Plus he already said the files were a hoax by Democrats so he kinda shot himself in the foot.

but the orange asshole and the room full of dopes.

They could have sat on this forever but they know they were going to take a massive hit, so they needed time to scramble and edit the files.

they got that time

it was his sudden turnaround and the overwhelming vote by the house that telegraphed what happened.

The thought that the Trump Administration would release anything truly hurtful to Trump is just insanity.

It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if the “files” were thoroughly scrubbed and when released will be hurtful to Democrats (with maybe a few Republicans not on Trumps favorites list).

I don’t understand why anyone would think it would be otherwise… unless?

The oligarchs and Republican establishment are tired of Trump and have decided to throw him under the bus? Here’s hoping that is so!

They aren't super geniuses.

and I have no doubt they will leave a trail a mile wide and a mile long.

these morons always think they are just that clever.

Johnson keeps the House in recess and didn't seat Grijalva, thus preventing the vote. That bought a lot of convenient time.

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All it takes is one to leak... And that doesn't include CIA or others who are fully aware of what is contained in those files.

I’m not sure, but those who know the truth, but haven’t been outraged enough to say anything when Bondi considered the case closed are now going to stick their neck out because the DOJ releases abridged or even fabricated files? I guess maybe in allegiance to those who are named if any. I don’t doubt revealing names and pointing out fabrications will bring the heat up, but who are many, including the media, going to put the burden of proof on? The DOJ and FBI or a whistleblower past or present? The American public and its institutions don’t have a great track record of following up whistleblower information. There is also not a great record of believing abuse victims outside of court proceedings. The decades long relative silence all around this issue and particularly identifying participants tells me at the least it’s a very dangerous subject for both the media and our justice system to get too involved. I don’t have the greatest confidence that any of our traditional mainstream media sources have the desire or fortitude to chase this story down and unfortunately alternative news sources will be taken as unsubstantiated clickbait or partisan hit pieces by many. My hope is that this issue gets hot enough that Republicans start to abandon fealty to this administration. If that happens perhaps the first domino will fall. It seems that everybody is trying to read the room and we’ll just have to see how this progresses in the coming months.

coming from the Estate than from the DOJ. I've never seen who it is that's releasing these Estate files. But an email to email comparison might be quite enlightening. If it's Maxwell's behest we better hope she's got better security than her boyfriend had!

But never underestimate the power of a good con job

They have lists of perpetrators. They said they want the DOJ/Congress to be involved so they don’t become targets for retribution and further abuse by being the ones to solely put the names out there.

Plus, they have said this is an international sex trafficking ring. It’s bigger than just the US. Justice starts here because many of the crimes happened here but as “Prince” Andrew shows, this isn’t going to stay contained. They want a proper congressional investigation, especially the financial transactions

But in the orange assholes mind, he honestly thinks release this fixed up version of the files will answer any and all questions and he will be magically absolved of everything

He only thinks of himself and that is his ultimate undoing.

By not giving any credence to the victims voices, he thinks he “out maneuvered them”

He is so very wrong.

Trump has dissed MTG for years.

She was finally just tired of it.

We will see in a few months time.

If she’s back in the fold and beasties with the orange asshole, then we’ll have our answer

Remember this, when pointedly asked whether she thought trump was in the files,(which we know he is via other sources) she has never once said that she thought he was. That’s her escape hatch

Democrats have been in unison calling for releasing them for months. There would have been 0 reason to get into a spat with MTG, call them a democratic hoax, etc.


This was Trump realizing he couldn't stop it and trying to save face. He is losing control of his party and that is what he wants to cover up.


Every Republican jumped on board because they didn't want to be the guy who was on record to not release them when it was clear that the yes votes would win.


I doubt there is all that much in the files vut more embarrassing connections. If there was it would have been used already

I can’t see in the future

But as I said it’s just a overwhelming feeling I have

who know what is/was in the files, like FBI agents, and are ready to spill. Thank gawd this file was compiled over a few decades and was not solely created by this admin.

Did I dissuade you? Pretty bubbly stuff.

And said something vaguely similar below.

We don't yet know what exactly is happening.

Your theory is as good as any for the time being.

I can't really see Margie three toes abandoning the object of her adoration.

If true, we can rely on the scrubbing being done with this admin's usual level of accuracy and conscientiousness which happens to be very low. Folks on the internet will be all over it and hopefully call them out.

scour the files released from epstein's estate. We know fine tooth combs will be used. We'll see, exciting times I wish weren't happening but being here, I'm happy something's happening.

But I do believe they’ve cooked it.

Ah shit…..will the Democrats and ALL THE WOMEN THAT GOT GROOMED AND SCREWED gonna be the losers in all of this?? IS IT ALL POLITICAL??? Really??? Oh my gawd, I sooooooooo hope this whole Epstein shit will kick some ass…….just starting to think it’s not gonna happen.

Especially with the MAGA cult.

What happened next kicked off a new phase in the Epstein saga. As I reported in the March 28th edition of FOIA Files, Patel directed FBI special agents from the New York and Washington field offices to join the bureau’s FOIA employees at its sprawling Central Records Complex in Winchester, Virginia and another building a few miles away.

They were instructed to search for and review every single Epstein-related document and determine what could be released. That included a mountain of material accumulated by the FBI over nearly two decades, including grand jury testimony, prosecutors’ case files, as well as tens of thousands of pages of the bureau’s own investigative files on Epstein. It was a herculean task that involved as many as 1,000 FBI agents and other personnel pulling all-nighters while poring through more than 100,000 documents, according to a July letter from Senator Dick Durbin to Bondi.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-01/epstein-files-trump-s-name-was-redacted-by-the-fbi

group looking into Epstein included 1000's of video tapes of the actual illegal acts. Kind of hard to erase
your face & voice off of video. But then do they even exist anymore?

Anyone implicated, victimized or mentioned as a witness could still point the finger at TSF. I do understand that some people could be bribed or silenced with threats, but still... I would expect this to open a can of worms unless it was completely redacted.

For the record, I have zero experience in law enforcement, bribery or threats of any kind. So...

I just worry that there will only be damaging material for us left in there and trump's role will be covered up due to "national security"

Look how the British Royals dealt with their huge embarrassment. Cut your ties early before it hits the fan.