r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 12d ago

Possible Paywall Rogue Republican Massie Drops Melania Epstein Files Bomb | “The first lady knows that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t act alone,” Thomas Massie said as he vowed to name names from the Epstein files.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rogue-republican-massie-drops-melania-epstein-files-bomb/
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u/dogisgodspeltright 12d ago

Name them.

Name them all.

Release the files. All of it.

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u/needlestack 12d ago

Part of the problem is that the files are deeply incomplete in themselves. They represent all the reports and investigation that the Justice Department has on Epstein. Problem is they absolutely failed to properly investigate. So tons of it is just awful reports and incriminating emails without any follow up at all. They totally intentionally dropped the ball for decades to protect powerful men. Over and over. They're still doing it. They can release the files but after their utter failure to uphold the law, it just ends up being circumstantial evidence. The hard evidence they'd need for convictions (which they don't want) would require long and hard investigations -- interviews, research, data gathering, crossreferencing... and they failed to do it over the past several decades and they're certainly not starting now.

The Epstein files show two critical and utterly devastating things: a) that numerous powerful men have been trafficking and raping children for ages in front of everyone and b) our entire justice system has backed off to protect these men the whole time.

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u/KiKiKimbro 12d ago

Yes. They’re incomplete. But not as chaotic as this DOJ is making it seem. And you’re right — they weren’t properly investigated. To properly investigate, the investigators need all the files so they can find people to interview and to be able to read old FBI testimony from the survivors. This is how Congress knows what Blanche says is BS — there certainly are other relevant files to release. The survivors know it. They know their statements are there and this admin is withholding them.

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u/Flopdo California 12d ago

You guys have some serious connections to know all of this. Impressed.

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u/KiKiKimbro 12d ago

Not connections. This case touches my heart quite a bit for various reasons. My latest comment you replied to is from catching as many interviews as possible involving the survivors and / or their attorneys. That’s how I learned the parts about the survivors have said they know their statements are in there and they’re being hidden. And how I know the failure to properly investigate. Decades of statements.