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Sam Stein and Catherine Rampell give their takes on why Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces zero consequences for lying about his contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The files reveal family trips, business deals, and charitable donations between Lutnick and Epstein, contradicting his claims that he cut off contact with him in 2005. They break down how other governments, including the UK, Slovakia, and Norway have forced resignations or investigations over Epstein ties, and why the Trump administration is shrugging off any accountability for Lutnick’s lies.
EndsWithJusSayin on
The base doesn’t care because their propaganda stations don’t show them what’s happening. This is a base that has to be told how to think and feel which is why they can only parrot the nonsense they hear and have no logical argument when you press them on it.
Alternative_Rate7474 on
Because Repubs are liars, too.
TintedApostle on
Because they are in the end game.
Prestigious-Car-4877 on
I’m sure Mike Johnson hasn’t heard about it.
Sminahin on
Because if they cared, they wouldn’t have been drawn to the Republican party to begin with.
Eddfan36 on
Because they are all pedophiles?
ZonghZonghZongh on
Ha! This is easy: because the Republican Party is MAGA, and MAGA is a cult!
SeparateSpend1542 on
Because Republican members of congress are evil people who are willing to allow child rape if they can make money off it. There is no bottom. The whole party is complicit. This stain will last generations.
Mikethebest78 on
Because they traded their principles long ago to “win” against the democrats. Yes they are hypocrites and they do not care.
labowner85 on
I disagree with the headline. Lutnick lies about everything not just Epstein.
hamsterfolly on
Republicans like who Donald Trump tells them to like
KeyInvestigator3741 on
Because his boss did it too. Rotten administration from top to bottom
Bubba_Gump_Corp on
Power. They only care about power.
New-Equal8039 on
Power. They don’t want to give it up. In their minds, if any of them admit to wrongdoing, it’s a win for the other side.
restore_democracy on
Is this a serious question?
Icy-Box6155 on
They can’t hold Lutnick accountable and not trump. So they’ll ignore it.
PM_ME_YOUR_GOOD_PM on
Cuz no one cares. If they did this wouldn’t be happening.
HearYourTune on
Why would they care? The whole party agenda is not to care about the average American and only care about power, greed and control.
papaHans on
Because they are pedophiles or pedophile protectors. Every time you see a red hat you know they pedophile or pedophile protector. They know it and don’t care.
Outrageous-Force-119 on
Because they are virtue signalers. They embrace paternalism so women are really just pawns to be used as things they own and they can be protective or cavalier according to convenience.
tmac4969 on
They fully embraced the “never apologize, never admit anything” – they are thoroughly corrupted
Buddha-Embryo on
Because trump lied about Epstein, so as a Republican, you can’t care about that.
glittereagles on
Because he runs the Department of Commerce? (of all things)
RoyalRobinBanks on
Owning the libs is more important.
profarxh on
Because a good portion of them think the rapture is coming and they are going to heaven. That’s a good portion of the heritage foundation and Congress.
ManyAverage6578 on
Their cult leader lies on the daily about his relationship with his best friend of 15 years. Why would they care about the slime balls around him?
ocwilly on
Because they’re hypocrites and possibly pedos too!
JiveChicken00 on
Are you kidding? The guy they actually voted for is a hundred times worse, and they don’t care about that either.
count023 on
Because if they arent diddling kids themselves they are in business with those who are. That’s why. They don’t bite the hand that feeds them, whether it be the tangerine tyrant, Peter thiel, whoever…
Stunning_Mast2001 on
They’re a fascist movement, not a credible governing American institution
They don’t care about America
Virtual-Squirrel-725 on
The answer is clear.
Trump can’t show any weakness on Epstein. If Nutlick needs to resign over Epstein, Trump is ten times worse so people will start pressing why Trump has no accountability for his crimes against children with Epstein.
