Meanwhile, former special counsel is requesting that his testimony to the House Judiciary committee be in "an open and public hearing". Any bets that Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan will grant his request?
(Smith has already provided closed-door testimony before the committee. Jack Smith and his lawyer has asked that the recording of this testimony ve released to the public can hear it directly – rather through the second-hand accounts that Jordan & co control.)
Here's hoping that it's obvious to Trump voters -- and that they're not OK with it. Because 77 million USians were OK with Trump's lawlessness (e.g., 1/6/2021), ignorance, racism, and the rest of it in November 2024.
Fact: Trump’s DOJ has released 2.5 GB of its trove of 300 GB of Epstein Files. That is less than 1%!
Nobody in America, not even Trump’s most sycophantic MAGA supporter, thinks that is fulfilling the Epstein Files Transparency Act that was passed by Congress.
Anyone who expected anything different needs their heads examined, particularly Khanna and Massie. They should have been ready TODAY to fight back as it was always clear what would happen.....
As with the democrats’ actions around the ACA extension, the idea is to reveal how profoundly pathological this administration is. Of course the democrats knew they’d do this. This is the same bunch that thought starving half the population through cutting SNAP benefits was a real knee slapper.
Thank you for posting this, Simon. It saves having to wade through the BS in the media. Not surprised but always horrified. I'm glad I can still feel the outrage....
As two Epstein survivors said on MS Now this afternoon, this paltry production by DOJ just validates what the victims have been saying for years--that powerful forces are covering up for rich, powerful men who preyed on young, defenseless women and girls.
Yes, was watching. It was powerful, and I'm grateful to Nicolle for hosting them. What's that Churchill quote? "This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. It is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
Yes, but it goes beyond the Epstein survivors. There are so many other survivors we'll never know about. There are so many more people complicit in trafficking. Pilots. Truckers. Flight attendants. Ya can't traffic thousands upon thousands of people over the years without a lot of help. How many TSA agents are complicit? There are survivors of trafficking who turn to it to pay bills. Etc.
Everyone of them had their lives ruined, I’m sure. The depravity of Bondi just leaves me incredulous. How a human being does not know that we have one life to live and some dirty old men, ugly, nasty old men ruined that child’s life and many more is just beyond me.
And while Dems scramble to attempt to develop some action to counter this, these people, on the backs of hard-working Americans and their dimes, are taking off in their jets with their security details, including those watching over their friends, families, and singer-girlfriends. Of course, it's holiday time! Time to play for the next couple of weeks.
As was pointed out, the faces of all the male participants at Epstein's events were blacked out, but Bill Clinton's face is prominent. Susie Wiles has affirmed the he was not involved - Clinton would have been implicated long ago if there had been any there there. Clinton traveled on Epstein's jet 4 times - while doing work for his foundation. Also on those flights were his Secret Service security and staff. As they now say, they have the receipts.
Also, the Democrats are NOT scrambling they are preparing to go into court and press charges. They are also talking about impeachment of the top tier of the DOJ. They were ready and they are taking action.
Oh, yes, yes! I'm aware of this, thanks. My outburst was meant to express my utter disgust that, for at least the next two weeks, they intentionally, and unsurprisingly, left the public with little to focus on but images of Bill Clinton. The average person, given abundant visual info, will very likely process what's in front of them without paying much attention to anything else that follows -- including facts. Of course, Bondi knew what she was doing.
My feeling about this? If they could have pinned it on Joe Biden, they would have. Funny how all of the pictures and messages re: the adjudicated rapist have been scrubbed. Your tax dollars at work.
Time to get on phone and ask your Congress critter if he/she know how impeachment works and when are the proceedings starting. Think Bondi will try and sass her way through that?
My Rep is Jerry Nadler, a guy who knows his way around impeachment, much to Republicans' disdain. He is retiring, and we'll have a shitshow of an election for his successor.
Contact him anyway. He may been leaving, but keep him in the loop. Also , if you have the strength, this stuff is tiring; get in touch with offices of those who are vying for his seat and ask what they plan to do and how. I know it's New York and district lives and dies blue....but..
Here is the Epstein lowdown from Rep. Stansbury tonight. Less than 10% of the info that DOJ has was released. Expect charges for Contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the law. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OKP_gSfncv4
You can search the files here, as noted by Rep. Melanie Stansbury on BlueSky.
Ok. Fair enough, Donald. You just confirmed you’re all over those files. Thanks. We had a strong sense you were, but thanks for confirming it. We’re eventually going to see your pictures sooner or later. This is gonna be great!
Behind the Montana "maga" Curtain: We completed our 30th week of calling the local offices of our Montana MAGA 2 senators, MAGA 2 representatives, and MAGA governor. The following is what we said today:
The Epstein cover up continues. Today, Trump, Pam Bondi, and Kash Patel failed to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law that required the FULL release of the Epstein Files. As a Montana MAGA extremist elected official, you are a collaborator of Trump's depraved, corrupt lawlessness, and you protect child sexual predators because they have money, power, and connections. You betray you oath of office and all Montanans.
