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Remember five days ago when Trump told Bondi to investigate any Democrats with links to Epstein. Well any active investigation can stop the DOJ from releasing the files, or at least all the files.

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-- Michael McDonald (@electproject.bsky.social) Nov 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM

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Trump will not release these files because if he does he will burn.

Everyone know this, so as he continues not to release the he burns anyway.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-20 01:12 PM | Reply

So far 85% has 100% redaction.

#2 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-11-20 01:15 PM | Reply

Pfffffftttt. What do you expect from a reality show preznit?

#3 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-11-20 01:33 PM | Reply

Meanwhile, Trump publicly calls for execution of Democrats. How far our country has fallen in such a short time!

For God's sake, is there not a woman out there who will give him a BJ in the White House?
Because that, apparently, is the ONLY THING that Republicans find grounds for impeachment!

#4 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-11-20 01:35 PM | Reply

I'm shocked! Shocked I tells ya!

Trump is like the hunted criminal running out of time and excuses and distractions. The Bill says it is Illegal for the DOJ not to release the Files. And the Exception for an ongoing Investigation, which Trump started up last week, is Temporary.

Republicans smell blood in the water, including the Economic Bleeding News... Ted Cruz has now stared his 2028 Presidential Campaign, lmao... and MTG is in Open Revolt.

(ok, she was always revolting, but you know whut ah mean)

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-20 01:37 PM | Reply

Saw this coming

"Option 3:
Support release of the files while having the DoJ open a new investigation that blocks the release of a portion of the files (anything that makes Trump or other republicans looks bad) and then spin the rest of it in an attempt to hurt democrats.
Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-11-17 01:50 PM "

#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-11-20 01:38 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Nixon tried this. It didn't work then either. The scandal has escaped the lab.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-20 01:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The files are under audit, or something.

#8 | Posted by censored at 2025-11-20 01:47 PM | Reply

"Vhy hee not deed?"

-Melania

#9 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-11-20 02:19 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

prediction: They will investigate banks or anyone who wants out of the release.

#10 | Posted by Brennnn at 2025-11-20 02:21 PM | Reply

blessing for the Democrats

anyway, they can't release all the files; some are Grand Jury testimony, victim privacy rules, items to discusting for the public, etc.... we will never see all the files

#11 | Posted by Maverick at 2025-11-20 02:45 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#11 Which is exactly why the Epstein files is the gift that keeps on giving... to Democrats.

While the Epstein files is the gift that keeps on taking away talking points... from Republicans.

No matter how you look at it, it is a Win-Win situation.

#12 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-20 02:47 PM | Reply

So far 85% has 100% redaction.

#2 | Posted by redlightrobot

Link?

#13 | Posted by boaz at 2025-11-20 02:48 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"Releasing the Epstein files without redactions could pose a national security risk." - Mike Johnson

The Republicans will never release the Epstein files while Trump is still alive.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-11-20 02:50 PM | Reply

FDT is not the only monster in this story. Even if he completely redacts his name, the empty space will continue to tell a story. The prominent people he is willing to toss under the bus on this are prominent, and will respond. Larry Summers is already out at Harvard, and good riddance, but the women who are bravely coming forward have claimed there are around 1,000 victims in this. FDT is going to slip. His lies about this are starting to conflict, and he is too demented to keep them straight anymore.

#15 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-20 02:53 PM | Reply

"Releasing the Epstein files without redactions could pose a national security risk." - Mike Johnson

Yep....what's what I said.

It could be an international nightmare.

Trump's enemies will assume Trump is covering for himself.

Just like Boaz, I flip between wanting them released and not.

#16 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 02:55 PM | Reply

The problem is the files aren't isolated to Americans.

And honestly, is it America's job to be the world's morality police?

#17 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 02:58 PM | Reply

Trump's enemies will assume Trump is covering for himself.

#16 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

LOL.

Trump is covering for himself.

#18 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-20 02:59 PM | Reply

is it America's job to be the world's morality police?

#17 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

Jesus.

Just release the files.

It shouldn't be this hard.

#19 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-20 03:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"It could be an international nightmare."

