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Five members of Congress spanning both parties and both chambers want a briefing by Friday on the Trump administration's progress in releasing the Epstein files.

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[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sure she'll have a classy response like, "Go fuck yourselves", or, "The Dems are the real pedophiles".

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

"Ask your Mom"

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 45 points 1 day ago

Removing all traces of Trump is a monumental effort, please be patient

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

…as she furiously wipes eraser shavings off her desk.

[–] heydo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

She's getting high off all the sharpies

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Maybe, she spilled correction fluid all over the first copy and has to start over.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Our black magic markers ran dry, we had to run out to the store to get more. Give us another week.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago

“Are you guys still talking about that?”

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yall. We are never. Getting those files.

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The shutdown ended, and then all of a sudden there was a vote to release the files. For a little bit I thought it'd be vetoed or pocket vetoed, but then all of a sudden the president signed off on it.

Call me silly, but when the files didn't come out the very next day, I was like "ok so this is where the shenanigans kick in"

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

No shenanigans kicked in before the vote to release. Like a few days before Trump ordered, and Bondi complied opening investigations into Clinton, JP Morgan, and a few others. The bill says they can withhold anything involving on going investigations. Like they teed this up ahead of time to not release a thing but be able to say they voted to do so.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

At least not the interesting and essential ones. They'll be withheld due to "national security".

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"There's a slight delay, we need more shredders and burn barrels."

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Honestly I feel like these are the types of questions that might elicit an accidental moment of truth. I'd imagine it might go as follows.

Interviewer: You got those files?

Bondi: There's a slight delay.

I: Waiting on shredders and burn barrels?

B: That's not a good way to hide damning info. Redacting is better idiot.

I: ... So you're redacting info then?

B: But but but... Biden was old! And used autopen!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They should ask her about that silly binder stunt, too.

I'd love to see her dragged onto the stand and get her under oath about a lot of things.

If/when the orange skidmark's time passes, she will have a LOT to answer for.

I'd love to see her dragged onto the stand and get her under oath about a lot of things

Doesn't help. They still lie and they still don't face any consequences.

When you're part of the fascist establishment, lying under oath isn't a crime. It's a job requirement.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"we're awaiting a fresh shipment of thick black markers, unfortunately they're delayed at the border because the US doesn't manufacture goods and nobody's figured out how to pay the tariffs"

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

Ran out of sharpie and they're waiting on a big order.