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Congress wants to release all Epstein files. Trump worries that won’t be enough.
Politico ^ | 11/17/2025 10:01 PM EST | Dasha Burns

Posted on 11/18/2025 12:11:15 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Trump is also frustrated because he thinks Democrats outmaneuvered the GOP on the debate.

The fast-track movement comes after months of stalling by Republican leaders and immense pressure from the White House to keep a vote from happening.

But Trump, over the last week, realized his vice-like grip over the GOP was not enough to forestall the vote and relented to the “inevitable reality,” the official said. The president changed course Sunday after speaking with many Republicans and concluding dozens of House members planned to cross him.

“The strategy now is give Republicans a perceived win,” the official said. “So they can go back to their districts and say, ‘I voted to release the Epstein files.’”

The president remains frustrated that members of his own party have essentially laid a trap he cannot avoid in part because administration officials insist there is nothing more of substance for them to unveil.

A trove of materials handed over by Epstein’s estate to congressional investigators and released to the public last week included a 2018 email Epstein wrote claiming Trump “knew about the girls,” apparently referring to the underage girls Epstein was accused of trafficking.

Trump has denied wrongdoing in relation to the Epstein allegations, and no evidence has suggested that Trump took part in Epstein’s crimes. The president also has said he and Epstein had a falling out years ago.

Some Trump allies in the House, even those who plan to vote for the bill, agreed the expected vote won’t put the issue to rest.

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), whose committee issued the subpoena to Epstein’s estate for the files, called further congressional action a “show vote,” adding that “the Department of Justice has turned over what they’re legally allowed to turn over.”

The White House official echoed Comer: “This idea that the federal...”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: epsteindistraction; epsteinhysteria; epsteinhysterics; epsteinsmear; nevertrumpkywrdtroll; releasethemnow; releaseyourmom; trump; trumpepsteinfiles; unredacted
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They will take the fact that the mythical "Epstein files" contain nothing incriminating Trump as proof that not all the mythical "Epstein files" have been released.
1 posted on 11/18/2025 12:11:15 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He’s not worried, a-hole! He just knows sacks of sh*t like Pollutico will wipe the azzes of any demonicRATS who are implicated.


2 posted on 11/18/2025 12:15:44 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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E. Pluribus Unum wrote: “They will take the fact that the mythical “Epstein files” contain nothing incriminating Trump as proof that not all the mythical “Epstein files” have been released.”

Exactly. If they don’t include Clinton, then the right will claim the same thing. This whole Epstein file thing is a waste of time.


3 posted on 11/18/2025 12:16:26 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things thePy agree with.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

As I underatand the original Ghislaine Maxwell trial, the court found that the only person who abused girls was Epstein. And the only person who procured girls was Maxwell. She procured, he abused. He’s dead. She’s in prison. Case closed. Really, really neatly and perfectly.

But now the discussion is: Is it possible that anyone else was involved? Anyone at all?

Politico says: If anyone else was involved, surely it was Donald Trump.

Clown World.


4 posted on 11/18/2025 12:16:32 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats seek power through cheating and assassination. They are sociopaths. They just want power.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Perpetual machine of stupidity


5 posted on 11/18/2025 12:17:40 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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Some more fictional narrative by the MORONS at Politico (for hire) to try and shovel more manure back into the dems’ paper bags full of screw ups. They are more crispy daily— and this “article” is full of reverse narration, hit the brakes... “holy sh-——t!” response. Most important they have no juice with what is left of the media— this will have NO legs at all. What will have legs is Plaskett and Ro Khanna in 2019 getting and sending coaching texts from Epstein and to Epstein during realtime cross examination of Michael Cohen the drop face loser fixer who pocketed and split money with the stripper- the same money paid to him by Trump as attorney fees- which they were!!!!

Not long after these textings and demonrat coachings to his partners- Epstein was killed (he did not suicide, sorry Bill Ukrainian Barr of the fake bagpipes converso. not buying it. They looked the other way).

And so, not long after Epstein “doesn’t


6 posted on 11/18/2025 12:19:02 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m pretty sure these damn files have been AI’d. POS and liberal garbage. The fags, pedos and trannies on the left will do anything to get Trump. The liberal hags have all developed menopause. Screaming, crying, whining, tantrums, the whole bit.


7 posted on 11/18/2025 12:19:12 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Socialism isn't free. That's why every illegal alien milking America left socialism and came here.)
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To: Texas Eagle

The article is trash and typical propaganda from the scumbags at Politico


8 posted on 11/18/2025 12:22:08 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: iamgalt

👍 Agreed. Jessica Tarlov just got her talking points.


9 posted on 11/18/2025 12:24:03 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Texas Eagle

She’s why mute buttons were invented


10 posted on 11/18/2025 12:25:39 PM PST by digger48
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’d sure love to see that fat A-hole Reid Hoffman go down.


11 posted on 11/18/2025 12:28:33 PM PST by Aria (Voted for Trump 2016, 2020 & 10/22/2024 )
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The gaslighting Dim media is pretending that thousands of Epstein file pages haven’t already been released and implicated Dims, not Trump.


12 posted on 11/18/2025 12:30:28 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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Amen. And fast forward. They should call the show The Four And A Half. Even when Harold Ford, Jr. is on.


13 posted on 11/18/2025 12:31:00 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Clearly Epstein was a long-running Intel/blackmail operation. Even if Mossad were involved, it could NEVER run on US soil without management from FBI and/or CIA.

Trump is telling us he doesn’t fully control, the DOJ/FBI or CIA

And as all “documents” have been in the hands of these people for 20 years, he simply doesn’t trust that the documents are factual. Certainly some documents have been shredded or pulled from the files, others manipulated, and it’s even possible others have been completely faked, manufactured and added later.

It would be absurd to think such a release would provide a true picture.


14 posted on 11/18/2025 12:31:22 PM PST by PGR88
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"Trump worries that won’t be enough."

It won't. The True Believers and conspiracy theorists never accept evidence.

15 posted on 11/18/2025 12:34:31 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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It won’t be enough because there is nothing in it to incriminate Trump.


16 posted on 11/18/2025 12:35:04 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (I have no answers. Only questions.)
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To: yesthatjallen

When it comes to conspiracy theorists, the real evidence that doesn’t prove the wildest conspiracy theories to be true is just all the more proof of a conspiracy and cover up - repeating the cycle.


17 posted on 11/18/2025 12:37:56 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Pursuing justice for the victims is something any person with a functioning moral compass wants.

And, if the FBI destroyed or suppressed evidence in the case, just like it did with Thomas Crooks, then heads to roll at the FBI.

18 posted on 11/18/2025 12:48:44 PM PST by Kazan
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But now the discussion is: Is it possible that anyone else was involved?

Involved in what? Trafficking underage girls?

Certainly, there were dozens of rich and powerful men involved in raping underage girls. And, the worst offenders need to be held accountable.

And, so do those at the FBI if they were involved in covering up evidence in the case.

19 posted on 11/18/2025 12:55:32 PM PST by Kazan
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This sounds exactly what we went through for the JFK files...like the Dems MO.

All these "victims" aka "prostitutes" have already been paid off...

20 posted on 11/18/2025 12:57:37 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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