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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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[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I honestly do not think there is anything in those files that could change any of his supporters' minds. They would either not care, call it a lie, or both. Given all the shit he's already done, I find it hard to accept there's anything he could do that would turn his supporters against him.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Photos with underage girls and hearing about it are two different things. If it's worse than young girls sitting on his lap and topless, it's got to be pretty bad.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately, denial and an unwillingness to admit one was wrong is also a different thing. IF the photos are ever released, I'm not expecting MAGA to do much more than claim they were "AI generated fake news"

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Assaulting children is one of the greatest taboos across all of time. It's why the elites use it like a ritual to indicate you're in the in-group; there is virtually nothing else they could not get away with.