Friday, August 22, 2025

Trump's Epstein Problem Is Real: New Poll

Trump's Epstein problem is real: New poll shows many in his base disapprove of his handling of the files, and some supporters are having second thoughts about electing him.

Posted by retort at 10:49 PM | 47 COMMENTS | permalink

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Of course, it is looking more and more like a cover-up with each passing information release.

But, why the apparent need for a cover-up?


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-22 11:27 PM

LAMP

You have to ask?????

The public has already put 2 + 2 together. And they don't like the answer.

Right now, Trump is just trying to run out the clock.

However, (thinking ahead) if revealed, it's likely to become cause for Trump's impeachment, among other sleaze ball illegalities if and when he becomes a civilian.

#2 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-08-23 03:23 AM

@#2 ... You have to ask????? ..

Yeah, I do.

I want the DoJ to release all of the files.

Not dribs and dras of the files, but all of them.

The only redaction I would expect to see would be the names and identification info about the victims.

The DoJ seems to be trying to cover up something.

What might they be trying to cover up?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-23 03:47 AM

From the cited article ...

... A number of journalists, pointing to recent public opinion polls, have claimed that the scandal has hurt Trump. Others have argued that the public has largely moved on and the Epstein controversy no longer presents a political liability for Trump.

But both of these conclusions are based on limited polling about the Epstein controversy and thus may be premature. ...


(yeah, I read the cited article, did you?)
:)


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-23 04:24 AM

LAMP

I agree. But, other than bitter complaints to our State Senators and Representatives, (and the media) the only REAL voice we have that will make a difference will be in the honest midterms.

And we all know that Trump is doing everything in his power to juryrig that.

We're sort of caught in a political vice of Trump's making. The public has to REBEL, en masse, and vote the GOP bums and Trump coat-tailers out of office. It's the only way to break the vice before the 2028 general.

Whether pedophilia, or support of a pedophile, will do the trick or not is up in the air.

#5 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-08-23 04:25 AM

LAMP

All we can do is VOTE and HOPE that this time Trump has crossed the Rubicon.

#6 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-08-23 04:34 AM

"The adjudicated rapist might have committed criminal sex crimes?

Oh my! I am shocked!"

-MAGAts

#7 | Posted by censored at 2025-08-23 06:35 AM

Inevitable! When his male libido needs a "pick me up."

#8 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-08-23 06:52 AM

among 2024 Trump voters, negative views of Trump's handling of the Epstein files are associated with an increased desire to make a different choice if the 2024 election could be rerun.

More specifically, among Trump voters who believe that the president has mishandled the release of the Epstein files, more than one quarter " 26% " indicate that they would not vote for Trump if they had the opportunity to vote again in the 2024 election.

Such lies the MAGATs tell themselves so they can sleep at night.

They hitched their wagon to a clearly traitorous, racist, perverted, adjudicated rapist and now they want to pretend they had no idea.

And they'd vote for him again, because they somehow found the alternative to be less suited for the office.

#9 | Posted by censored at 2025-08-23 07:41 AM

Of course, it is looking more and more like a cover-up with each passing information release.

But, why the apparent need for a cover-up?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-22 11:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

Biden had every opportunity to sink everyone involved with this but he elected to ignore it. If it's in fact a coverup, it would be one that a lot of people, including Biden the DOJ, FBI and maybe even the secret service, decided to cover it up.

You clowns want single point contact with President Trump after the fact, so you don't have to criticize dear Sniffer-In-Chief. Raetards....

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-08-23 07:55 AM

The 300 lb------------------- is all over the Epstein Files.

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-23 09:03 AM

lfthndtard spent three years calling every lib on the DR a "pedo", and now his dear leader is about to pardon a convicted child sex trafficker.

And all he can say about it is "Biden"

Just STFU, ------. Nobody wants to hear you support convicted felons and child sex traffickers. ---- off to Patriot Front or wherever your ilk congregate and tell them your bull sheeot.

