He could just direct the DOJ to release them, couldn’t he?
MightyMiami on
They won’t release the bad parts now and call it a day.
Lotte_Lelie on
Sadly he forgot he was against this. Dementia is a nasty thing.
adamos486 on
I don’t understand? Why flame Massie and Green if this is the plan?
Krazilia-Love on
He says, now that he can’t bully enough people not to vote to release them. lol This is basically him telling republicans to save themselves/the party and be given the talking point, “I voted to release the Epstein files!” One way or another, that vote was going to release the files given they couldn’t bully MTG to change her vote.
Bodycount9 on
FBI already scanned all documents and black sharpie out every mention of Trump in them. And he knows it.
SeminoleDVM on
Writing was on the wall. He was gonna lose the vote in a big way. Saving face for now.
Gray_Fox on
only 3 possibilities. either terrible poker face, confident it won’t pass in the senate, or the evidence has been destroyed. given the cover-up, lies, and misinformation that’s already happened, no other possibilities exist.
JPenniman on
He has a few options. One is the house passes it and the senate never takes it up. Another is he pocket vetoes it and Congress does nothing. I doubt he accepted his fate and decided to just release it.
KevinStoley on
Probably 1 of 3 things:
1. He’s just saying this publicly, but privately is putting massive pressure on reps to vote against releasing the files.
2. He’s not worried, because anything implicating him has already been redacted beyond comprehension.
3. He knows he’s in the files, but anything implicating him will be called a hoax and fake news. He knows the MAGA base and many conservatives will ultimately give him a pass and look the other way.
Just look at the recent clips of Megyn Kelly and how she was backtracking and moving the goalposts far from what she said just a few years ago. They are already trying to lay the groundwork to minimize any potential fallout.
No-Departure-899 on
This guy is getting impeached again and removed from office.
NamelessResearcher on
Oh, no… has he edited them with his magic presidential Sharpie?
Imaginary_Bus_6742 on
Of course he says this now. His justice department is going to say they have an open investigation and can’t release the files. That the release of the files will compromise the investigation. Deflect, delay, and use a smoke screen to hide the evidence of his and his friends’ involvement.
shrunkenhead041 on
You know what else Republicans should vote for? Impeaching this motherfucker.
abrown2003 on
So what’s his beef with MGT then?
ValkorionThrowaway on
What’s the likelihood of the Epstein files being scrubbed of any mention of him? I’ve always been worried about that.
Ronaldis on
Either he saw the writing on the wall or he’s got a fix on what is going to be released.
Ok_Put_5567 on
Either the files got scrubbed or they’re putting all the marbles in on the Senate killing it and then using them as a scapegoat
dbag3o1 on
He realized that he was acting like someone guilty so he’s doing the exact opposite of what he was doing.
Effervescenteminence on
Either the FBI sucessfully redacted him out. Or he’s going to have the DOJ block it and pretend his hands are tied.
Jhewitt1111 on
Redacted, redacted, redacted, redacted.
No-Blueberry9993 on
He knows it’s going to pass so he’s trying to make it look like there isn’t a mutiny
ColdAntique291 on
Bold move telling them to release the files while hoping nobody reads page one.
bm1949 on
MTG: Before the vote, I’d like to call in the survivors, and then call in Pam Bondi in to testify about the files on her desk and then the files that never were, and now this.
AOC: Wow, yes, I agree.
Raskin: Absolutely.
Massie: Rep. Green, you have the committe chair here.
Mike Johnson: Time for recess.
Kleppmeister on
Oh man, a LOT of Republicans were going to flip. This is Trump trying to save face and pretend like the party isn’t splitting from him.
PW0110 on
Why do these heinous people have to behave so cartoonishly it’s irritating tf out of me
Mononoke_dream on
Omg how are there no photos or videos. That’s how he goes down! Not words in emails, his followers can’t read!!
