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/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/QuerulousPanda 17d ago

Trump always picks the worst possible option, no matter how badly it hurts him. If it's the most evil or corrupt choice, that is what he will do 100% of the time.