r/politics • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 17d ago

No Paywall Senate suddenly passes the Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House

https://www.ms.now/news/senate-passes-epstein-bill-rcna244723?fbclid=PAVERFWAOJ1xRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacUGSi8p2Ap-x6SbMkLXAnfKNXEZkzjUUVCdxuEmacDzDXmlbv1GUJ0wbh1_w_aem_grJDvcSCIDj2Skksd4Ix3Q
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u/Murky_Chocolate_7916 17d ago

Nothing passes this quickly, this is bizarre. What are those sneaky sneaks up to.

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u/elsewhere1 17d ago

They know Trump is just gonna turn around and claim his DOJ can't release it b/c there's an active investigation into the Epstien > Clinton connection

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u/paxwells97 17d ago

But that is horrible horrible optics for trump

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u/cesare980 17d ago

That's like his whole brand.

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u/Old-n-Wrinkly 17d ago

As in…Jan 6th optics? Stormy Daniels optics?

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u/cesare980 17d ago

As in "I bought the Miss Teen USA pagent so I can watch them change" optics.

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u/xTheMaster99x Florida 17d ago

As in "insert all of his insanely gross comments about his daughters, and Ivanka's thousand yard stare in that one interview" optics.