• Hatshepsut@lemmy.world
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    Panic is reportedly spreading among Republicans as whispers grow louder about what’s hidden in the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files — and just how bad they could be for Donald Trump.

    According to veteran journalist David Shuster, who has worked with MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News, several House Republicans have heard directly from Department of Justice contacts that the Epstein documents are “especially compromising” for the president.

    Shuster posted the bombshell on Wednesday, writing on X that “speculation/rumors [are] sweeping through [the] GOP caucus” about what’s inside the files.

    “A few GOP house members say they’ve heard from FBI/DOJ contacts that the Epstein files (with copies in different agencies) are worse than Michael Wolff’s description of Epstein photos showing Trump with half naked teenage girls,” Shuster wrote.

    That comment points to an earlier interview with Trump biographer Michael Wolff, who told the Daily Beast in October that he had personally seen “about a dozen Polaroid snapshots” of Trump and Epstein. Wolff said the photos showed Trump with “several topless young women on his lap,” and that Epstein “pulled the photos out of a safe and spread them out like a deck of cards” while Wolff was visiting. According to the author, Epstein wanted him to write a book about his life.

    If that sounds incriminating, Shuster’s report suggests the DOJ’s files could be even worse.

    The story took another twist during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. When Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) asked Bondi whether she had personally seen any of the photos seized from Epstein’s safe, she dodged the question — and then fired back by grilling Whitehouse about campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who also had ties to Epstein.

    “She didn’t give a denial,” Shuster noted.

    That moment, according to Shuster, left Republican lawmakers “spooked.” Bondi’s refusal to answer — especially given her close ties to Trump — raised new fears about what could surface if the Epstein files are made public.

    Meanwhile, Shuster says “more than 100+ Republicans” are preparing to side with Democrats on a bipartisan discharge petition led by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). The petition, which would force a vote to release the Epstein documents, is just one signature away from success.

    Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who recently won a special election to replace her late father, has vowed to provide that final signature once she’s sworn in.

    Between the whispers from DOJ insiders, Bondi’s evasive testimony, and growing bipartisan support to unseal the Epstein files, Republicans appear to be in a full-blown state of alarm. If the rumors are true, the worst may still be ahead — and the fallout could be devastating.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      No it will not. This guy is a bankrupting 34 time felon, molesting girls won’t make any difference his supporters.

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    Donald Trump didn’t just fuck children - he sold them to Epstein. He was the provider of bodies for rape island. There’s even a joke giant check where the two are trading a girl. The joke is that Epstein is selling her back to Trump “depreciated”.

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    I put two and two together when I saw Mike Johnson responding to the election results by saying “Donald Trump is on the ballot in the midterms, if Democrats win he will be impeached and removed from office.”

    Why would he think they could actually remove him this time? Because he knows what’s in the files.