1. Epstein and Maxwell raped and/or enticed and manipulated vulnerable young women and children to have sex with middle aged and old rich men who wanted their fantasies played out without consequence. Teenagers walking around Epstein’s properties naked and being told to service guests. Epstein and Maxwell together raping teenagers or vulnerable, trapped young women to satisfy their sexual perversions. There were video recorders placed throughout Epstein’s residences …for what purpose and what did they record? As a mom I am fuming about the sexual abuse, the rape, the treating of girls and vulnerable women as objects to be used and traded and trafficked for the sole pleasure of Epstein, Maxwell, and their rich “friends”. Let’s not forget the mental abuse and manipulation that Epstein and Maxwell did on these girls to keep them involved. Sometimes I think we sanitize too much what these girls survived and the wounds of their abuse. The abuse is one layer of outrage. But there is another.
2. This abuse went on for years and includes 1000s of girls. Does that even include the Eastern European and Asian girls trafficked or just the American girls? Florida and the Federal governments gave deals and protected the abusers for years. The justice system is supposed to provide justice for the victims and society, not the abusers. But Florida protected the abusers and now some of the same Florida players are in DC. trump (I refuse to capitalize his name) and Bondi and Blanche continue to play games and give a middle finger to the victims and society (the American people) as they manipulate and play fast and loose with the courts and giving an FU to the law passed by Congress.
We have a lawless administration willing to ignore laws, Congressional authority, the courts, individual Americans and human beings at large. The Epstein files situation is but one example of their lawlessness. But if it is the issue that wakes America up…so be it.
Our job is to continue to call this out to inform and rile the conscience of the good people of America to make the lawlessness stop. The survivors need justice. America needs accountability.
We either have obedience to the law or we don’t have our democratic system of government.
I’m not surprised, but in some ways, I’m glad that the lawlessness is so obvious.
For me the lawlessness looms large like an elephant in the room that's continually spinning!
Agreed. Not remotely surprised. Disgusted? Horrified? Yes. If one is surprised, I have bridges to sell.
Meanwhile, former special counsel is requesting that his testimony to the House Judiciary committee be in "an open and public hearing". Any bets that Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan will grant his request?
(Smith has already provided closed-door testimony before the committee. Jack Smith and his lawyer has asked that the recording of this testimony ve released to the public can hear it directly – rather through the second-hand accounts that Jordan & co control.)
Here's hoping that it's obvious to Trump voters -- and that they're not OK with it. Because 77 million USians were OK with Trump's lawlessness (e.g., 1/6/2021), ignorance, racism, and the rest of it in November 2024.
And in other news, Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming them "The Trump–Epstein Files".
/s
(May I suggest Democrats henceforth refer to them as such?)
Has to have his name first!
Fact: Trump’s DOJ has released 2.5 GB of its trove of 300 GB of Epstein Files. That is less than 1%!
Nobody in America, not even Trump’s most sycophantic MAGA supporter, thinks that is fulfilling the Epstein Files Transparency Act that was passed by Congress.
Anyone who expected anything different needs their heads examined, particularly Khanna and Massie. They should have been ready TODAY to fight back as it was always clear what would happen.....
Do you truly think Khanna and Massie were surprised, unprepared? Really?
They had nothing ready to execute last night, but TV appearances. So, I just base it on results. THEY WERE NOT PREPARED.
As with the democrats’ actions around the ACA extension, the idea is to reveal how profoundly pathological this administration is. Of course the democrats knew they’d do this. This is the same bunch that thought starving half the population through cutting SNAP benefits was a real knee slapper.
VIDEO 8 wars, and new plaques https://open.substack.com/pub/ojaiohana/p/video-trump-8-wars-and-new-plaques?r=5chxge&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Thank you for posting this, Simon. It saves having to wade through the BS in the media. Not surprised but always horrified. I'm glad I can still feel the outrage....
As two Epstein survivors said on MS Now this afternoon, this paltry production by DOJ just validates what the victims have been saying for years--that powerful forces are covering up for rich, powerful men who preyed on young, defenseless women and girls.
Yes, was watching. It was powerful, and I'm grateful to Nicolle for hosting them. What's that Churchill quote? "This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. It is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
Yes, but it goes beyond the Epstein survivors. There are so many other survivors we'll never know about. There are so many more people complicit in trafficking. Pilots. Truckers. Flight attendants. Ya can't traffic thousands upon thousands of people over the years without a lot of help. How many TSA agents are complicit? There are survivors of trafficking who turn to it to pay bills. Etc.
Everyone of them had their lives ruined, I’m sure. The depravity of Bondi just leaves me incredulous. How a human being does not know that we have one life to live and some dirty old men, ugly, nasty old men ruined that child’s life and many more is just beyond me.
Start when they were born/their parents were born. What happened? What was passed on? What genes and what trauma?
So this is why Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home!
Where the hell is Anonymous when America could use their public service?
MAGA will be pissed.
And while Dems scramble to attempt to develop some action to counter this, these people, on the backs of hard-working Americans and their dimes, are taking off in their jets with their security details, including those watching over their friends, families, and singer-girlfriends. Of course, it's holiday time! Time to play for the next couple of weeks.
