The White House is planning to use the Epstein files against Democrats after they, in addition to several Republicans, successfully pressured lawmakers to vote to compel the Justice Department to release the remainder of the files against Donald Trump’s wishes.

After both chambers of Congress agreed to send the Epstein Files Transparency Act to Trump’s desk, two unnamed White House officials indicated to Politico that they plan to draw attention to Democrats who communicated with or were associated with Epstein.

“Democrats only started talking about the Epstein files once they thought they could use it to score political points against President Trump,” an unnamed White House official told Politico. “That will prove to be a mistake for them.”

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    I can see 3 possibilities.

    1. Full uncensored release of the files -highly unlikely.
    2. a heavily edited and censored version with Donny’s name taken out bluntly.
    3. A couple of pages of people’s names that the White House and Donny picked. And whatever happens afterwards I feel like Donny will start a war with Venezuela to try to keep the media from totally focusing on the Epstein files.
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    Umm, does he not realise we would also want those pedophiles in jail too?

    Like sure ‘every pedophile’ is better, but half is a good start, we’ll get the rest in due time. Stuff is constantly leaking.

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    So… he’s going to use the documents, which now show only Democrat names, because they were scrubbed, to get back at the Dems for forcing the release of the scrubbed documents?

    This makes zero sense. If we play along with the ruse that the documents only ever showed Democrat names, why would he be mad that the documents are being released? On the other hand, he agreed to release the obviously scrubbed documents knowing he’s not implicated, and for which the Rs voted too, so why would he retaliate over that?

    THIS MAKES NO SENSE!

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      Hypocracy on display. Trump spent 4 years demanding the Democrats release the files, scoring political points on the right. Now it’s projection all over again.

      I’m sure there are several people in the Democratic party who were part of this. That does not matter. bad is bad. I don’t care if you otherwise appear to have similar values to me.

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      He told them to pass the bill and is acting like he was somehow betrayed… its all for a scam that we can only guess at currently…

      My money is on them removing their own names like everyone assumes…

      Or find a way not to release them even after the vote.

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    Fucking try it cock sucking little piggy. I vow to provide shelter and hide any US rep, or senator that voted yes to releasing the files, no matter which party they are with.

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    Well if somehow Bill is in there then it confirms that Bubba is Bill and that President Cocksucker blew him.