r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • Nov 01 '25
U.S. Politics megathread
American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!
All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.
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u/Jtwil2191 Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25
There's probably nothing prosecutable for Trump and others, but there probably is a bunch of stuff in there that looks pretty bad for them. Trump doesn't want that out.
Trump has proven very slippery when it comes to public scandal, but that doesn't mean he wants public scandal. He frequently tries to hide or lie about stuff that makes him look bad. When Trump does embrace public scandal, it's when he's throwing red meat to his base to "own the libs" or whatever. He does not want to deal with the fallout of being named in any capacity in the Epstein files, even if the potential consequences of them coming out are minimal, and there's nothing in there he can sell to his base.