#12 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-08-23 10:06 AM

#10 | Posted by lfthndturds

Consume feces and expire, you putrid sack of puss.

#13 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-08-23 10:14 AM

"Biden had every opportunity to sink everyone involved with this but he elected to ignore it."

Trump doesn't have that opportunity?

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-23 10:27 AM

Lfthndturds also blames the entire Iraq war on Hillary.

That guy is completely braindead.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-23 01:50 PM

"Biden had every opportunity to sink everyone involved with this but he elected to ignore it."

Trump doesn't have that opportunity?

#14 | Posted by snoofy

-They're on each end of the same boat

#16 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-23 02:56 PM

AI Overview
+1
A federal judge has blocked the public release of interviews between Ghislaine Maxwell and the Trump administration, citing a lack of new information regarding Epstein's or Maxwell's crimes and a need to protect the secrecy of the grand jury system. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled that the materials were not "demonstrably false" in their claim of providing new insights, but were instead "redundant" and would not contribute to transparency. Maxwell had opposed the unsealing, and the decision upholds the protection of secrecy essential for grand juries to function effectively.

AI Overview
Based on current reporting, there was no court order blocking the release of Ghislaine Maxwell's interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
. The interviews from July 2025 were released by the Justice Department on August 22, 2025, in the form of transcripts and audio recordings.

#17 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-23 02:59 PM

Biden-not in Epstein Files
Orange Pedo-all over the Epstein Files and Lolita Express flight logs

#18 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-23 03:11 PM

The Executive doesn't get involved in law enforcement activities. FDT is a criminal, so he is weaponizing the DOJ, EAIAC.

Biden wasn't involved in the Epstein case. You MAGAdiots are the ones who made a big deal over the files, because you all thought the liar in chief was going after prominent Democrats. Your boy RAN ON IT, LOL. Now that the files are available, and your boy is obviously all over them, all they can do now is cover it up. MAGAdiots are so stupid, they can't even do that effectively.

Now you're stuck digging in to protect your child trafficking rapist felon. You MAGAhoals are all a bunch of kid-diddling creeps ... it's the only reason you defend the rapist felon, who talked about how hot his daughter was all the time.

#19 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-08-24 04:29 AM

#19: i.imgur.com

#20 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-24 04:58 AM

This all started because of Hillary Clinton...

Trumpanzee used Bill's infidelities against her when he ran against her in 2016... he knew they had a common friend in Epstein... and Bill Clinton had been implicated with Epstein over the "Blue Dress" parody political painting...

Less than a decade ago... the cl0wns were all hot to see everything Epstein...

Trumpanzee was teasing his base with the Epstein files... proving Hillary wasn't woman enough to keep her man in tow because he had to "satisfy" his urges elsewhere.

I find it ironic that every time the cl0wn brigade goes after democrats for unseemly sexual conduct... it always turns out worse for them.

They go after the gurly men in bathrooms... meanwhile... they play institutionalized rape games on the peasant class... between toe tapping---------- episodes in airport w/c.

#21 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-08-24 06:11 AM

If Trump is protecting himself from revelation by not allowing the 'files'' release, who was Biden protecting by not allowing the 'files'' release??

#23 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 03:32 PM

Daddysfist, why is your child-raping hero's name all over the Epstein Files?

#24 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-24 03:33 PM

#23

Whataboutisms a Minute Drive-Thru posting.

Pure speculation about what Biden did or didn't do has nada to do with what Trump is doing NOW.

But, Cultists gonna Cult.

#25 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-24 04:12 PM

#25 | Posted by Corky

Ah, your magic word negates principle of consistency and precedent. Got it, 87.

#26 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 05:14 PM

If Trump is protecting himself from revelation by not allowing the 'files'' release, who was Biden protecting by not allowing the 'files'' release??

#23 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 03:32 PM | Reply

This has been discussed here 100 times.

