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Dulcinea

(9,149 posts) Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:12 AM Sep 5

The Epstein discharge petition is headed for success -- with a nudge from Dems

(The Hill) Incoming Democrats are poised to advance legislation forcing the Trump administration to release all the federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender.

Up to now, the focus on Capitol Hill has been on which Republicans might buck President Trump and GOP leaders and endorse a procedural tool, known as a discharge petition, to force that proposal to the floor even over the objections of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The effort, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), has the support of 216 lawmakers — two shy of the number needed to compel the vote.

But there are currently four vacant seats in the House, and three of them cover deep blue districts where the Democrat is expected to prevail in special elections slated for later this year. Two of those elections will happen this month, and both of the Democratic candidates are vowing to sign the petition as soon as they arrive on Capitol Hill — enough to hit the magical 218 number required to force the Epstein bill to the floor.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-discharge-petition-headed-success-115559274.html

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The Epstein discharge petition is headed for success -- with a nudge from Dems (Original Post) Dulcinea Sep 5 OP

No redactions! quaint Sep 5 #1

Rumor has it they'll be redacting all the repubs and leave the rest Iwasthere Sep 5 #2

The people on that client list are evil. Every single one of them. I dont care that a Dem gets outed anymore than if SSJVegeta Sep 5 #4

Actually Epstein did do some philantrophic schmoozing IbogaProject Sep 5 #6

Agreed. And that nuance would likely be revealed in the information that can be released SSJVegeta Sep 5 #7

It must be that national security will be compromised if Repuglycans are revealed. quaint Sep 5 #5

Don't tell us, Russ. Tell Laura Loomer. She's the one with the power to abolish it. Midnight Writer Sep 5 #3

Dems must hire good forensic sleuths pfitz59 Sep 5 #8

Absolutely! WinstonSmith4740 Sep 5 #9

quaint

(4,160 posts)

1. No redactions!

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:14 AM

Sep 5

Iwasthere

(3,399 posts)

2. Rumor has it they'll be redacting all the repubs and leave the rest

Reply to quaint (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:55 AM

Sep 5

SSJVegeta

(1,492 posts)

4. The people on that client list are evil. Every single one of them. I dont care that a Dem gets outed anymore than if

Reply to Iwasthere (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 12:35 PM

Sep 5

It were a republican. I have no remorse for child rapists with or without a D next to their names. If Republicans are temporarily spared, their time will still come, but outing child rapists of any kind is a very, very good start.

IbogaProject

(4,989 posts)

6. Actually Epstein did do some philantrophic schmoozing

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 01:23 PM

Sep 5

Clinton and Gates had both flown on Epstein's plane but not to the island, just to other places doing their philanthropic work. So not everyone in the list went to the island and that will feed the WhatAbout ____ BS. More telling would be flight logs to the island, but I think only one of those plane's logs were released.

SSJVegeta

(1,492 posts)

7. Agreed. And that nuance would likely be revealed in the information that can be released

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 01:35 PM

Sep 5

Schmoozing with epstein for donations is obviously quite different from being his client for purposes of child rape. These women are telling us who raped them. So far Bill Clinton is not actually accused of raping anybody.

quaint

(4,160 posts)

5. It must be that national security will be compromised if Repuglycans are revealed.

Reply to Iwasthere (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 12:43 PM

Sep 5

(in case it's needed)

Midnight Writer

(24,724 posts)

3. Don't tell us, Russ. Tell Laura Loomer. She's the one with the power to abolish it.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 12:17 PM

Sep 5

pfitz59

(11,866 posts)

8. Dems must hire good forensic sleuths

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 01:44 PM

Sep 5

to check for editing time tags and missing info. You know the Bondi DOJ and Patel FBI have been hard at work altering the files. They best include Photo and video evidence.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,383 posts)

9. Absolutely!

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 02:29 PM

Sep 5

We all know they'll screw with those files before release. The silver lining is like everything else this clown show has done, they'll do it so ineptly, a 10 year old with average tech skills will be able expose it.

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