Let's talk about Trump's DOJ still not releasing the Epstein files.... - Belle of the Ranch

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Well, howdy there internet people. It's Belle again. So, today we're going to talk about Trump's DOJ still not releasing the
Epstein files.

One of the most notable things about the documents that were released was what wasn't in them. Despite Trump losing his
pressure campaign in Congress to stop the discharge petition that wound up ordering the release of the documents, the administration is being accused of slow walking the release.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, quote, "Simply releasing a mountain of blacked out pages violates the spirit of transparency and the letter of the law. For example, all 119 pages of one document were completely blacked out. We need answers as to why.

Republican representative Thomas Massie echoed the displeasure, posting to social media that the partial release quote "grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law that Trump signed just 30 days ago."

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated that more materials are coming and has reportedly indicated to Congress
that the disclosure will be done by the end of the year. But Representative Robert Garcia of California noted that by his estimation, the documents produced only account for about 10% of what DOJ has in its possession.

The disclosures come on the heels of reporting that says the groups within DOJ that are tasked with making redactions are frustrated at the lack of clear guidance on how to make the most information possible available to the public. Attorneys working at DOJ's National Security Division were reportedly feeling the pressure of the fast approaching deadline for disclosure and less than clear guidance on how to handle the documentation.

The documentation that was released seemed to make few references to Trump, but there was a lot on former President Clinton, whose spokesperson accused the Trump administration of trying to shield itself by using Clinton, and said, quote, "The White House hasn't been hiding these files for months, only to dump them late on a Friday to protect Bill Clinton. This is about shielding
themselves from what comes next or from what they'll try and hide forever. So they can release as many grainy 20 plus
year old photos as they want. But this isn't about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be."

Even Susie Wiles said, "Donald Trump was wrong about Bill Clinton. There are two types of people here. The first group know nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after. We're in
the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that. Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats."

Quite the quote, huh?

One of the documents that does mention Trump was part of a lawsuit filed against the Epstein estate in 2020. It alleged in relevant part quote "during one of Doe's encounters with Epstein." He took her to Mar-a-Lago where he introduced her to its owner Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump. Epstein elbowed Trump playfully, asking him, referring to Doe,
"This is a good one, right?" Trump smiled and nodded in agreement. They both chuckled, and Doe felt uncomfortable, but at the time was too young to understand why.

There are thousands of documents, but not a lot of new information. There are certain to be more releases in the future and there are already legal groups preparing to go to court over potential over redactions. Already the phrase most transparent administration in history has become a punchline.

Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good day.