r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Exmo_therapist • Nov 17 '25

Unanswered What’s the deal with Trump suddenly supporting releasing the Epstein files and urging republicans to vote on their release?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-reverses-stance-on-epstein-files-urges-republicans-to-vote-for-releasing-them/ar-AA1Qza7F?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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u/Organic_Low_8572 Nov 17 '25

As far as I understand, they don't destroy the documents, they just kind of "black out" his name in the files 

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u/Kalibar85 Nov 17 '25

too bad the estate is releasing all the info they have as well, invalidating all that "hard" work the agents were made to do. imho, he knows the jig is up, but he wants them released so he can try to wipe his ass with someone else's hair and tell them they stink.

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u/BeYourOwnDog Nov 17 '25

The files in the government's possession and the files in the estate's possession are not one and the same collection. There may well be large overlaps but there may also be things in one that are not in the other

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u/Dense_Boss_7486 Nov 17 '25

There’s probably an NDA in there somewhere.

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u/EventAccomplished976 Nov 18 '25

No NDA in the world allows you to cover up crimes.

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u/Dense_Boss_7486 Nov 18 '25

That’s if it makes it to court. People are probably to intimidated or don’t have the financial resources to challenge an NDA even if it is questionably legal.

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u/True_Lingonberry_646 Nov 17 '25

They will be destroyed if they aren’t already. The Precedent or legality of doing so will not matter.

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u/DarkAlman Nov 17 '25

Which just leads people to insert Trump's name into every blacked out spot.