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Joinfortmill

(19,557 posts)
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:36 AM Nov 11

Lawrence: With Trump's shutdown ending, Dems are closer than ever to forcing Epstein files release

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'As five more Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass a compromise bill to end the shutdown, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how Speaker Johnson is the “big loser in this compromise” because not only will his bill not be signed into law, but “the Epstein files come back to life in the House of Representatives.”'

My words: Please listen. 18 min.
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Lawrence: With Trump's shutdown ending, Dems are closer than ever to forcing Epstein files release (Original Post) Joinfortmill Nov 11 OP
So they think they have redacted the files. greymattermom Nov 11 #1
maxwell is still alive. that means she has something. rampartd Nov 11 #5
It takes only one of the Rs who signed the discharge petition to unsign the damn thing, Sibelius Fan Nov 11 #2
while millions lose their healthcare he,s sitting on his high horse telling me what a great, beautiful thing the yaesu Nov 11 #3
Lawrence is a good guy but, gab13by13 Nov 11 #4
I agree with Lawrence LetMyPeopleVote Nov 11 #6

greymattermom

(5,804 posts)
1. So they think they have redacted the files.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:51 AM
Nov 11

But Epstein was a smart, tech savvy guy. If the copies of the files the government has are released and redacted, would that allow some of the other copies saved in secret off shore servers to be released too?

rampartd

(3,101 posts)
5. maxwell is still alive. that means she has something.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 07:54 AM
Nov 11

epstein himself could be alive. stranger things have happened than a billionaire arranging an escape an institution that allows guards to sleep and cameras to go off line.

Sibelius Fan

(24,775 posts)
2. It takes only one of the Rs who signed the discharge petition to unsign the damn thing,
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:55 AM
Nov 11

thereby killing the discharge. I’d put it at a 98% certainty that that is exactly what will happen once Grivalda is sworn in.

yaesu

(8,821 posts)
3. while millions lose their healthcare he,s sitting on his high horse telling me what a great, beautiful thing the
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 07:25 AM
Nov 11

Backstabbing was, how special.

gab13by13

(30,716 posts)
4. Lawrence is a good guy but,
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 07:42 AM
Nov 11

his one main goal in journalism is to scoop Rachel and Nicolle to be relevant.

Ezra Levin of Indivisible, who has more followers in No Kings than there are Magats, just asked for Schumer to resign.

Jamie Raskin stated that hundreds of FBI agents have sifted through the Epstein files to remove Krasnov's name and photos, the the House Oversight committee will have Maxwell testify that Krasnov was a Boy Scout at Epstein's parties.

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