He is calling for the House to vote on the release because **it will identify for him which GOP representatives aren’t fully loyal to the new corrupt administration.**
MTG has been getting death threats from MAGA since she publicly broke from the party. Trump wants that pressure on the mind of *every* GOP Congressperson who is considering flipping.
AINonsense on
If he did, he would.
Obviously.
He doesn’t. And he won’t.
BackgroundTight32 on
He def had the DOJ scrub him from the files
ButterscotchFiend on
Same reason he couldn’t release his tax returns, he wants to but it’s under an active investigation
jackleggjr on
“I can’t. I don’t have the power to do that.”
– Guy who asserts he has the power to do anything he wants
Most-Artichoke6184 on
Because Trump is completely full of shit, as always.
yoursandforever on
Honestly can’t keep up with the gamesmanship.
So who knows but one thing’s clear: you are asking a simple question, and no one in control wants simple clear answers.
BlueRFR3100 on
He doesn’t want them released and he’s not going to release them. What he wants a list of the names of Representatives and Senators that aren’t 100% loyal to him.
A vote to release them is an invitation to get primaried.
ezagreb on
Because then how could he play the victim?
NotThatHandsomePete on
With his mind!!
Lord_Warfyn on
He’s banking on the Senate to kill it…failing that he vetos the bill knowing there’s no way he gets overridden.
MeaninglessGuy on
Yeah I’m not sure what the long term plan is here. Maybe he is hoping the Senate will vote against release and he can tell people to forget it. Which they won’t- because that will look even more like a cover up.
Even if it gets to his desk and he signs the bill, he is probably planning on having the DOJ scrub or destroy everything mentioning him. Which might work, until something leaks, and this explodes into a full Watergate-style scandal over the coverup.
“Bold move, Cotton. Let’s see if it plays out.”
Puzzled-Duck4047 on
Standard script whenever Trump says he’s gonna do something good, or halfway honorable that is what people want, like a stimulus, first he hypes it up, then he uses some excuse to back out, this time it will probably be Bondi and the Epstein Democrat investigation, they’re already playing up to it in the media.
protomenace on
Because he’s playing games.
SvenGPo on
Because the DOJ is going to block it’s release under the premise they are investigating Democrats connections to
Epstein.
LividTacos on
He doesn’t. Either its going to die in the Senate, or if it gets to him, he’s going to veto or pass it but then let his DoJ block it on the grounds that since they are now part of an active investigation (that he ordered a few days ago) they can’t release it.
Smooth_Review1046 on
When the Senate finally gets around to voting on this the DOJ will be knee deep into investigations so the DOJ will refuse to release the files during an ongoing investigation
ChaosDollll on
It is political strategy. He’s pushing Republicans to release the files to shift focus to Democrats alleged ties with Epstein, while deflecting scrutiny of his own connections.
autotelica on
Because he is playing in our faces and hoping we don’t notice.
janzeera on
Plausible deniability. “Oh look, there’s an ongoing investigation…. Sad.”
sircastor on
He could just do it with an executive order, which he has preferred to legislation by orders of magnitude, to wit: has the congress passed anything he’s signed beyond the big beautiful bill act? Has his 2nd term been made up almost exclusively with swaps instead of laws?
Unique-Egg-461 on
hint: he doesn’t
its performative bs and either
1) an R in the house has flipped
2) Thune has said he’s just going to stonewall the vote in the senate
brentc_toronto on
Because he knows it will not pass the vote
csbc801 on
An Executive Order that he’s so fond of using oughta do it!
RecipeFunny2154 on
Remember when he’d just blurt out random things to dictators that would come visit, and then we’d get to hear about how POTUS can declassify anything and none of that really mattered? But then here we are again.
CrapoCrapo25 on
Because it has to be someone else’s fault.
phoneacct696969 on
Because he doesn’t want the Epstein files released. I’m getting frustrated about all the articles saying “he flip flopped” no he didn’t. He knows they won’t be released so of course he’s saying what he thinks his base wants to hear.
faith_apnea on
Too busy sinking fishing boats.
T3hArchAngel_G on
Is it a hoax? Why are their new investigations? He doesn’t need congress to force him. He could tell Pam Bondi to release them. This cover-up is so blatantly obvious.