And?

Do you believe the possibility of an international nightmare is a good reason to allow the rich and powerful to traffic underage girls for sex?

You're making an excuse for evil.

#20 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-11-20 03:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Bill Johnson is a fucking clown. Fuck off, Bill.

#21 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-20 03:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" is it America's job to be the world's morality police?"

Cain asked as much.

He put it a little differently, but it means the same.

Tell us: are you your brother's keeper?

#22 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-11-20 03:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#16 Know what's a real international nightmare, BJ boi?

Donald F****** Trump.

He's the international nightmare.

#23 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-20 03:03 PM | Reply

Dan,

"Tell us: are you your brother's keeper?"

I'm responsible for my brother.

America doesn't have to be responsible for seven billion people who aren't.

#24 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 03:07 PM | Reply

So far 85% has 100% redaction.
#2 | Posted by redlightrobot
Link?
#13 | Posted by boaz at 2025-11-20 02:48 PM

While I hate making links to X, the auditor that I watched last night doesn't have a published assessment, so here is a sample: Here's a look at the Epstein files after Bondi does her "national security" redactions

Several pages are 100% redacted. It's coming from people inside that Bondi has redacted 85% of the Epstein documents, so I didn't include "allegedly".

#25 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-11-20 03:08 PM | Reply

#24 And Jesus wept over the bastardization of His word.

#26 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-20 03:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

An example:

FDT has maintained that he did not know Epstein well. He claims to have kicked Epstein out of Mar a Lago (a claim Epstein refuted, supposedly not being a member of the club to begin with), because he was mad that Epstein was "stealing his girls." Just yesterday, he claimed he kicked Epstein out of Mar a Lago because he was a pervert. His story is changing, and even the anchors of his story are probably lies.

Before history gets rewritten by the Repubiclowns here and elsewhere, remember this: the Democratic Party was not clamoring for these files to be released. That was all MAGA. Fast forward to today, and you now see 100% of Democrats in support of releasing the unredacted (except for victims), complete release of the files. At this point, anyone who is against their release is either involved or complicit.

#27 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-20 03:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

The problem is the files aren't isolated to Americans.
And honestly, is it America's job to be the world's morality police?
#17 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 02:58 PM

Precisely how is foreign involvement a "problem" to expose?

Do you have a specific person in mind? Close ally to Epstein Prince Andrew, perhaps?

You seem to misunderstand - Epstein was an intelligence operative connecting world leaders in meetings a deals.

Trump brought him along to the UAE and offered Epstein a position in his cabinet in 2017.

And your response is to "just turn your head and do nothing", got it.

#28 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-11-20 03:13 PM | Reply

"America doesn't have to be responsible for seven billion people who aren't."

Sorry, but in my Bible, Jesus answered that question, when he said "Anyone doing My Father's work is my brother and sister".

You're not even allowing for Christians. And you've already identified a "least" of your brother.

Not really following Jesus' teachings, are you?

#29 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-11-20 03:15 PM | Reply

Dan,

"Do you believe the possibility of an international nightmare is a good reason to allow the rich and powerful to traffic underage girls for sex?"

What a stupid question.

Questioning the wisdom of detonating a global scandal is not the same as approving trafficking.

Seeing the nuance isn't approval.

But I get it. Some people can't tell the difference.

The world is full of legitimate conflicting goals, and pretending otherwise is childish.

#30 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 03:16 PM | Reply

Dan,

"Not really following Jesus' teachings, are you?"

Do you?

#31 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 03:18 PM | Reply

Dan,

Your supposed concern with the Bible is nonsense.

Get off your fake phony concern for Biblical scripture.

#32 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 03:19 PM | Reply

Your supposed concern with the Bible is nonsense.

Get off your fake phony concern for Biblical scripture.

#32 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

Thank you Fake Plastic Christian.

Your Fake Plastic opinion has been duly noted and filed appropriately. In the circular file.

#33 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-20 03:23 PM | Reply

#30 So, the concern over detonating a global scandal is more important than stopping and hunting down those responsible for human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children.

Real "nuanced" thinking there, BJ boi.

