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Trump acknowledges release of Epstein grand jury records may not please everyone
Politico ^ | 7/19/2025 10:55 AM EDT | Ben Johansen

Posted on 07/19/2025 12:34:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The DOJ asked a court to make public some records stemming from Jeffrey Epstein's prosecution

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who submitted the requests, did not elaborate on what “other” information they would shield.

The Justice Department’s move came amid pressure not just from the left, but from some Republicans who in recent days have pushed for the release of the records. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) joined Democrats, signing on as co-sponsors to legislation to force a vote on releasing the records.

It came after a Wall Street Journal report that described evidence that Trump, a then-real estate tycoon in New York, sent a racy letter to Epstein in 2003. It said the letter was part of a book of messages organized by Epstein’s friend, Ghislaine Maxwell, for his 50th birthday.

POLITICO has not independently verified the authenticity of the letter, which Trump claims is fake. On Friday, Trump sued the newspaper, as well as its parent company, News Corp., for defamation, seeking at least $20 billion.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benjohansen; clinton; defamation; enemieslist; enemyjournalist; epsteindelusion; epsteindistraction; epsteingrandjury; epsteinobsessed; epsteinobsession; epsteinrecords; epsteinsmear; politico; suebenjohansen; suepolitico; trumpepstein; wrapupsmear
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1 posted on 07/19/2025 12:34:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What time frame would this be? I’m assuming grand jury testimony occurred prior to Epstein’s 2019 death.

If the testimony documents one set of situations (mostly making rich Democrats look bad) and the current contents of the “Epstein File” has had Democrat data removed and had Republican data invented and inserted, then that would be quite telling and would be a real parallel to the Steele Dossier and Russia Russia Russia. How credible is anything that the FBI has been playing with?


2 posted on 07/19/2025 12:41:37 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (When the night falls, it falls on me. And when the day breaks, I'm in pieces.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is isn’t journalism. It is gossip enhanced by trying to legitmizing quotes and then covering your own ass by saying “Politico hasn’t verified any facts”, so what they are saying is it is bullsh*t, but we want to print it to give it legitimacy. Trump should sue them as well.


3 posted on 07/19/2025 12:42:22 PM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: ClearCase_guy

WSJ PIECE WRITTEN BY ALAN DERSHOWITZ THIS WEEK.

Dershowitz was Epstein's defense lawyer.

Everyone needs to read this. pic.twitter.com/U9dZe5igDm— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 19, 2025


4 posted on 07/19/2025 12:42:46 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: ClearCase_guy

They can talk about Republican data all they want. What they can’t get around his Ms Maxwell was invited to Chelsea’s wedding even after Jeffrey’s first conviction and the fact Bills picture appears in his famous mansion over his fireplace.


5 posted on 07/19/2025 12:47:46 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Politico can’t verify the letter because it’s typed so a handwriting expert can’t verify trumps handwriting


6 posted on 07/19/2025 12:49:18 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Probably the same people who aren’t pleased by him not getting us out of the Ukraine War.


7 posted on 07/19/2025 12:50:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What does it get the administration?

The Epstein files are no longer my main interest.

It is the future of the DOJ and FBI under Trump.

Will Blondi ever appear in front of a camera and microphone again?

What about Dan Bongino, is he in witness protection?

Fire Comey’s daughter.

Request release of Grand Jury testimony.

Those two moves have not been enough to make Blondi’s handlers believe she is ready for a prime time appearance in front of a camera and microphone.

Trump is just not going to take a much of hit on these files.

It is Blondi, Patel, and Bongino who are going to take the hit.

They are going to have to look into the camera and face the folk that they have been getting riled up about Epstein for quite a while.


8 posted on 07/19/2025 1:01:42 PM PDT by Biblebelter
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Putting Bondi, Kash and/or Bongino in press conferences is a high risk strategy.

Keeping them silent is a solid plan.

They have plenty of work to do.


9 posted on 07/19/2025 1:05:16 PM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: BenLurkin

Can’t say he didn’t try Russia despite his best efforts tried to play him


10 posted on 07/19/2025 1:12:55 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: Biblebelter

The stuff involving Epstein is to muddy the waters cause Bill Clinton is up to his eyeballs in involvement with the guy. All the hard evidence suggests Trump is innocent of even the smallest thing with the guy. Bill Clinton not so much


11 posted on 07/19/2025 1:15:23 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This information is only about Epstein and his GF...not very useful.


12 posted on 07/19/2025 1:41:24 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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Trump acknowledges release of Epstein grand jury records may not please everyone

Yup, most people have made up their minds, and NOTHING will change it.

13 posted on 07/19/2025 1:54:09 PM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: Biblebelter

Mike Benz
@MikeBenzCyber
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Kudos to the Pam Bondi DOJ for launching this motion so quickly. Not to rain on it, but if you simply walked down the DOJ hallway to OPR and published the full Acosta transcript from 2020 where OPR asked about Epstein’s intelligence ties, you’d get us easy answers immediately

Mike Benz
@MikeBenzCyber
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Also, can someone at DOJ just stand in front of a podium and tell us the results of the CIA name trace so we can at least stop worrying you didn’t even ask for it?


14 posted on 07/19/2025 2:03:25 PM PDT by RummyChick
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LOLOL
“Rolling Stone will accuse some random civilian of being connected to the CIA and they will run a name trace..”

This is such a good 6 minute video of a huge red flag using common sense. Hey,let’s trust the defense counsel answer instead of getting actual forensic evidence

https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1945804371968569469


15 posted on 07/19/2025 2:10:21 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The judge will just say no (GJ records are sealed for a reason!) and Trump can then say “Welp, I tried - ain’t happening, so shutup about it”.


16 posted on 07/19/2025 2:25:59 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Release everything on paper. What’s so hard? Cross off names of victims only. This never should have turned into the turd it’s become.


17 posted on 07/19/2025 2:30:14 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: RummyChick

AG Pam Bondi was asked pretty recently if Epstein has been an Intelligence Agent (Israel? MI6? CIA? FBI? They didn’t specify. Just: was he an Intelligence Agent?)

Her answer: I don’t know.

Like, it never occurred to her to look into that possibility.


18 posted on 07/19/2025 2:44:42 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (When the night falls, it falls on me. And when the day breaks, I'm in pieces.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I would like all the documents related to the raid on the Island. But I know that will never happen.


19 posted on 07/19/2025 3:50:09 PM PDT by Revel
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Grand jury results only include Epstein and Giselle court presidings. right?

We want it ALL, and we want it NOW!


20 posted on 07/19/2025 3:53:14 PM PDT by baclava
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