Bubba_Gump_Corp on
Cause he’s lying lol
ohyeahsure11 on
He doesn’t. He’s going to go, “Oh, hey, I’d love to release them, but my mean AG says there is an investigation going on, so they can’t be released. How long with that last Pam? Oh, until all the Dems are prosecuted, oh well then…”
Fartenstein65 on
Had to make sure his FBI erased his names first that’s why.
Far-Set-371 on
He has absolute power, so says the Supreme Court…. Donny release the yourself
siouxbee1434 on
It’s performative
nasorrty346tfrgser on
very true, if Trump really wanna do sth; he is not going to go thru congress but just do it already
iAMguppy on
“That, less so I think, there’s a lot of phony stuff in there.”
So it’s phony, but real, but a hoax, but worth investigating.
true-skeptic on
He doesn’t. He thinks he can veto it.
liftbikerun on
Cause he’s full of shit. He has no intention of releasing them, what he is hoping for is that it won’t pass the vote, then he can claim he wanted to release them or some other version of a game he’s playing to fool MAGA into believing he wants them released. The FBI has already all but entirely removed his name from it, it’s just a political thing going on now. Shit, his names been redacted from it for months now, I am absolutely positive the files again have been a distraction for something else going on. Either the war stuff, or ICE, or the major grift he’s pulling. There’s *always* some form of lie going on with Donica.
Johnqpublic25 on
It’s all for show, he really doesn’t want them released. He’s just pretending.
vandal-x on
This is the man that can declassify anything he wants just by thinking about it, after all.
halcyongt on
Bondi is about to announce a current investigation regarding Trumps “enemies” mentioned in the files that will upend releasing said files as they are now evidence.
Formerlurker617 on
Stalling until the massive amount of redaction ink is dry.
CatalyticDragon on
Trump isn’t calling for a release. He’s calling for Republicans to vote on it.
He knows they will vote against it to protect him and also allowing him to claim he asked for their release.
The vote also acts as a nice little loyalty test. Don’t vote to protect him and you’re on his list.
REXIS_AGECKO on
He couldn’t find the “send” button.
SilverBraids on
The man can demolish an entire wing of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave on a whim with no compunction, but he just can’t seem to find a way to make this specific thing happen.
One-21-Gigawatts on
*Ron Howard Voiceover*
“He…didn’t want the Epstein Files released.”
Historical_Sun3421 on
This about the vote is Kabuki theater. He can release them any time he wants. He’s been told it’s going to die in the Senate so he’s going to pretend like his hands are tied.
Leftblankthistime on
He doesn’t- this is just him trying to take credit for something someone else was going to do anyway and make it look like “he’s in charge” it’s nonsense posturing
Ornery-Ticket834 on
Because he doesn’t like what’s in them? Can you think of any other reason?
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He is calling for the House to vote on the release because **it will identify for him which GOP representatives aren’t fully loyal to the new corrupt administration.**
MTG has been getting death threats from MAGA since she publicly broke from the party. Trump wants that pressure on the mind of *every* GOP Congressperson who is considering flipping.
If he did, he would.
Obviously.
He doesn’t. And he won’t.
He def had the DOJ scrub him from the files
Same reason he couldn’t release his tax returns, he wants to but it’s under an active investigation
“I can’t. I don’t have the power to do that.”
– Guy who asserts he has the power to do anything he wants
Because Trump is completely full of shit, as always.
Honestly can’t keep up with the gamesmanship.
So who knows but one thing’s clear: you are asking a simple question, and no one in control wants simple clear answers.
He doesn’t want them released and he’s not going to release them. What he wants a list of the names of Representatives and Senators that aren’t 100% loyal to him.
A vote to release them is an invitation to get primaried.
Because then how could he play the victim?
With his mind!!
He’s banking on the Senate to kill it…failing that he vetos the bill knowing there’s no way he gets overridden.
Yeah I’m not sure what the long term plan is here. Maybe he is hoping the Senate will vote against release and he can tell people to forget it. Which they won’t- because that will look even more like a cover up.
Even if it gets to his desk and he signs the bill, he is probably planning on having the DOJ scrub or destroy everything mentioning him. Which might work, until something leaks, and this explodes into a full Watergate-style scandal over the coverup.
“Bold move, Cotton. Let’s see if it plays out.”
