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Lori Ferrell's avatar

No one has asked for Grand Jury testimony. We all want to see the client list and all the EVIDENCE that was in the files that were on Blondi’s desk. Hopefully, they haven’t been destroyed.

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Gail Paton's avatar

Yes, the files need to be seen immediately, before they "accidently and mysteriously" fall in the shredder or "go missing". If tRump and/or other Government people aren't on the list, what do they care so much about? You would think everyone would want to get the air cleared about this disgusting mess and be done with it.

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Philip Kendlehart's avatar

It seems obvious that Trump and other administration officials are on the list. This is an elaborate smoke screen!

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Sunny's avatar

Mabey they’ll wind up in Trumps bathroom at Mar A Lago 🤣

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Penny Pawl's avatar

and when you think about it, was there a reason Epstein kept lists. for future blackmail? to know who to invite OR just for the hell of it. Little did he know!!!!!

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Louisa John Krol's avatar

There were two lists, also known as little black books. One had a stronger focus on Maxwell's contacts in Britain. Some names were aspirational targets, who weren't all ensnared. Investigators may take particular notice of names that come with multiple contact points. Trump had about 14 numbers. Prince Andrew and Duchess Fergie had about 30 phone numbers between them in the list(s).

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Ara's avatar

Yeah, and which grand jury testimony.

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Sal Teodoro's avatar

Yes, we want the files, not the grand jury testimony . Everyone knows Trump is in there, we want to know who else is implicated.

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Linda's avatar

The Judge needs to step it up with allowing the pussy footing around. It’s doesn’t have to reveal the minor’s victims, if the Judges choose who sees it or keeps it to themselves. The Judges need to act like judges and sign court orders to turn over, all the evidence Bondi has. If not, hold her in contempt, and have her arrested. They need to do the right thing, their jobs, and quit worrying about Trump’s threats to fire Judges! That would only show his guilt even more so…If that’s possible!

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Sal Teodoro's avatar

It’s not the judge who decides if the Epstein Files are released. It’s Pam Bondi who as you can see is a POS. The grand jury files are useless. They are just Epstein’s and Maxwells testimony. They are useless and I don’t think that a judge would release them. We want the files that have everything, lists, clients, flight logs…etc

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Tom's avatar

Judges need to point blank say that Bondi has them

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Nancy Bivens's avatar

That sounds like you don’t care that Trump is in there.

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Sal Teodoro's avatar

We know Trump is in there. The powerful millionaires and billionaires are in there. That’s the dark money controlling this administration. Wake up.

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netta glaser's avatar

It would be surprising if he is not in the lists! From all I have read, they were tight, best buds.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Only for close to fifteen years, though. /s

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netta glaser's avatar

Longer than that! They were best buds in the 90s.

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celeste k.'s avatar

Grand jury testimony is confidential. It doesn't include all the evidence, just the amount needed to support bringing charges. Even if it were to be released, it would be heavily redacted and serve no purpose except for the traitor-in-chief to be able to say 'I told you so'.

The actual files should be made public so the American people can know who abused all those young girls for so long. And the statute of limitations should not be honored for those heinous crimes.

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DevelopChaos's avatar

Excellent work as usual Brian.

One of the problems, highlighted in your interview with Jamie Raskin, is the way in which the Executive is clearly directing DOJ in an unprecedented way. I think that the time of norms, and no enforcement mechanism for violation of law needs to come to an end.

Trump is clearly orchestrating DOJ. Clearly has every department digging for dirt on political enemies in a race to release any scrap of information that can be used to weapon against them with his base. This isn’t some disgruntled employee leaking a single document in order to further a political narrative.

This is a coordinated effort from the entire crony network running our government in service of one God King rather than the American people.

What is the long term solution here?

There is no enforcement mechanism beyond impeachment & conviction in the Senate.

I think that the likelihood of that is next to nil. I heard it put best over the weekend this way It seems as though Trump could line up a dozen children on the White House lawn and fuck them to death, while Maga would cheer him on.

Anyways, been watching you since Marchish of 2020, big fan. Keep it up :-)

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Ballard Graham's avatar

If the GOP can stand silent when our children are slaughtered in schools by deranged monsters with access to guns. Then they can as you say “watch” this criminal felon molest children on the WH lawn!

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netta glaser's avatar

That would not be the least bit surprising. Depravity is rampant!

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hoyt's avatar

Vote the coward congressional members out that allow this ass to continue ‘governing’ over us!

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Leslie's avatar
4dEdited

Bondi is so compromised her face is literally showing her ugliness from the inside out. She does not represent the U.S. She’s a traitor to the office. He barks…she does what HE wants.

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Irene Finn's avatar

She is acting like Trump's personal lawyer.

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Kat Pan's avatar

A pretty face without morals or integrity.

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Kat Pan's avatar

Once again the trump regime is pulling the wool over his supporting base's eyes and insulting them by releasing information that only pertains to Epstein and Maxwell. That is not what the demand wants. They want the names of all those men, and women, who supported the trafficking, rape, and abuse of young underage girls, and their groomers, under the guise of modeling and beauty pageants. Make no mistake, if trump had a hand in it then it was to groom and traffic young girls for his pal Epstein.

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Joy Truss's avatar

And Epstein provided a never-ending stream of them to him to SA. Many of the victims have already spoken up about it

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Louisa John Krol's avatar

Yes, and it wasn't only under a guise of modelling and pageantry. The ensnarement happened at dinner parties in New York, with escort girls hired as waiters or fake guests. And on private jets, islands, clubs and remote ranches. And in massage parlours, not only at Epstein's properties but also at Mar-a-Lago, allegedly one of the recruiting grounds.

