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Wiz Imp

(8,288 posts)
53. I'm confident that attempts to "scrub" the files will not work
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 08:45 PM
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Last edited Tue Nov 18, 2025, 09:55 PM - Edit history (1)

There are plenty of people who have seen the files. Who knows how many people were working on the investigation under the Biden DOJ which Trump/Bondi stopped immediately upon taking office but I'm sure there were a lot of people working on it. The Biden DOJ was deciding who to charge and with what crimes. I'm sure there will be whistleblowers revealing the truth if necessary. Oh, and the bill itself details the only information that can be legitimately withheld or redacted. The only info that can be legally redacted is names and personal info of the victims. The names of any persons who had contact with Epstein that are mentioned in the files should be released. Embarrassment is not a valid reason for redaction.

(1) The Attorney general may withhold or redact the segregable portions of records that—

(A) contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims’ personal and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

(B) depict or contain child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) as defined under 18 U.S.C. 2256 and prohibited under 18 U.S.C. 2252–2252A;


(C) would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary;

(D) depict or contain images of death, physical abuse, or injury of any person; or

(E) contain information specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order.

(2) All redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress.

(3) To the extent that any covered information would otherwise be redacted or withheld as classified information under this section, the Attorney General shall declassify that classified information to the maximum extent possible.

(A) If the Attorney General makes a determination that covered information may not be declassified and made available in a manner that protects the national security of the United States, including methods or sources related to national security, the Attorney General shall release an unclassified summary for each of the redacted or withheld classified information.

(4) All decisions to classify any covered information after July 1, 2025 shall be published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress, including the date of classification, the identity of the classifying authority, and an unclassified summary of the justification.

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I still don't believe TSF will actually sign it...under investigation or some other wacked out excuse... wcmagumba Tuesday #1
Veto it? He might and with the same vote, that veto will be over ridden. He's not getting to skip his tine in the barrel marble falls Tuesday #2
I hope you are right.... wcmagumba Tuesday #4
Oh, that's right. They have the votes to override it. ananda Tuesday #25
he may sign the bill or pocket veto the damn thing rampartd Tuesday #35
And then they put right back up and there is no more veto exposure. Pocket veto is a delaying tactic a President uses .. marble falls Wednesday #61
I wouldn't be surprised if the republicans who were C Moon Tuesday #40
Wouldn't it look particularly ridiculous to veto something... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #57
Not in TACO land. marble falls Wednesday #62
Oh i'm sure he will!! bluestarone Tuesday #5
True, but it's a horrible look and will add to the undermining of Trump's standing among all but his core. TheRickles Tuesday #8
Trump has been cornered into a lose-lose position Random Boomer Tuesday #24
Why do you say sunk? Gordcanuck Tuesday #50
This bill was craftily written TexLaProgressive Tuesday #31
I agree.. Born Free Tuesday #55
They may claim it, but there is no investigation active on it right now. Congress wants it released and passed a bill. marble falls Wednesday #63
I think they can override it this time. Demsrule86 Tuesday #9
All they have to do is repeat their vote. all 100 Senators vote for the release, more than 2/3s the House. Veto proof. marble falls Wednesday #64
He might not but as it stands, it will become law even without Trumps signiture because riversedge Tuesday #14
Well, next step anyway. Stand by for further drmphf obstruction. Leaks, please! electric_blue68 Tuesday #3
Senators don't want to have their votes on the record? IronLionZion Tuesday #6
Doesn't surprise me. I'm surprised the house bluestarone Tuesday #12
Clay Higgons is on record as the only one voting against it IronLionZion Tuesday #15
I give Clay Higgins credit. As despicable a person as he is Wiz Imp Tuesday #34
I want their votes on record. doublethink Tuesday #7
Actually it does. Wiz Imp Tuesday #37
I think we might just get a veto proof bill... Demsrule86 Tuesday #10
and then a scrubbed file SamuelTheThird Tuesday #17
There's too many people who know what are in the files Tribetime Tuesday #36
There's still the Epstein family and what they have. Joinfortmill Tuesday #41
There is much going on here behind the scenes, IMHO. Who is talking to survivors and wiggs Tuesday #11
It's been a helluva day for the felon. Now comes his and Bondi's big tell. It's all on them. ancianita Tuesday #13
"The trump era might be ending." calimary Wednesday #58
Right? ancianita Wednesday #59
Will Trump soon receive a visit from top Mepublicans callous taoboy Wednesday #60
Show us how much money is being spent on any purported ongoing investigation dickthegrouch Tuesday #16
All investigations have been stopped when pedo the felon fired Comey's daughter. Justice matters. Tuesday #39
Reminder: Trump Apparently Could Have Authorized the Complete Release With or Without Strings, At Any Time! The Roux Comes First Tuesday #18
Exactly! Wiz Imp Tuesday #38
He still could this very minute. Justice matters. Tuesday #42
So if he doesn't sign it will it become law anyway? Or will that be a pocket veto and it stops the bill? Botany Tuesday #19
That internet rumor has been proven 100% FALSE Wiz Imp Tuesday #43
So if Mike Johnson adjourns the house for the year by November 27 then the bill is blocked? Botany Tuesday #47
He doesn't even have to adjourn for the year. Wiz Imp Tuesday #48
Anybody with a scintilla of a brain can see that Trump is way way way deep into the Epstein/Putin/Trump ... Botany Tuesday #49
I'm confident that attempts to "scrub" the files will not work Wiz Imp Tuesday #53
That is not necessarily so. onenote Wednesday #65
If TSF doesn't sign the bill... WestMichRad Tuesday #46
Outside of cheating and dirty media, the real culprit was sick, racist and misogynist voters. MLAA Tuesday #51
Wow! I didn't see that coming! I thought they'd stall for months and months Warpy Tuesday #20
All we know for sure is Sneederbunk Tuesday #21
This is all a setup AverageOldGuy Tuesday #22
Yes, of course, but he's not fooling anyone else than his 33% rabid cultists. Justice matters. Tuesday #44
I hope nobody is expecting to see any info related to Trump in the files. Nt Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #23
Good for Schumer! mcar Tuesday #26
Unanimous consent decreed - the Senate didn't even have time to vote FakeNoose Tuesday #27
More proof they've been scrubbed clean. Come on Mark Epstein, give us whatever you have. Scrivener7 Tuesday #28
Hot potato bucolic_frolic Tuesday #29
I expect we'll find out that during Sunday brunch somebody Turbineguy Tuesday #30
Or leaked them! TheRickles Tuesday #33
This is just the beginning popsdenver Tuesday #32
Four hundred reams of blank paper. The end. twodogsbarking Tuesday #45
The fix is in. choie Tuesday #52
Maybe the GOP will try to claim tRump isn't a republican next. nt BootinUp Tuesday #54
Void the Victim's NDAs Remball Tuesday #56
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