Standard script whenever Trump says he’s gonna do something good, or halfway honorable that is what people want, like a stimulus, first he hypes it up, then he uses some excuse to back out, this time it will probably be Bondi and the Epstein Democrat investigation, they’re already playing up to it in the media.
Because he’s playing games.
Because the DOJ is going to block it’s release under the premise they are investigating Democrats connections to
Epstein.
He doesn’t. Either its going to die in the Senate, or if it gets to him, he’s going to veto or pass it but then let his DoJ block it on the grounds that since they are now part of an active investigation (that he ordered a few days ago) they can’t release it.
When the Senate finally gets around to voting on this the DOJ will be knee deep into investigations so the DOJ will refuse to release the files during an ongoing investigation
It is political strategy. He’s pushing Republicans to release the files to shift focus to Democrats alleged ties with Epstein, while deflecting scrutiny of his own connections.
Because he is playing in our faces and hoping we don’t notice.
Plausible deniability. “Oh look, there’s an ongoing investigation…. Sad.”
He could just do it with an executive order, which he has preferred to legislation by orders of magnitude, to wit: has the congress passed anything he’s signed beyond the big beautiful bill act? Has his 2nd term been made up almost exclusively with swaps instead of laws?
hint: he doesn’t
its performative bs and either
1) an R in the house has flipped
2) Thune has said he’s just going to stonewall the vote in the senate
Because he knows it will not pass the vote
An Executive Order that he’s so fond of using oughta do it!
Remember when he’d just blurt out random things to dictators that would come visit, and then we’d get to hear about how POTUS can declassify anything and none of that really mattered? But then here we are again.
Because it has to be someone else’s fault.
Because he doesn’t want the Epstein files released. I’m getting frustrated about all the articles saying “he flip flopped” no he didn’t. He knows they won’t be released so of course he’s saying what he thinks his base wants to hear.
Too busy sinking fishing boats.
Is it a hoax? Why are their new investigations? He doesn’t need congress to force him. He could tell Pam Bondi to release them. This cover-up is so blatantly obvious.
Cause he’s lying lol
He doesn’t. He’s going to go, “Oh, hey, I’d love to release them, but my mean AG says there is an investigation going on, so they can’t be released. How long with that last Pam? Oh, until all the Dems are prosecuted, oh well then…”
Had to make sure his FBI erased his names first that’s why.
He has absolute power, so says the Supreme Court…. Donny release the yourself
It’s performative
very true, if Trump really wanna do sth; he is not going to go thru congress but just do it already
“That, less so I think, there’s a lot of phony stuff in there.”
So it’s phony, but real, but a hoax, but worth investigating.
He doesn’t. He thinks he can veto it.
Cause he’s full of shit. He has no intention of releasing them, what he is hoping for is that it won’t pass the vote, then he can claim he wanted to release them or some other version of a game he’s playing to fool MAGA into believing he wants them released. The FBI has already all but entirely removed his name from it, it’s just a political thing going on now. Shit, his names been redacted from it for months now, I am absolutely positive the files again have been a distraction for something else going on. Either the war stuff, or ICE, or the major grift he’s pulling. There’s *always* some form of lie going on with Donica.
It’s all for show, he really doesn’t want them released. He’s just pretending.
This is the man that can declassify anything he wants just by thinking about it, after all.
Bondi is about to announce a current investigation regarding Trumps “enemies” mentioned in the files that will upend releasing said files as they are now evidence.
Stalling until the massive amount of redaction ink is dry.
Trump isn’t calling for a release. He’s calling for Republicans to vote on it.
He knows they will vote against it to protect him and also allowing him to claim he asked for their release.
The vote also acts as a nice little loyalty test. Don’t vote to protect him and you’re on his list.
He couldn’t find the “send” button.
The man can demolish an entire wing of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave on a whim with no compunction, but he just can’t seem to find a way to make this specific thing happen.
*Ron Howard Voiceover*
“He…didn’t want the Epstein Files released.”
This about the vote is Kabuki theater. He can release them any time he wants. He’s been told it’s going to die in the Senate so he’s going to pretend like his hands are tied.
He doesn’t- this is just him trying to take credit for something someone else was going to do anyway and make it look like “he’s in charge” it’s nonsense posturing
Because he doesn’t like what’s in them? Can you think of any other reason?