Question_It_All_3000 on
They elected a pedophile, why would they care about someone lying?
prodigaldummy on
A better question would be: why would anyone be surprised they don’t?
anemic_royaltea on
They have the power to reshape the country into their vision of the natural order of things (backed up by strict military-police enforcement, funny how that’s necessary given how self evident these hierarchies supposedly are…) literally nothing else matters except to enshrine their beliefs into the law of the land.
nvmenotfound on
bc republicans are interested in protecting trump and nothing else.
popV2 on
The real question should be about his wife. Does she care if he r*ped those girls before doing her? Sickos are gonna sick.
GhostAndItsMachine on
Miney
Additional_Region987 on
Bc they’re pedophile enablers who lack a human spine and moral decency.
goldenspear on
You mean the GOP. The Gaggle of Pedophiles??
gideon513 on
Because they are all complicit at this point. Every one of them.
TremendouslyRegarded on
Because they’re all guilty. If Nutlick gets rolled he squeals. They are all under the same mutually assured destruction pact
Kaizen2468 on
Since when have they ever cared about their own lies?
thex415 on
They don’t care casue they’re not done raping the country of the riches the 99 percent makes.
mymar101 on
Trump tells them to
pappy413 on
Sniffing power is more important than basic human decency.
HiroProtaginest on
Hello! THEY DON’T CARE! Draw your own conclusions.
blackmobius on
They all lied about epstein. They only ever cared because for *years* they were convinced that epsteins party island only had democrats. The even added in demon worship and baby eating. They screamed for lists, for names. They stormed a pizza parlor because they thought it was a staging point. They thought the Clintons were the masterminds, and had a staffer killed to protect the secret. And not understanding basic law procedure, they interpreted the evidence being ‘withheld’ in an *active ongoing investigation* as a massive coverup.
So naturally trump promised to release the files and list. And now he has…. And…. Its just Bill.
“Oh but they havent released everything! You dont know-“
I know that this admin would love nothing more than to embarrass Obama, Biden and seek the masses on a pedo *that they all so deperately want to be real*. So when Bondi released pics of Bill Clinton, Gates, Hawking, and like a handful more people… I **know** she doesnt have shit on Obama or Biden.
Shes had agents comb those files for a full ass year and if they had a *single* picture or witness statement on Obama, they would have released it first. A single thing of Hillary or Joe or *omg Hunter Biden* you can bet your ass it would already be on Fox News full repeat. Just like they had that announcement of Ruth Bader Ginsburg death ready to go nearly a year ahead of schedule.
But she aint got a damn thing. Just Bill Clinton, and nobody cares. And despite Bannon, Trump in there, maga doesnt care about that at all.
Because just like the entire rest of the maga movement, trumps campaign, trumps presidencies, all of it…
Its only ever been about attacking people they have been conditioned to hate
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Sam Stein and Catherine Rampell give their takes on why Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces zero consequences for lying about his contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The files reveal family trips, business deals, and charitable donations between Lutnick and Epstein, contradicting his claims that he cut off contact with him in 2005. They break down how other governments, including the UK, Slovakia, and Norway have forced resignations or investigations over Epstein ties, and why the Trump administration is shrugging off any accountability for Lutnick’s lies.
The base doesn’t care because their propaganda stations don’t show them what’s happening. This is a base that has to be told how to think and feel which is why they can only parrot the nonsense they hear and have no logical argument when you press them on it.
Because Repubs are liars, too.
Because they are in the end game.
I’m sure Mike Johnson hasn’t heard about it.
Because if they cared, they wouldn’t have been drawn to the Republican party to begin with.
Because they are all pedophiles?
Ha! This is easy: because the Republican Party is MAGA, and MAGA is a cult!
Because Republican members of congress are evil people who are willing to allow child rape if they can make money off it. There is no bottom. The whole party is complicit. This stain will last generations.
Because they traded their principles long ago to “win” against the democrats. Yes they are hypocrites and they do not care.
I disagree with the headline. Lutnick lies about everything not just Epstein.
Republicans like who Donald Trump tells them to like
Because his boss did it too. Rotten administration from top to bottom
Power. They only care about power.
Power. They don’t want to give it up. In their minds, if any of them admit to wrongdoing, it’s a win for the other side.
