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canetoad

(19,851 posts) Sun Nov 16, 2025, 10:46 PM Sunday

Donald Trump calls on Republicans to vote to release Epstein files

US President Donald Trump has called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Mr Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"And it's time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."

Members of the US Congress will this week vote on whether to publish unclassified documents linked to a sex trafficking probe into late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/trump-calls-epstein-vote/106018036

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Donald Trump calls on Republicans to vote to release Epstein files (Original Post) canetoad Sunday OP

Translation: The scrubbing of the files is complete. nt Buns_of_Fire Sunday #1

My thoughts, exactly Walleye 20 hrs ago #15

The only logical conclusion. His name has been erased from all of it. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #16

If he's serious, he feels whatever remains after scrubbing is not as bad as speculation at this time. Silent Type Sunday #2

He had to leave a few benign token references to him or it would look suspicious. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #17

Trump is so, so screwed. He will never get away from this. writes3000 Sunday #3

He must know videohead5 Sunday #4

This! Diraven Sunday #9

He knows it will pass JBTaurus83 Sunday #5

He is transparent on this kind of malarkey. Silent Type Sunday #7

Bingo! The Roux Comes First Sunday #13

In other words: they've been scrubbed. n/t Coventina Sunday #6

Wow. Just wow. peggysue2 Sunday #10

Yip, all shredded, bagged, and out a high window. UTUSN Sunday #8

Please save me from your theatrics GAtomboy Sunday #11

I would like for him to expand on "Great Success of the Republican Party". I haven't seen anything. walkingman Sunday #12

It's a ruse. He'll veto it even if it passes. Ocelot II Yesterday #14

Buns_of_Fire

(18,916 posts)

1. Translation: The scrubbing of the files is complete. nt

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 10:51 PM

Sunday

Walleye

(43,214 posts)

15. My thoughts, exactly

Reply to Buns_of_Fire (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 04:38 AM

20 hrs ago

Irish_Dem

(77,993 posts)

16. The only logical conclusion. His name has been erased from all of it.

Reply to Buns_of_Fire (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:26 AM

18 hrs ago

Silent Type

(12,022 posts)

2. If he's serious, he feels whatever remains after scrubbing is not as bad as speculation at this time.

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:01 PM

Sunday

And/or, he knows it’s going to pass anyway.

Enjoying him squirming.

Irish_Dem

(77,993 posts)

17. He had to leave a few benign token references to him or it would look suspicious.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:27 AM

18 hrs ago

writes3000

(4,819 posts)

3. Trump is so, so screwed. He will never get away from this.

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:10 PM

Sunday

videohead5

(2,810 posts)

4. He must know

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:12 PM

Sunday

That the senate will not pass it because he can tell Bondi to release the files right now.

Diraven

(1,741 posts)

9. This!

Reply to videohead5 (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:41 PM

Sunday

He doesn't need Congress to vote to release the files at all. He's just given them political cover before he inevitably gets it blocked in the Senate or just vetos the bill.

JBTaurus83

(779 posts)

5. He knows it will pass

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:22 PM

Sunday

And wants to act like he told them to do it.

Silent Type

(12,022 posts)

7. He is transparent on this kind of malarkey.

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:34 PM

Sunday

The Roux Comes First

(1,984 posts)

13. Bingo!

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:55 PM

Sunday

They couldn't possibly have voted like this if I, His Excellency, had not sanctioned it!

Coventina

(28,934 posts)

6. In other words: they've been scrubbed. n/t

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:27 PM

Sunday

peggysue2

(12,312 posts)

10. Wow. Just wow.

Reply to Coventina (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:43 PM

Sunday

There is no low for Trump or the completely compromised DOJ.

It's beyond sickening.

UTUSN

(76,352 posts)

8. Yip, all shredded, bagged, and out a high window.

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:40 PM

Sunday

GAtomboy

(291 posts)

11. Please save me from your theatrics

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:47 PM

Sunday

This POSPOTUS doesn’t get approval from congress for anything!!! If he wanted the files released so bad, he’d do what he always does, just decide as dictator that he calls the shots and does what he wants. I can’t wait to celebrate his demise!

walkingman

(10,118 posts)

12. I would like for him to expand on "Great Success of the Republican Party". I haven't seen anything.

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:53 PM

Sunday

Ocelot II

(128,322 posts)

14. It's a ruse. He'll veto it even if it passes.

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:02 AM

Yesterday

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