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What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the
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Epstein Chronicles. Now that the election dust is beginning to
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settle a bit, there's going to be some questions about
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what comes next, especially considering all the rhetoric we've heard
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from the Democrats about what they plan to do if
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they took power. And I think that one of the
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biggest tests for the Democrats and how serious they're going
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to be when it comes to accountability is is with
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the issue of Jeffrey Epstein. And if they think that
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they just rode this pony across the finish line and
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they're not going to feed it after, they're crazy. Because
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they're going to be held accountable. I promise you that.
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Especially here. So now that the Democrats have won both
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chambers of Congress, the question is, what comes next? And today,
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we have an article from Forbes and the headlines. What
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Democrats winning Congress means for the Epstein files, as more associates,
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could be revealed. This article was authored by Allison Durkee.
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Key Facts House Democrats had been planning to make Epstein's
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alleged abuse a major focus of their work should they
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regain control of the House, with a statement by incoming
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House Oversight Committee Representative Robert Garcia Tuesday night simply saying,
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lawyer up. And look, I warned against this kind of
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shit during the first Trump administration because I knew it
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would go nowhere. This time around though, oh, there's meat
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on the bone. And it's obvious that this man was
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overseeing a cover-up. So if that's the angle they're going
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to use and that's the way they're going to go,
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they're going to find pay dirt. But if they play
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stupid games and come up with all kinds of other
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crazy outlandish shit, the American people are going to repudiate that.
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I think what this election taught us is that enough
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is enough, and people are done with the bullshit, and
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it's time to come correct. Democrats securing a majority means
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they'll now have the ability to issue subpoenas and call hearings,
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and Garcia and other Democrats on the House Oversight Committee
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have vowed to escalate the committee's ongoing Epstein investigation, including
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by holding public hearings and forcing people connected to Epstein
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to testify under oath. That all sounds great, and I
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plan on holding them to that. I don't have any faves,
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and frankly, I don't trust any of these people, Republican
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or Democrat. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released a
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50-page report last month alleging Trump was an active participant
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in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of young women and his
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Justice Department is doing everything they can to keep the
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American people in the dark about it, which Trump has
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long denied. calling on the DOJ to appoint a special
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counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein. And I don't
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see how anyone can have a problem with that, honestly.
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And the people that do have a problem with it
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are exactly why they lost this election. Because most normal
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Americans who aren't caught up in the bullshit understand that
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the Justice Department's not capable of investigating itself. And anybody
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who's standing against a special counsel... obviously has something to hide.
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After noting in the report there is little reason to
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believe Trump's DOJ would actually take a step, House Judiciary
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Democrats may now launch an investigation into Trump-Epstein ties itself,
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arguing in its report Congress should use its legislative and
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oversight power to pursue justice for survivors and bring an
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end to the Trump administration's shameful, bureaucratic, and political cover-up. Bingo.
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The difference here between the first time around you know,
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with Russiagate and all the rest of it. Well, this time,
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we actually watched the cover-up happen in real time. There
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was no backroom negotiating. We all saw what happened. And
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there's no disputing it. There's actual contemporaneous evidence and evidence
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happening in real time that points to this being a
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cover-up that's been initiated by the White House. And now
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all the juking and jiving, all the bullshit, all the
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nonsense is going to come to a head. And unlike
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the Russia stuff, there's actually evidence here that could send
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people to prison. And that's not a hyperbole. That's a fact.
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We're not talking about some bullshit here. In addition to
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probing Trump's ties to Epstein, Democrats on the House Judiciary
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Committee have already previously launched investigations into Epstein's work with
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foreign officials and his ties to Wall Street banks, and
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how he leveraged ties to major universities to further his
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alleged abuse, which they now have more power to pursue,
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as well as probing reports of Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell
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receiving special treatment in prison. The DOJ is about to
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have some oversight. That's what that means. Now, how far
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that's going to go is anybody's guess. Now that election
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season's over, do you trust these politicians to do what
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they say they're going to do? I would hope so,
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but not my first rodeo. I've seen all this before,
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and I've heard all the promises, so people can save
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the rhetoric for somebody else. I'm interested in action. Democrats
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have also sponsored multiple pieces of legislation on the Epstein
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files that can now have a better chance of passing
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in a Democrat-controlled Congress, including bills that would go after
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Wall Street banks that work with Epstein and let members
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of Congress demand missing Epstein files. from the Trump administration.
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That's what we need. We need a bulletproof plan to
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make them turn over those documents. And the first step
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of that was making them lose their majority. And now
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that it's gone, they're in serious jeopardy. Make no mistake.
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What will the Democrats do on Epstein after winning the House?
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Garcia told Bloomberg before the election, that the Epstein investigation
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is going to be one
of our top priorities if
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his party retook the House. As Garcia stands poised to
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chair the House Oversight Committee, buddy, you better get ready.
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Because if you don't do what you said you're going
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to do, it's on. You're going to be on the clock.
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And that goes for every single one of these Democrats
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that made us promises. While the committee has been investigating
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Epstein even under its current GOP control, the committee has
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largely called in Epstein associates for voluntary interviews that do
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not carry the threat of perjury. Garcia has said a
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majority Democratic committee would instead call more people to testify
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under oath, also telling MSNOW the committee would hold public
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hearings on Epstein rather than only ones that take place
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behind closed doors. That's great. And if they start doing that,
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I might go to D.C. and sit in on some
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of those. Yo, your boy has had enough. I'm telling
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you right now, I have reached my breaking point. And
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all the scumbags that talked all this shit and ran
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all that yap about how Epstein's a hoax, reap what
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you sow. I hope you're enjoying your morning. Because I am.
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The country wants disclosure. They want release of the files
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and they want justice for the survivors, Garcia told Bloomberg.
