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AZJonnie

(1,062 posts)
1. AFAIK a vote in the House doesn't mean shit
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 04:14 AM
Yesterday

The House has no authority to make any judges unseal files, and while they have 'oversight' over DoJ, I can't remember the last time the House forced DoJ to release anything they didn't want to, they just make up some bullshit for why can't/don't have to, and that's that. Dems had both Houses AND POTUS from 2021-2022, and we still haven't see the unredacted Mueller report, for example. And the House doesn't have any info on this subject of its own to 'release', cause they've never even investigated Epstein

This is a dog and pony show by MTG, she's trying to carve out a 'maverick' status (which was also bullshit when the word was bandied about with McCain ... at least until Trump came along and legit pissed him off personally). She's been told she's allowed to do this, but only because no vote is going to come, and even if it did, it sure shit wouldn't be to release anything. Trump has told them to move along, and that's what they're doing. What they're told.

Scrivener7

(56,500 posts)
2. And they keep talking about the Grand Jury file which
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:09 AM
Yesterday

will have nothing in it about the rest of the perverts other than Epstein.

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,199 posts)
5. And maga will feel rolled and used even more than they do now. Even maga can't be fooled all the time. . . nt
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 08:10 AM
Yesterday

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,199 posts)
4. It keeps the Epstein issue alive. In the media. Makes people call their Reps. Disrupts maga & RCons. . . . nt
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 08:09 AM
Yesterday

Cheezoholic

(3,120 posts)
7. And that's a vey very good thing. They've got a proverbial monkey on THEIR back for once
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 08:42 AM
Yesterday

And even though it's BS as long as it has their base twisted in a knot, we should use it for all its worth

BumRushDaShow

(156,920 posts)
3. They normally need 218 signatures to discharge
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:37 AM
Yesterday

but since there are 4 vacancies and assuming this means they can still discharge on a simple majority, they would need 4 (R)s (and all (D)s)) to do it.

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