Is this a serious question?
They can’t hold Lutnick accountable and not trump. So they’ll ignore it.
Cuz no one cares. If they did this wouldn’t be happening.
Why would they care? The whole party agenda is not to care about the average American and only care about power, greed and control.
Because they are pedophiles or pedophile protectors. Every time you see a red hat you know they pedophile or pedophile protector. They know it and don’t care.
Because they are virtue signalers. They embrace paternalism so women are really just pawns to be used as things they own and they can be protective or cavalier according to convenience.
They fully embraced the “never apologize, never admit anything” – they are thoroughly corrupted
Because trump lied about Epstein, so as a Republican, you can’t care about that.
Because he runs the Department of Commerce? (of all things)
Owning the libs is more important.
Because a good portion of them think the rapture is coming and they are going to heaven. That’s a good portion of the heritage foundation and Congress.
Their cult leader lies on the daily about his relationship with his best friend of 15 years. Why would they care about the slime balls around him?
Because they’re hypocrites and possibly pedos too!
Are you kidding? The guy they actually voted for is a hundred times worse, and they don’t care about that either.
Because if they arent diddling kids themselves they are in business with those who are. That’s why. They don’t bite the hand that feeds them, whether it be the tangerine tyrant, Peter thiel, whoever…
They’re a fascist movement, not a credible governing American institution
They don’t care about America
The answer is clear.
Trump can’t show any weakness on Epstein. If Nutlick needs to resign over Epstein, Trump is ten times worse so people will start pressing why Trump has no accountability for his crimes against children with Epstein.
They elected a pedophile, why would they care about someone lying?
A better question would be: why would anyone be surprised they don’t?
They have the power to reshape the country into their vision of the natural order of things (backed up by strict military-police enforcement, funny how that’s necessary given how self evident these hierarchies supposedly are…) literally nothing else matters except to enshrine their beliefs into the law of the land.
bc republicans are interested in protecting trump and nothing else.
The real question should be about his wife. Does she care if he r*ped those girls before doing her? Sickos are gonna sick.
Miney
Bc they’re pedophile enablers who lack a human spine and moral decency.
You mean the GOP. The Gaggle of Pedophiles??
Because they are all complicit at this point. Every one of them.
Because they’re all guilty. If Nutlick gets rolled he squeals. They are all under the same mutually assured destruction pact
Since when have they ever cared about their own lies?
They don’t care casue they’re not done raping the country of the riches the 99 percent makes.
Trump tells them to
Sniffing power is more important than basic human decency.
Hello! THEY DON’T CARE! Draw your own conclusions.
They all lied about epstein. They only ever cared because for *years* they were convinced that epsteins party island only had democrats. The even added in demon worship and baby eating. They screamed for lists, for names. They stormed a pizza parlor because they thought it was a staging point. They thought the Clintons were the masterminds, and had a staffer killed to protect the secret. And not understanding basic law procedure, they interpreted the evidence being ‘withheld’ in an *active ongoing investigation* as a massive coverup.
So naturally trump promised to release the files and list. And now he has…. And…. Its just Bill.
“Oh but they havent released everything! You dont know-“
I know that this admin would love nothing more than to embarrass Obama, Biden and seek the masses on a pedo *that they all so deperately want to be real*. So when Bondi released pics of Bill Clinton, Gates, Hawking, and like a handful more people… I **know** she doesnt have shit on Obama or Biden.
Shes had agents comb those files for a full ass year and if they had a *single* picture or witness statement on Obama, they would have released it first. A single thing of Hillary or Joe or *omg Hunter Biden* you can bet your ass it would already be on Fox News full repeat. Just like they had that announcement of Ruth Bader Ginsburg death ready to go nearly a year ahead of schedule.
But she aint got a damn thing. Just Bill Clinton, and nobody cares. And despite Bannon, Trump in there, maga doesnt care about that at all.
Because just like the entire rest of the maga movement, trumps campaign, trumps presidencies, all of it…
Its only ever been about attacking people they have been conditioned to hate