#34 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-20 03:25 PM | Reply

Dan,
"Not really following Jesus' teachings, are you?"
Do you?
#31 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 03:18 PM

LOL! He's talking about justice for victims, while you are defending the perps.

CAREFULLY RE-READ THE RED PARTS OF THE BIBLE.

You like that color, it matches your hat.

#35 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-11-20 03:26 PM | Reply

All a show. If he wanted them released he would do it.

All of a sudden he wants congress approval?

Mf pls!

#36 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-11-20 03:30 PM | Reply

Jesus answered the question, "who is my brother?" by saying that anyone who is a believer is my brother.

When asked who is my neighbor, he told the story of the Good Samaritan who gave aid and comfort to a Jew who was assaulted on the road and other Jews passed him by... astonishing his listeners because the Samaritans were considered to be trash by the Jews.

Meaning that even the lowest of the low is your neighbor.

And what did he say about neighbors? Love your neighbor as yourself.

These are NOT MAGAnite sayings.

In TrumpWorld, murdering 600,000 people by starvation, 2/3'rds of them children, isn't a problem at all.

#37 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-20 03:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It could be an international nightmare.

T---p's enemies will assume T---p is covering for himself.

It's FDT's allies you should be worried about. Specifically, Russia.

It's nice to see you're starting to get it, even if you are slightly off target. Those of us who have not submitted to the cult of FDT have always recognized the blackmail targets within the Repubican Party, and the national security nightmare of electing a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist to the highest office. All those years of MAGA loyalists like yourself twisting yourselves into pretzel shapes to justify and defend this dangerously compromised crime boss, when we warned you repeatedly that he's a Russian asset, either as a useful idiot or under the thumb of Putin.

I hope the psychological crashout you experience when you finally discover reality doesn't match your fantasy dream world isn't too bad.

#38 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-20 03:37 PM | Reply

#31 That reply is a tacit admission that you don't.

#39 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-20 03:45 PM | Reply

Remember five days ago when Trump told Bondi to investigate any Democrats with links to Epstein. Well any active investigation can stop the DOJ from releasing the files, or at least all the files.

How did you guys not make that connection? This being a "banner headline" just shows you don't understand anything going on.

#40 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-20 03:48 PM | Reply

(and it's not just Russia)

The Saudis have their hooks in him. The Qataris have their hooks in him. The Chinese are laughing all the way to the bank. All the while, he is dismantling our cybersecurity, health care, education, financial stability, clean energy initiatives ... just about everything that has made America great, and a leader in the world, has been systematically dismantled or hamstrung.

#41 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-20 03:48 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Jesus answered the question, "who is my brother?" by saying that anyone who is a believer is my brother.

Not to worry, Snoofy thinks his "bro" is a fascist.

#42 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-20 03:49 PM | Reply

"Releasing the Epstein files without redactions could pose a national security risk." - Mike Johnson
#16 | Posted by BillJohnson

Johnson says it "could pose" a threat while he ignores the very real security threat created by Trump's murder of people who Trump, a person who recently falsely claimed the US Gov has paid Obama $40M in royalties, has unilaterally decided are smuggling drugs.
The biggest security threat to the nation that MJ should be concerned about is the felonious rapist sitting in the Oval Office who already tried to overthrow the Constitution.

#43 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-11-20 03:53 PM | Reply

- you don't understand anything going on.

No nothings are such know it alls.

"The Bill says it is Illegal for the DOJ not to release the Files. And the Exception for an ongoing Investigation, which Trump started up last week, is Temporary." from #5

#44 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-20 04:01 PM | Reply

Know nothings, lol.

#45 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-20 04:02 PM | Reply

Jesus answered the question, "who is my brother?" by saying that anyone who is a believer is my brother.
Not to worry, Snoofy thinks his "bro" is a fascist.
#42 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-20 03:49 PM

You obviously don't pay attention.

Trump administration is RIDDLED with fascists.

Even Loomer calls them NAZI.

#46 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-11-20 04:09 PM | Reply

Even Loomer calls them NAZI.

Winner of the Takes One to Know One award of 2025...

