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BumRushDaShow

(163,541 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:52 PM 21 hrs ago

Trump officials say president is plotting new wave of retribution after Epstein bill vote

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 19 November 2025 13:09 EST


The White House is planning to use the Epstein files against Democrats after they, in addition to several Republicans, successfully pressured lawmakers to vote to compel the Justice Department to release the remainder of the files against President Donald Trump’s wishes.

After both chambers of Congress agreed to send the Epstein Files Transparency Act to Trump’s desk, two unnamed White House officials indicated to Politico that they plan to draw attention to Democrats who communicated with or were associated with Epstein. “Democrats only started talking about the Epstein files once they thought they could use it to score political points against President Trump,” an unnamed White House official told Politico. “That will prove to be a mistake for them.”

For months, Democrats have been using Trump’s refusal to release the documents about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to speculate that the president is hiding something or covering for someone. He has denied any wrongdoing and any knowledge of the late financier’s crimes.

By consistently drawing attention to the matter, Trump has been unable to escape “guilty-by-association” criticisms and eventually relented – giving House Republicans his blessing to vote to force the release of documents this week.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-retribution-democrats-epstein-b2868464.html



Full headline: Trump officials say president is plotting new wave of retribution after Epstein bill vote: ‘Democrats are going to come to regret this’
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Trump officials say president is plotting new wave of retribution after Epstein bill vote (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP
TSF is always plotting revenge attacks, when the Hell does he take care of actual Presidential work? wcmagumba 21 hrs ago #1
On the 32nd day of the month of Never Jerry2144 20 hrs ago #3
That's Stephen Miller's job. generalbetrayus 15 hrs ago #17
Yeah, like trump will outwit you. Turbineguy 21 hrs ago #2
I don't expect it Mz Pip 20 hrs ago #4
I don't think they could. BWdem4life 19 hrs ago #13
Expect FBI investigations of every action by any Democrat not fooled 20 hrs ago #5
But of course he will. WestMichRad 20 hrs ago #6
Idiot doesn't realize it but he is doing all of Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #7
You know John Coktosten 20 hrs ago #8
Surely no one is surprised by this. NotHardly 20 hrs ago #9
Democrats are not like republicans. If there Emile 20 hrs ago #10
by the dint of sheer numbers keroro gunsou 14 hrs ago #18
Innocent people in no way act like Trump and the Republican Party has acted since this started. hadEnuf 20 hrs ago #11
The real retribution will probably be against the few Republicans that pushed for the release in the first place. cstanleytech 19 hrs ago #12
" Trump officials say president is plotting new wave of retribution after Epstein bill vote" MLWR 19 hrs ago #14
Always the mob boss, always making threats FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #15
Bondi has an addendum to the Epstein files that includes all Democrats. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #16
I'll bet what is released will be an AI Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #19

wcmagumba

(5,219 posts)
1. TSF is always plotting revenge attacks, when the Hell does he take care of actual Presidential work?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:57 PM
21 hrs ago

Mz Pip

(28,288 posts)
4. I don't expect it
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:06 PM
20 hrs ago

But wouldn’t it be great if the Republicans figured out they could stop this nonsense in its tracks with a bipartisan Impeachment and conviction?

BWdem4life

(2,862 posts)
13. I don't think they could.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:45 PM
19 hrs ago

I for one would still like the investigation to continue. tRump is not the only one still getting away with sexual crimes against minors (and non-minors, they matter as well) here.

not fooled

(6,534 posts)
5. Expect FBI investigations of every action by any Democrat
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:26 PM
20 hrs ago

I hope the regime can't stop enough damaging information about Krasnov getting out, in order to prove that the Democrats were right in forcing the release of whatever we are allowed to see.

John Coktosten

(95 posts)
8. You know
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:40 PM
20 hrs ago

there comes a point at which Dolt 45-47 will become so obsessed with retribution (or maybe already has) to where his anger and desire to get back at those on his ever growing hate list overwhelms him and his ability to do anything else.

Emile

(39,263 posts)
10. Democrats are not like republicans. If there
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:45 PM
20 hrs ago

are pedophiles in our party, we want to know who they are. Republicans think that threat scares us, because the outing of Republican pedophiles scares the shit out of them.

keroro gunsou

(2,300 posts)
18. by the dint of sheer numbers
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:48 PM
14 hrs ago

no doubt. we may have our rotten apples, but their tree is rotten to the core... comparitively speaking

hadEnuf

(3,467 posts)
11. Innocent people in no way act like Trump and the Republican Party has acted since this started.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:48 PM
20 hrs ago

I doubt what gets released are even the same documents that the DOJ has had in their possession. I expect a rewritten fantasy trying to implement Democrats and Trump's other enemies.

They tried to pass fake Elector paperwork to the House and Senate in 2021. NOTHING is beneath these scumbags.

Sorry, but Trump is guilty and the whole world knows it. Anything else that "exonerates" him is complete and utter bullshit.

cstanleytech

(28,059 posts)
12. The real retribution will probably be against the few Republicans that pushed for the release in the first place.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:36 PM
19 hrs ago

They are going to probably find themselves under various investigations and losing financial support for their campaigns.

MLWR

(678 posts)
14. " Trump officials say president is plotting new wave of retribution after Epstein bill vote"
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:50 PM
19 hrs ago

because his other retribution suits have been going so well so far in the capable hands of Lindsey Halligan. /s

twodogsbarking

(16,846 posts)
16. Bondi has an addendum to the Epstein files that includes all Democrats.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 06:12 PM
17 hrs ago

Once again she will say it with a straight face, not a long face like MTG.

Figarosmom

(9,133 posts)
19. I'll bet what is released will be an AI
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:26 PM
13 hrs ago

Complete rewriting of the whole file. They certainly had enough time stalling the release.

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