FloralIndoril on
Everyone is dooming, but be realistic, do people ACTUALLY think there won’t be leaks if it’s redacted? Courts have copies, hell people involved probably have copies on all sides to take everyone down with them, This looks to me he’s trying to save face, and has a flight to Russia/Argentina lined up soon, not to mention victims WILL speak out.
sedatedlife on
He knows because Bondi opened a investigation they can just refuse to release the files claiming a ongoing investigation.
strolpol on
I suspect that even if they delete some of the material, foreign intelligence probably already has their own copy and are largely incentivized to want to help Congress get rid of the guy who has been a wildly unreliable leader.
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The fix is in I guess.
He could just direct the DOJ to release them, couldn’t he?
They won’t release the bad parts now and call it a day.
Sadly he forgot he was against this. Dementia is a nasty thing.
I don’t understand? Why flame Massie and Green if this is the plan?
He says, now that he can’t bully enough people not to vote to release them. lol This is basically him telling republicans to save themselves/the party and be given the talking point, “I voted to release the Epstein files!” One way or another, that vote was going to release the files given they couldn’t bully MTG to change her vote.
FBI already scanned all documents and black sharpie out every mention of Trump in them. And he knows it.
Writing was on the wall. He was gonna lose the vote in a big way. Saving face for now.
only 3 possibilities. either terrible poker face, confident it won’t pass in the senate, or the evidence has been destroyed. given the cover-up, lies, and misinformation that’s already happened, no other possibilities exist.
He has a few options. One is the house passes it and the senate never takes it up. Another is he pocket vetoes it and Congress does nothing. I doubt he accepted his fate and decided to just release it.
Probably 1 of 3 things:
1. He’s just saying this publicly, but privately is putting massive pressure on reps to vote against releasing the files.
2. He’s not worried, because anything implicating him has already been redacted beyond comprehension.
3. He knows he’s in the files, but anything implicating him will be called a hoax and fake news. He knows the MAGA base and many conservatives will ultimately give him a pass and look the other way.
Just look at the recent clips of Megyn Kelly and how she was backtracking and moving the goalposts far from what she said just a few years ago. They are already trying to lay the groundwork to minimize any potential fallout.
This guy is getting impeached again and removed from office.
Oh, no… has he edited them with his magic presidential Sharpie?
Of course he says this now. His justice department is going to say they have an open investigation and can’t release the files. That the release of the files will compromise the investigation. Deflect, delay, and use a smoke screen to hide the evidence of his and his friends’ involvement.
You know what else Republicans should vote for? Impeaching this motherfucker.
So what’s his beef with MGT then?
What’s the likelihood of the Epstein files being scrubbed of any mention of him? I’ve always been worried about that.
Either he saw the writing on the wall or he’s got a fix on what is going to be released.
Either the files got scrubbed or they’re putting all the marbles in on the Senate killing it and then using them as a scapegoat
He realized that he was acting like someone guilty so he’s doing the exact opposite of what he was doing.
Either the FBI sucessfully redacted him out. Or he’s going to have the DOJ block it and pretend his hands are tied.
Redacted, redacted, redacted, redacted.
He knows it’s going to pass so he’s trying to make it look like there isn’t a mutiny
Bold move telling them to release the files while hoping nobody reads page one.
MTG: Before the vote, I’d like to call in the survivors, and then call in Pam Bondi in to testify about the files on her desk and then the files that never were, and now this.
AOC: Wow, yes, I agree.
Raskin: Absolutely.
Massie: Rep. Green, you have the committe chair here.
Mike Johnson: Time for recess.
Oh man, a LOT of Republicans were going to flip. This is Trump trying to save face and pretend like the party isn’t splitting from him.
Why do these heinous people have to behave so cartoonishly it’s irritating tf out of me
Omg how are there no photos or videos. That’s how he goes down! Not words in emails, his followers can’t read!!
Everyone is dooming, but be realistic, do people ACTUALLY think there won’t be leaks if it’s redacted? Courts have copies, hell people involved probably have copies on all sides to take everyone down with them, This looks to me he’s trying to save face, and has a flight to Russia/Argentina lined up soon, not to mention victims WILL speak out.
He knows because Bondi opened a investigation they can just refuse to release the files claiming a ongoing investigation.
I suspect that even if they delete some of the material, foreign intelligence probably already has their own copy and are largely incentivized to want to help Congress get rid of the guy who has been a wildly unreliable leader.
Bros using reverse psychology