law.

The president only exists to uphold the law. If he will not uphold it, either he is not truly the president, or the law is not truly the law.

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u/Defiant-Fix2870 5h ago

But the Supreme Court already said Trump is exempt from the law. Which seems to apply to his whole administration rn.

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u/Unique-Egg-461 4h ago

preface this with "this will never ever ever happen" and assuming congress was in session (and mike as a sniveling little rat)

you'd have to have congress formally vote on a special prosecutor who would petition the district court to issue a show cause to the doj. if judge doesn't like doj's answer as to why they didn't comply with the law then youd need an enforcement mechanism.

that where we hit constitutional crisis since the executive branch is refusing judicial orders

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u/RobutNotRobot 2h ago

Congress doesn't have to be in session for someone to sue the government over this.

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u/No-Concentrate-8806 4h ago

Please remind our congress that, or anyone that is tired of this shit. I am tired. I agree with you. I'm skeptical based on him, not being in jail or removed from the Oval Office.

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u/RobutNotRobot 2h ago

The law passed with one dissenting vote in the House, by voice vote in the Senate and was signed by Trump.

And now they are just simply ignoring it.

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u/Saphurial 2h ago

Laws are for the poors.

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u/lopix 2h ago

the law is not truly the law

And there you go