Lawmakers seeking to force the release of files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are predicting a big win in the House this week with a “deluge of Republicans” voting for their bill and bucking the GOP leadership and Donald Trump, who for months have disparaged their effort.
The bill would force the Justice Department to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in federal prison. Information about Epstein’s victims or ongoing federal investigations would be allowed to be redacted.
“There could be 100 or more” votes from Republicans, said Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., among the lawmakers discussing the legislation on Sunday news show appearances. “I’m hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote.”
“A veto-proof majority”
Imagine Trump vetoing this
I like how now that it’s inevitable, he’s pivoted to saying the Republicans should release them. He’s like a fucking toddler who shit himself and is insisting he meant to do that.
I hope we fall a few votes short of veto-proof. Then Trump vetos. Then we get a veto-proof vote. Maybe that’s asking for too much, though.
For storytelling purposes, I like your idea a lot. The dramatic tension and release are there, and at epic proportions in terms of potential real-world devastating impact on powerful people.
But… For lived reality, I really would love the easy win without the added will-they-won’t-they drama. If this hits TACOman’s desk, he’s probably going to veto it anyway, so we will all still need to wait and see if anyone flips their stance during the veto override vote, and that’s plenty enough to be worried about on its own.
He ordered the shutdown of paying snap benefits, rejected court orders forcing him to, threatened states that paid anyway, then blamed democrats for snap benefits not being paid.
He just says whatever lie he wants to be true and his shit-eating cult just, well, eats all the shit.
If I were a Republican, I would want Trump to veto it. Simply because he has nothing to lose if Congress does have the votes to overturn a presidential veto. The Republicans that voted for the release look good and it helps their numbers. Trump isn’t getting re-elected anyway, that’s why he’s digging so hard. It’s actually a smart move for anyone in the party who isn’t in the Epstein files. The idea is that those who are will quietly go away, and as for Trump, he’s not going to get impeached or anything, because Congress doesn’t have the votes, and if enough Republicans fought for the release of the files, they should do well next year against their Democrat challengers. Republicans keep the majority, no impeachment. That’s probably the game plan.