The court docs were sealed until January of 2024.

Biden didn't run in releasing the Epstein files, trump did. Now he's reneged.

#27 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-08-24 05:30 PM

This has been discussed here 100 times.

It's propaganda spread by the GOP to convince Deplorable Trumping MAGAts to ignore the fact Trump is a pedophile.

#28 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-24 05:46 PM

PEDO DONNIE

#29 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-24 06:00 PM

- Got it, 87.

Sorry to hear that; I hear Peyronie's disease is rather embarrassing.

#30 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-24 06:08 PM

@#26 ... negates principle of consistency and precedent. ...

And, also, lame deflection attempts.


#31 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-24 06:18 PM

Sounds like you know how that works...

#22 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 03:28 PM | Reply | Flag: SHRUG

I've never availed myself of anonymous sexual services under any circumstance. I'm a biological woman. There is too much inherent risk with those actions.

That being said...

It's no secret men's rooms are places where sexual encounters of all sorts occur... and one of the primary reasons most women don't want biological males in their bathrooms. It's just another place for them to have sex...

Doh!

You know I'm right

#32 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-08-24 07:49 PM

#30 | Posted by Corky
Disease mocking- the new highground.

#33 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 08:43 PM

Say, (((Who))) are they protecting by refusing to release the JFK files?

#34 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 08:44 PM

Sleazy Meat mocking- the new playground.

Everyone can play!

#35 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-24 08:48 PM

Say, (((Who))) are they protecting by refusing to release the MLK files?

#36 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 08:49 PM

Say, (((Who))) are they protecting by refusing to release the 9/11 files?

#37 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 08:50 PM

@#34 ... Say, (((Who))) are they protecting by refusing to release the JFK files?...

Yet another lame deflection attempt by that current alias?

I have to ask, why does that current alias seem to be so concerned anbout deflecting away from the relationship between Pres trump and Mr Epstein?

He's a lot of fun to be with': Trump and Epstein were close friends for 15 years (July 2025)
www.theguardian.com

... As Trump tries to claim he was not a fan' of Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship ...

#38 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-24 08:51 PM

#35 | Posted by Corky
I had a cancer diagnosis in 2017
Roast me!

#39 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-24 08:59 PM

#39

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#40 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-24 09:12 PM

^
Smh Prince GIF
archive.is

SMH@datafarming link

xoxo

#41 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-25 05:03 AM

SMH at space stripping
87
(expansive gesture)
87 everywhere

#42 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-25 05:07 AM

Yet another lame deflection attempt by that current alias?

www.youtube.com

#43 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-25 05:14 AM

SCOTT C is waiting to be humiliated again.

That doesn't make him go away, only change names.

#44 | Posted by Zed at 2025-08-25 05:27 AM

Can't imagine why having a lifelong grifter, convicted fraudster, adjudicated sex pest and convicted felon as president should be a problem. After all, he reflects the worldview and aspirations of those who voted for him.

#45 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-25 05:58 AM

I came to this thread to see how many "but Biden" deflections I would find. The pedo defenders certainly don't disappoint.

#46 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-08-25 01:28 PM

Biden had every opportunity to sink everyone involved with this but he elected to ignore it. If it's in fact a coverup, it would be one that a lot of people, including Biden the DOJ, FBI and maybe even the secret service, decided to cover it up.

You clowns want single point contact with President Trump after the fact, so you don't have to criticize dear Sniffer-In-Chief. Raetards....

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Biden had a chance to lock trump up for his many crimes but he was delusional about how far gone your cult is so he reached out an olive branch by letting trump off the hook.

I thought trump was going in there to expose the corrupt elites. Why is he protecting them instead?

#47 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-08-25 02:22 PM

"Biden had every opportunity to sink everyone involved with this but he elected to ignore it."

Biden isn't President any more.
Now, Trump is ignoring it.
You want to tell us why?

#48 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-25 02:27 PM

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