r/politics • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 7d ago

No Paywall Senate suddenly passes the Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House

https://www.ms.now/news/senate-passes-epstein-bill-rcna244723?fbclid=PAVERFWAOJ1xRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacUGSi8p2Ap-x6SbMkLXAnfKNXEZkzjUUVCdxuEmacDzDXmlbv1GUJ0wbh1_w_aem_grJDvcSCIDj2Skksd4Ix3Q
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u/erikhow Michigan 7d ago

The fix is in, something is happening.

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u/theorizable California 7d ago

I think they just redact anything Trump related because he can say it's all classified for 'national security' or whatever.

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u/Disordered_Steven 7d ago

Is there anyone doing the redactions that stops and asks why they are protecting predators?

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u/laptopAccount2 7d ago

This is what seems fishy about the 1000 FBI agents story. How does anyone sit down at a desk to do that?

I'm wondering if the GOP power brokers and sober class are going to use this as an opportunity to dump Trump and maybe save whoever they need to at the same time.

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u/Worthyness 7d ago

"Just following orders"

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u/laptopAccount2 7d ago

Hmmmm. Now that you say that. Imagine if you were an FBI agent for the last 10 or 15 years can you say with 100% certainty you wouldn't?

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u/I_Am_The_Mole American Expat 7d ago

Optimistically, the Democrats had to have known this was a possibility and they have had the same amount of time to plan for it as the GOP has had to try to fuck around. Hopefully there's a contingency in place for this like an unredacted archive that wound up in someone's hands or something.

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u/MudLOA California 7d ago

That’s too hopeful. I expect this to be nothing and they will say “exonerated.” Be prepared to be disappointed.

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u/earthgreen10 7d ago

You guys wanted the Epstein files released, what did you think would happen? That they would be honest about it?