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(91,208 posts) Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:59 AM Saturday

Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-epstein-inquiry-democrats.html

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Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate the dealings of Democrats with Jeffrey Epstein, after a week in which his own relationship with the convicted sex offender was in the spotlight.
By Erica L. Green, Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer
Published Nov. 14, 2025 Updated Nov. 15, 2025, 4:55 a.m. ET

When a trove of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails were made public this week, Donald J. Trump’s name was all over them. But on Friday, when Mr. Trump demanded that the Justice Department investigate a list of powerful men mentioned in the emails, his own name was nowhere to be seen — he had singled out only Democrats.

Equally remarkable was how quickly Attorney General Pam Bondi acquiesced to his demand, even though four months ago the Justice Department formally declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation.

That about-face, as much as any action Ms. Bondi has taken this year, demonstrated the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat. And, crucially, it could foreclose any further disclosures of the Epstein files.

Less than four hours later, Ms. Bondi said she had chosen Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, to handle the matter.

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Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump (Original Post) dalton99a Saturday OP

They're only investigating democrats. Gee, never coulda seen that one coming. unblock Saturday #1

MaddowBlog-Trump eyes federal Epstein investigation that targets his foes, but not himself LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #2

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1. They're only investigating democrats. Gee, never coulda seen that one coming.

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Sat Nov 15, 2025, 09:08 AM

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What utter shits we have running the country.

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2. MaddowBlog-Trump eyes federal Epstein investigation that targets his foes, but not himself

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Sat Nov 15, 2025, 02:52 PM

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The president wants the public to see the Epstein scandal as a hoax — except the parts related to people he doesn’t like.

Trump expects the DOJ to launch investigations into figures mentioned in the Epstein materials â€” but not himself.

He also wants us to see the underlying scandal as a â€œhoax,â€ except the parts related to people he doesnâ€™t like, indifferent to the obvious contraction. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-11-14T16:56:13.198Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-eyes-federal-epstein-investigation-targets-foes-not-rcna243939

The revelations dovetailed with Republicans on the same committee releasing a tranche of 20,000 documents it received from the Epstein estate in response to a congressional subpoena. An MSNBC report noted that some of the additional email correspondence between Epstein and his associates was “unflattering” to Trump. A related report in The New York Times summarized, in reference to the documents: “Mr. Epstein insulted Mr. Trump and hinted that he had damaging information on him.”

In the immediate aftermath of the reports, the usually talkative president had very little to say about the reporting (which includes allegations that have not been substantiated by MSNBC). The Republican published a handful of missives to his social media platform on the matter, but most focused on his appeals to GOP lawmakers to follow his lead on the scandal......

There’s no point in trying to summarize in a single blog post every error of fact and judgment in the president’s 116-word rant — the Russia scandal, for example, still isn’t a scam — but the bottom line comprises three key elements.

The first is that Trump wants federal law enforcement to initiate an investigation into a variety of prominent figures mentioned in the Epstein materials — but not himself. That’s a tough position to take seriously.

The second is that the president wants the public to see the underlying controversy as a hoax, except for the parts related to people he doesn’t like. How does Trump reconcile the obvious contraction? By ignoring it.

Finally, it’s worth emphasizing that the president continues to act as if he has decision-making authority at the Justice Department and the FBI. There is no modern precedent for a White House publicly declaring which of the president’s political foes deserve to be targeted with federal investigations, but in 2025 it has become an alarmingly common occurrence.

In late September, Trump used his platform to direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after three of his perceived political enemies. In October, he did it again, adding additional names to his enemies list. On Friday morning, he barked related orders.

I cut trump's tweet/truth social post from this post. If you want to read trump's tweet/truth social post go to the article. I try not to repost trump's disgusting social media posts when I can.

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