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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35963824

Via The Hill

Republican lawmakers say it now appears certain that a discharge petition that’s being circulated in the House by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will get enough signatures by the end of the month to force a vote on a bill directing Bondi to release the Epstein files.

Massie and Khanna are only one vote short of getting 218 signatures to force a vote on their bill.

Once Arizona holds a special election Sept. 23 to fill the vacant seat of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who died earlier this year, they’re likely to reach the threshold

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[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 79 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Question coming from my own ignorance but how do we know they haven't tampered with the files by this point? It seems like they control enough of the government to get agents that would be willing to delete it modify evidence, I'm just not sure what controls are in place to ensure that nothing has been tampered with

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 2 months ago (1 children)

2 months ago they put people on around the clock sifting of the files for Trumps name according to this NBC article. And gave no explanation as to what they were supposed to do after flagging them.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/fbi-personnel-jeffrey-epstein-files-mentioning-trump-dick-durbin-says-rcna219699

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I remember reading that which set off major alarm bells...

[–] mienshao@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago

They most certainly have been tampered with.

[–] breakingcups@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

They've certainly had the time

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

There is absolutely zero chance we will see the unaltered files. I would bet money that the unaltered files no longer exist in any way shape or form.

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago

I believe it when I see it unaltered.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I really hope this isn't bullshit.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

... force a vote on a bill directing Bondi to release the Epstein files.

Bondi: "No."

[–] Talaraine@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One would hope at that point that at least some of the honorable congressmen and women would begin to understand that they aren't ever getting the power they gave to Trump back.

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

...honorable?

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

hope this isn’t bullshit

It'll likely all be redacted till 2087 or some other sh!t

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"For national security reasons."

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For national security reasons.

More likely to protect trump and his doner class

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who knew they liked gyros so much?

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We were hoping for karma but instead we get shawarma

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

I'm gonna go pick up an SR-15 rifle.

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Oh, don't worry it will all be bullshit.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

UNREDACTED

If it's redacted, Trump is a child rapist by default.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Big distraction coming at the end of the month.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

Trumps assassination I hope

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They'll have to do a lot more than their latest stunts.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

On a scale of drone-destroyed Venezuelan fishing boats, what would you say?

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 13 points 2 months ago

Why wouldn't they alter them before they released them?

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh, they'll "release" it all right. But they'll narrow down the scope as much as possible to some combination of "things that have already been released", "things that can't be released" (ie, the grand jury records, which are pretty much never released and which require judicial approval), , and "new things the public hasn't seen yet but which are redacted to near total blackness".

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

The grand jury thing seems like a red herring to me. Nothing should be in the grand jury files that isnt already in the rest of the investigation files because that's where they got the information to present to the grand jury in the first place.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Or "things that we modified or just flat out made up"

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I wonder how obviously it'll be doctored. Like will they expect anyone to believe it's legit, or will they take more of a "what are you gonna do about it" approach.

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

I'll fucking believe it when I see it. I'm not holding my breath.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

"i guess theres nothing we can do except release the files, and you'll just have to believe they are the real ones.......our hands..... are tied...... :("

its crazy how many people are willing to defend pedophiles if it advances their agenda.

crazy how the absence of empathy makes people literally insane, its almost as if they are mentally ill and not fit for positions of power, or something.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski…where y’all at?

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

They're both senators. This petition appears to be for the House only.