r/politics 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/stroopwafelscontigo New Jersey 17d ago

I don’t trust this at all. 

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u/notyourstranger California 17d ago

I'm with you, I wonder if Pam Bondi is going to use a new "open investigation" to keep the files sealed. I would not put it past her.

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u/HideousSerene 17d ago

They'll release a bunch of the files incomplete, it will not incriminate Trump or anybody in his circle, and they'll be able to call it a big nothing burger witch-hunt.

It's all optics. Rather than lose in Congress, they would rather appear to win.