#47 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-20 04:13 PM | Reply

"Get off your fake phony concern for Biblical scripture."

Not fake at all. I was raised in the Catholic Church, and was an altar boy back when Mass was still in Latin. I learned the Ten Commandments, and the danger of breaking ANY of them. Let's compare me with Trump, shall we?

I believe in a power higher than myself. Trump worships mammon.
I went to church regularly; now I pray regularly. Trump does neither.
I've honored my parents, both when they were alive, and after they passed. Trump does neither.
I've been faithful to my wife. Trump has not.
I've been fair to contractors, paying them better than agreed. Trump shortchanged them, and told them to find redress in court.
I'm careful to speak the truth. Trump lies so often, it's difficult to keep track.
I have no desire for my neighbors' wife. Trump has been a serial adulterer.
I have no jealousy over what my neighbors have. Trump wants EVERYTHING his neighbor has.

My guess is we swear about the same. And I accept a President may be forced to kill.

Frankly, I can't name two Commandments Trump follows. And neither can you; I've asked over a dozen times.

#48 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-11-20 04:27 PM | Reply

"...the Exception for an ongoing Investigation, which Trump started up last week, is Temporary."

So is Trump's "audit."

#49 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-11-20 04:30 PM | Reply

Dan,

"Frankly, I can't name two Commandments Trump follows."

It says a lot that you respect the 10 Commandments as a measuring guide.

Each of us answer for our own demons.

Trump answers for his, I answer for mine, and you will answer for yours.

#50 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 04:31 PM | Reply

His guilt is even becoming so obvious even to MAGAs though their ability to face hard truth about their cult leader will prevent them from admitting it even to themselves.

#51 | Posted by danni at 2025-11-20 04:35 PM | Reply

Full Epstein Files Not Likely Released Soon

When Pedo47 did the 180 from obfuscate and delay and hide to "release the files" there was a 1000% certainty they had devised a scheme to keep the files hidden while bragging about their "transparency".

Will it work? Doubtful.

Will they whine that their hands are tied and they absolutely cannot release them? Absolutely.

"Frankly, I can't name two Commandments Trump follows."

He does not follow any of them.

#52 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-20 04:35 PM | Reply

#50 What clueless individuals, like BJ boi, fail to grasp is:

While you and Dan may have to answer for your own demons, the demons being release now by the orange rapist are raining down on all of us ... now.

#53 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-20 04:36 PM | Reply

Dan,
"Frankly, I can't name two Commandments Trump follows."
It says a lot that you respect the 10 Commandments as a measuring guide.
Each of us answer for our own demons.
Trump answers for his, I answer for mine, and you will answer for yours.
#50 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 04:31 PM

There's something in your eye... doesn't just rhyme with "facism".

Trump is aiding starving and bombing children currently, not just sexual abuse of children for decades.

You have no soul, why would you possess critical thinking?

#54 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-11-20 04:36 PM | Reply

Which commandment forbids homosexuality?

#55 | Posted by danni at 2025-11-20 04:40 PM | Reply

#55 And out of nowhere, a grand-slam home run compliments of Danni.

#56 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-20 04:42 PM | Reply

- Each of us answer for our own demons.
Trump answers for his, I answer for mine

Trump appears to be yours, among others.

#57 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-20 04:47 PM | Reply

Just release the files.
It shouldn't be this hard.

Posted by Zed at 2025-11-20 03:00 PM | Reply

Imagine waging an all out war on non-existent transgender kiddy diddling while simultaneously protecting ACTUAL PEDOPHILE RAPISTS.

That is where the GOP is right now.

#58 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-20 04:54 PM | Reply

And honestly, is it America's job to be the world's morality police?
#17 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 02:58 PM | Reply

Bill Johnson covering for pedophiles. Cuz (R)easons.

#59 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-11-20 05:02 PM | Reply

I'm responsible for my brother.
America doesn't have to be responsible for seven billion people who aren't.

#24 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-11-20 03:07 PM | Reply | Flag

How about 1000 child rape victims from a US citizen?

Pig.

#60 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-11-20 05:03 PM | Reply

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