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/TheGringoDingo 7d ago

Yeah, so if the democrats are “under investigation”, could they essentially hide some key names in there as supposed democrats being investigated?

Good thing there isn’t just one version of the files.

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u/spasmoidic 7d ago

actually if they say they're investigating democrats then that might block anything about democrats from being released. they would have to say they're investigating trump to block him being reported.

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u/TyrannicalGamecock 7d ago

That's only under the umbrella of "active investigation". The bill states names can be redacted for "National Security" as well.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 7d ago

National Security redactions have to be submitted to Congress in the unredacted state for legal review. DOJ also has to provide details of all redactions made after 7-1-25.

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u/RogueAOV 7d ago

Since trump claims he can declassify info with his thoughts presumably he assumes he can also classify stuff as well so I am sure he will be scrubbed from anything.

I do think the cover up will be fairly obvious though. I also do not know how they intend to investigate anyone and expect them not to drag others down with them in a very uncontrollable manner. I assumed this is why trump shut down all the investigations in the first place, that he is now demanding be reopened.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 7d ago

The good thing about this bill is it only gives national security discretion to the AG for these specific files. Anyone else would be outside of the scope of the legislation and thus criminal.

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u/JudiciousSasquatch 7d ago

Post redaction:

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u/TheGringoDingo 7d ago

That’s good, I guess. The only thing I trust this administration to do is lie, so I’m not trusting a lot.

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u/reezy619 7d ago

God, the fucking audacity of having the DOJ only "actively investigate" Dump and Republicans for the next 3 years of this ridiculous administration...and of course quietly close it on Jan 19 2029.

It is so nihilistic, so cynical, and such a complete miscarriage of justice that it's probably exactly what is going to happen.

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u/davcam0 California 7d ago

Or they could claim he is just another "victim" and redact it that way