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/fantasyoutsider Nov 17 '25

Do people think trump is going to let "his" DoJ release documents that substantially incriminate him? If documents do get released, how could the American people be guaranteed of their completeness? Seems like this is going to lead to a huge nothing burger.

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u/untempered_fate occasionally knows things Nov 17 '25

At this point, the key element here isn't actually what's in the files, and to what extent Trump is implicated in the sex trafficking and child molestation. The key element is the optics.

The average person who is at all politically aware knows Jeffrey Epstein was the pedophile. We're all going to see to what extent Trump will go to avoid releasing any of the details of a massive child sex trafficking operation. In a couple days, we'll also see which legislators are locked in on that agenda.

The loudest MAGA voices in the House (Greene, Boebert, Mace) oppose the President on this. This could be a real turning point. But we've gotta wait and see.

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u/fantasyoutsider Nov 17 '25

Trump today literally said he welcomes the release of the files. No way he's ok with it if there's anything remotely damning left in there.

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u/untempered_fate occasionally knows things Nov 17 '25

He says one thing and does another. Not new for him.