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DOJ tells Republicans that Epstein files even worse for Trump than they thought: report (www.rawstory.com)

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Several House Republicans have reportedly heard from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein documents are especially compromising for President Donald Trump.

That's according to reporting from former MSNBC, CNN and Fox News reporter David Shuster, who posted to his X account on Wednesday that there is "speculation/rumors sweeping through [the] GOP caucus" about the details of the Epstein 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.

According to Shuster, Republicans' anxiety about the contents of the Epstein files is compounded by "more than 100+ Republicans" who are reportedly planning to vote for the bipartisan discharge petition by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), which only needs one more signature in order to force a floor vote. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz), who won a late September special election to fill the seat vacated by her late father, promised to be the 218th and final signature on the discharge petition, though she has yet to be sworn in.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

While this could be true — If you read the article, it all leads back to a tweet from a single reporter.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A reporter that people trust.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

To be fair, Twitter is a HORRIBLE place to post that. There's zero indication of who he is or his reputability.

Inhales for rant. Reporters posting stuff like 'the country is burning down' or 'social media is destroying America' on Twitter is so irritating.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago

I mean they've basically already admitted that it's bad enough to eat a pretty major scandal by not releasing them as promised.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Johnson literally doesn't want to bring sessions back so he doesn't have to swear in the newest dem, because the files will be forced to be released... you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand what that means and why anyone saying this is true.