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Leslie's avatar

It’s never going to be released. They are probably using it as another extortion tactic.

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Louisa John Krol's avatar

Yes, extortion - blackmail - is the key. Epstein and Maxwell did not make their money directly from the poor girls they abused. The money came from higher up; from politicians, lords, princes, academics, media moguls and celebrities who attended their parties and, often enough, were hooked by unusually pretty staff serving drinks, or giving massages, or swimming naked (and other escort-hire tricks), only to learn later that the resulting antics might have been filmed. Even if such filming without consent is illegal, the cameras didn't need to be switched on. The threat was their presence, often discovered later through well placed rumour, informal house tours, or innuendo.

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Christine BC's avatar

Sadly, his supporting base does not know enough to be insulted. They just mindlessly adore him.

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Suzanne Karbowska-Hayes's avatar

Keep up the pressure on Trump over his involvement with Epstein. He is unraveling and unable to stop the speculation that he too was deep into the sex trafficking of underage girls. The stress could seriously affect his health which is already showing signs of deterioration.

Though optimistic about the outcome of the case I also fear that Trump like Houdini always manages to escape!

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Jim Rogers's avatar

Houdini didn't always escape. and neither should TACO.

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Louanne Ewald's avatar

Thank you for your clear description of my own thoughts, that the grand jury testimonies won't give any information regarding co-conspirators or the 'list'. Please keep pressing for the documents that will tell the tale.

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Kat Pan's avatar

Unfortunately, today 7/22 Maga Mike adjourned congress early (they usually break in August) to prevent a vote for the release of all of the Epstein records. Apparently there were enough republican votes to force the vote so Maga Mike Johnson panicked and did the only thing he could think of and until he could flip those republicans who want the release. The Epstein issue isn't going anywhere. Now the DOJ is going to interview (or threaten) Ghalaine Maxwell to find out what she knows. They're trying to stop her deposition testimony should the congress decide to prosecute trump and other people involved in Epstein's World.

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Deb's avatar

The world knows that Trump is a Pedophile😡

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Ballard Graham's avatar

If it walks and quack’s like 🦆 Must be a 🦆!

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Linda Morway's avatar

Bondi won't release files because her lord and master are in them and she wants to keep her job.

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longtail's avatar

The probability other than Trump being named as an Epstein client is that the list has too many wealthy names who are willing to pay big money to Trump to keep "the secret".

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

who are paying, and he likes having power over them.

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Johnny Canuck's avatar

#PedoPOTUS and his #CosplayCongress have no intention of letting his past with Epstein be revealed. Keep the pressure on.

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Tom Harris's avatar

Should start calling Pam Bondi “Ghislaine Bondi” she’s exactly the same as Ghislaine Maxwell!

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Sharon's avatar

*Ghislaine Maxwell. Pronounced Gilaine.

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netta glaser's avatar

I am surprised that she wasn't prosecuted , there was testimony from some of the victims that she often joined in with Epstein.

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Sharon's avatar

She is in prison for 20 years.

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Marilyn's avatar
4dEdited

Who the f—k cares?

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Dorothy's avatar

All moral people care. There is a convicted sex predator, rapist, and pedophile occupying the Oval Office. If you don"t care about this, something is seriously wrong with you and your moral compass.

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Louisa John Krol's avatar

Hi Dorothy, fortunately that person was blocked. With adequate vocabulary she might have said 'sanctimonious' instead of swearing at you, which suggests she was mainly frustrated with herself. There is a reason why America has fallen so low down the ladder of the world's education rating. It's the same reason America has fallen so low down the ladder of the world's morality. The two go together. Hitler degraded the German language. Trump degrades language itself. He is a disgusting felon, a smear on history. I applaud you for drawing that link.

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Marilyn's avatar
4dEdited

Dorothy, you self satisfied, moralizing bitch, I don’t care that we spell or pronounce her name correctly! Picky know it all. Just precious, how little it actually matters.

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Sharon's avatar

Tom Harris does, he fixed it! Now go troll someone else.

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Marilyn's avatar

Blocked

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Louisa John Krol's avatar

John Sweeney lays out the pronunciation in his book 'Hunting Ghislaine'. I think the sound is like Gill-len; G as in glue.

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Elijah's avatar

My thoughts exactly

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Neva Brown's avatar

And the question, what are you hiding Mr tRump, needs to be asked every.....single......time they try or do block the release of info. Opening question, mid-statement question, conclusion statement question. What are you hiding?????

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Wendy Arnold's avatar

I'd like the survivors to tell their stories if they want to, to receive the message that we care about them and hopefully feel valued to help them heal.

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Louisa John Krol's avatar

Many have told their stories already, not only in court, but much earlier, years ago. Journalists from major magazines such as Vanity Fair were discouraged from reporting on it, amidst threats to their families. One editor had a cat head left on his porch.

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Wendy Arnold's avatar

OMG! The lengths these people will go to stay anonymous and keep their wealth to themselves for their own pleasure and reputation is astounding.

I grieve for the survivors, they were forced to keep secrets, but found the bravery to speak up, though we still haven't heard them.

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Joy Truss's avatar

They’re doing this little stunt so they can have a scapegoat, someone to blame for why the information can’t be released - because it’s the one thing that requires a court to sign off on releasing, and there’s no grounds for them to do so. So then they can blame the courts and act like their hands are tied. When they already have the full files that the grand jury testimony is just the tiniest piece of. They’re banking on their base being too stupid and gullible to realize that it’s a bullshlt stunt they’re pulling to try to fool them and make them stop talking about it.

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