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suggesting a Democrat-controlled committee would subpoena Attorney General Todd Blanch
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to testify about the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files.
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And boy, would that be great. If anyone besides Trump
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himself should be answering questions, it's Todd baby Billy Blanch.
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Epstein's ties to Wall Street are also expected to be
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a big focus of any congressional hearings under a Democratic House,
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with Garcia telling Bloomberg, that banks that did business with
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Epstein would likely be called to testify. The House Judiciary
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Committee could also now intensify its ongoing Epstein probes, as
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getting majority control in the committee gives Democrats greater power,
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like being able to hold hearings and subpoena witnesses for
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documents and testimony. Democrats will also have greater power to
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subpoena Trump's DOJ to turn over Epstein files that remain hidden.
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What about the Senate? Senate Democrats have also been carrying
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out their own investigation into Epstein, which could now similarly
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ramp up. Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon has long been
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investigating Epstein's finances and links to Wall Street. For instance,
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in the New York Times, reports committees in both House
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and Senate are prepared to hold hearings on Epstein's financial
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affairs should they switch to Democratic control. I am here
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for it. And I'll be the first one singing the
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praises of these committees if they follow through. Election results
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so far suggest Democrats will hold at least 54 seats
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in the Senate with two races still yet to be called,
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which falls short of the Senate's 60-vote threshold for passing
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most legislation, though it remains to be seen if enough
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Republicans could back Epstein investigation or charges if they're found
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to have enabled his alleged abuse. Yo, the party's over
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for Trump. There's going to be a mass exodus. Bro's
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a lame duck now. He doesn't have that aura, he
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doesn't have the mystique, and he doesn't have the big stick.
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So now, expect Republicans to start standing up to him.
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It's going to become a thing, right? Everybody wants to
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get off the burning ship. Democrats and several Republicans have
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also backed the Epstein Files Transparency Act Part 2. which
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would give State Attorney General and Epstein victims the right
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to sue the federal government for improperly withholding, concealing, or
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redacting Epstein documents, and give lawmakers the right to challenge
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any Epstein-related documents the government is withholding. The bill is
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already slated to be voted on in the House when
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the chamber goes back in session after Election Day. After
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enough lawmakers signed a discharge petition, that allows the bill
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to skip the normal committee process and go straight to
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a vote. If it doesn't pass then, or passes the
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House but solves in the Senate, the bill could have
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a better chance of passing under Democrats in the next
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congressional term. All the Republicans would really be stepping on
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their own dicks. At this point, haven't you learned your lesson?
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haven't you realized that people are done with the shit
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and they want transparency, especially here? And if you haven't learned, well,
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you're going to get built to ass once again. Representative
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James Comer has also introduced a bill that would allow
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victims of sexual abuse to speak out even in cases
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where they've signed a nondisclosure agreement, potentially allowing more Epstein
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victims to identify associates who aided in his abuse. The
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legislation has not yet moved forward, despite a Republican lawmaker
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introducing it, but could face better odds under a Democratic
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chamber that's more eager to take Epstein-related actions. Big number.
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36 million. That's approximately how much Democrats spent on campaign
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ads related to Epstein in the midterms as the end
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of October, according to a political analysis of data from
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Ad Impact. As Democrats tried to appeal to voters using
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the Epstein files, and the party's demands for transparency. And
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it was a well-thought-out campaign. They did a good job.
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And it paid dividends. And I told you when Trump
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came out with that dumbass statement calling everybody a traitor
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that the party was over. As a political scientist, the
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writing was on the wall the second he made that post.
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And boy, did that shit come to fruition. What did
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the House Judiciary Committee's Trump report say? The House Judiciary
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Report details allegations from 11 women that suggest Trump had
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some degree of involvement with Epstein's alleged abuse, including five
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women who directly accused Trump of assaulting them in the
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80s and 90s. Only one of those allegations had not
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been made public. Journalist Julie K. Brown noted, The woman's
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allegations share distinct factual similarities in how Trump and Epstein pursued, manipulated,
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and abused these women, the report claims. arguing the evidence
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provided meets the DOJ's threshold for opening a criminal investigation.
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Trump has long denied any abuse or wrongdoing in connection
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with Epstein, whom he had a years-long friendship before falling
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out in the early 2000s. The report also alleges the
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DOJ has intentionally covered up Trump's ties to Epstein, claiming
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the government withheld some documents in the Epstein files because
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Donald Trump is personally implicated in Epstein's sex trafficking operation.
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And can you imagine what's still being hidden? If this
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man was willing to burn all of his political capital
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because he didn't want to release the files, can you
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imagine what's in them? Democrats questioned whether the Trump administration
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is deliberately covering up further evidence that directly implicates Trump
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and Epstein's crimes. The DOJ has denied withholding Epstein files
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for any improper reason, and the White House spokeswoman, Lauren Biss,
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told Bloomberg that Trump has been totally exonerated on anything
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related to Epstein and has done more for the Epstein
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victims than anyone before him. Yeah, that's exactly what the
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populace just told you, right? The electorate obviously agrees. Lauren Biss.
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You better start looking for a new job, lady. That
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disclosure was mandated by Congress after the DOJ initially refused
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to release the files voluntarily. So folks, listen. This is
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a gigantic disaster for the administration. There's no two ways
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about it. And the beatdown that they took was epic.
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One of the worst beatdowns in the history of American politics.
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And if that wasn't bad enough, now comes the investigation
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into their handling of the Epstein scandal and the cover-up
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on behalf of Donald Trump. So as these investigations start
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to get underway... and the walls start to close in,
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my question to these administration officials is simple. Was it
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worth it? All the information that goes with this episode
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can be found in the description box.