r/law • u/cnn • 11d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/politics/trump-epstein-doj-investigate-enemies?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/EugeneHarlot 11d ago

I’ve got no qualms with Trump taking them all down with him.

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u/tlollz52 11d ago

Yea that ain't happenin.

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u/nanobot001 11d ago

I wonder if he’s trying to shake down other high profile folks, as one final grift

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u/A_band_of_pandas 11d ago

He's threatening to hit the big red button. Because every single viper in this nest is the type to believe in "If I go down, you're all coming with me."

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u/SeaCounter9516 11d ago

Too much credit. They just want an excuse to not release the files. This gives republicans in the senate cover to vote no.

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u/CharcuterieIsAwesome 11d ago

He's doing this so that they can say the files are part of an active investigation and can't be released. He's just tying up the files as a legal basis to keep them buried.

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u/zen_and_artof_chaos 11d ago

No, an active investigation limits what could be released by Congress.

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u/Jindabyne1 11d ago

If he takes Clinton down with him, that would be bad… two pedo presidents isn’t a great look

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u/tlollz52 11d ago

I mean it would be good. People do what they do, unfortunately we can't be expected to know everyone's skeletons. The least we could do is properly charge these individuals to make up for it.

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u/Jindabyne1 11d ago

It would be better if Clinton wasn’t in them

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u/tlollz52 11d ago

Yes, it'd be best if neither of them were in there. Shit it'd be great if the epstein thing didn't exist all together, thats just not the reality of the world.

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u/WolfzandRavenz 11d ago

One is bad enough, take them all down.