I'm so disgusted, I can't tell you.
And, of course, we'll see nothing but Bill Clinton's face for the next two weeks.
As was pointed out, the faces of all the male participants at Epstein's events were blacked out, but Bill Clinton's face is prominent. Susie Wiles has affirmed the he was not involved - Clinton would have been implicated long ago if there had been any there there. Clinton traveled on Epstein's jet 4 times - while doing work for his foundation. Also on those flights were his Secret Service security and staff. As they now say, they have the receipts.
Also, the Democrats are NOT scrambling they are preparing to go into court and press charges. They are also talking about impeachment of the top tier of the DOJ. They were ready and they are taking action.
Oh, yes, yes! I'm aware of this, thanks. My outburst was meant to express my utter disgust that, for at least the next two weeks, they intentionally, and unsurprisingly, left the public with little to focus on but images of Bill Clinton. The average person, given abundant visual info, will very likely process what's in front of them without paying much attention to anything else that follows -- including facts. Of course, Bondi knew what she was doing.
My feeling about this? If they could have pinned it on Joe Biden, they would have. Funny how all of the pictures and messages re: the adjudicated rapist have been scrubbed. Your tax dollars at work.
Time to get on phone and ask your Congress critter if he/she know how impeachment works and when are the proceedings starting. Think Bondi will try and sass her way through that?
My Rep is Jerry Nadler, a guy who knows his way around impeachment, much to Republicans' disdain. He is retiring, and we'll have a shitshow of an election for his successor.
Contact him anyway. He may been leaving, but keep him in the loop. Also , if you have the strength, this stuff is tiring; get in touch with offices of those who are vying for his seat and ask what they plan to do and how. I know it's New York and district lives and dies blue....but..
Absolutely no surprise.
I'm freshly angry. I thought I was prepared, but this is so in our faces. The Catch Me if You Can regime. I hope we do.
Just about what we expected from these people. Yes, depraved.
How do I hate them. Oh, let me count the ways.
Here is the Epstein lowdown from Rep. Stansbury tonight. Less than 10% of the info that DOJ has was released. Expect charges for Contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the law. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OKP_gSfncv4
You can search the files here, as noted by Rep. Melanie Stansbury on BlueSky.
https://www.justice.gov/epstein
Ok. Fair enough, Donald. You just confirmed you’re all over those files. Thanks. We had a strong sense you were, but thanks for confirming it. We’re eventually going to see your pictures sooner or later. This is gonna be great!
Despicable, just despicable.
This only confirms something: we MUST work harder to elect legislators who DO care about ethics and the American people.
Behind the Montana "maga" Curtain: We completed our 30th week of calling the local offices of our Montana MAGA 2 senators, MAGA 2 representatives, and MAGA governor. The following is what we said today:
The Epstein cover up continues. Today, Trump, Pam Bondi, and Kash Patel failed to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law that required the FULL release of the Epstein Files. As a Montana MAGA extremist elected official, you are a collaborator of Trump's depraved, corrupt lawlessness, and you protect child sexual predators because they have money, power, and connections. You betray you oath of office and all Montanans.
And what response are you hearing from Montana’s senators, Congressional representatives, governor and other Republican politicians?
Absolutely nailed it.
1. Epstein and Maxwell raped and/or enticed and manipulated vulnerable young women and children to have sex with middle aged and old rich men who wanted their fantasies played out without consequence. Teenagers walking around Epstein’s properties naked and being told to service guests. Epstein and Maxwell together raping teenagers or vulnerable, trapped young women to satisfy their sexual perversions. There were video recorders placed throughout Epstein’s residences …for what purpose and what did they record? As a mom I am fuming about the sexual abuse, the rape, the treating of girls and vulnerable women as objects to be used and traded and trafficked for the sole pleasure of Epstein, Maxwell, and their rich “friends”. Let’s not forget the mental abuse and manipulation that Epstein and Maxwell did on these girls to keep them involved. Sometimes I think we sanitize too much what these girls survived and the wounds of their abuse. The abuse is one layer of outrage. But there is another.
2. This abuse went on for years and includes 1000s of girls. Does that even include the Eastern European and Asian girls trafficked or just the American girls? Florida and the Federal governments gave deals and protected the abusers for years. The justice system is supposed to provide justice for the victims and society, not the abusers. But Florida protected the abusers and now some of the same Florida players are in DC. trump (I refuse to capitalize his name) and Bondi and Blanche continue to play games and give a middle finger to the victims and society (the American people) as they manipulate and play fast and loose with the courts and giving an FU to the law passed by Congress.
We have a lawless administration willing to ignore laws, Congressional authority, the courts, individual Americans and human beings at large. The Epstein files situation is but one example of their lawlessness. But if it is the issue that wakes America up…so be it.
Our job is to continue to call this out to inform and rile the conscience of the good people of America to make the lawlessness stop. The survivors need justice. America needs accountability.
We either have obedience to the law or we don’t have our democratic system of government.