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Epstein Files Under Scrutiny as Senators Request GAO Investigation
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has called for a formal investigation into how the Justice Department handled the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that the department may not have fully complied with the law requiring the...
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through the 15th what's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. One of the most egregious situations when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein is the fact that the Department of Justice has gotten away with negligence for decades. The first time Maria reported Jeffrey Epstein to the authorities, it should have been followed up on. It should have been investigated and action should have been taken. And because the FBI and the DOJ ignored the warning, it led directly to countless girls and women being abused in the future. And I'm not naive, right? I understand that time has passed. And we all know that as you're investigating something and time goes by, things happen to the evidence and it ends up walking away. Whether that's by negligence or by design, it happens. But you know what they can't hide? You know, what's impossible for them to ignore if we really start looking into it, is the way the Justice Department conducted themselves from the very beginning. And I think that if we really want to get to the bottom of all of this, that's where we have to start, because we have to hold them accountable for what they have done or what they haven't done. And now, of course, they're engaging in a widespread cover up at what seems to be the behest of a sitting United States President. So yeah, we have some questions, and we're not the only ones. And that's because some senators are seeking to review the Justice Department's handling of these files. And that is exactly what should be happening. And any person who is not in compliance with the law should be held accountable. And if any crimes were committed, those people should be prosecuted. And in a perfect world, that's what would happen. But we all know that we don't live in a perfect world. And we certainly do not live in a perfect country. Today's article is from the Washington Post and the headline Senators Seek Review of Justice Department's Handling of the Epstein Files. This article was authored by Theodoric Meyer. A bipartisan group of Senators is asking the Government Accountability Office to examine the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein amid concerns the department has not released all the documents required by law. Well, I don't think you have to be an insider to know that they're not complying with the law. They're doing whatever they want. And the reason is, as I've stated numerous times, because they have nothing to fear. Do you really think that Donald Trump isn't gonna pardon these people? Use a blanket pardon the same way Joe Biden did? He most certainly is. And that gives his people the brazenness that they need to get up there and act the fool. If they know they're never gonna be held accountable for the bullshit they're doing, then. Then why would they stop? Show up with a hit list, talk about the Dow, whole bunch of wild shit, and none of it's relating to the topic at hand. President Trump in November signed a nearly unanimously passed law mandating the Justice Department make public records related to the late convicted sex offender with narrow restrictions. And those narrow restrictions certainly became wide, huh? Let's be real. They're pretty much doing whatever they want, and then they just make up excuses as they go along. Oh, we didn't put this out because X and Y and Z, and then we're over here like, well, that's not what the law says you have to do. And the DOJ's answer, we are the law out here. Like Judge Dredd. The department released millions of pages of documents, but Democrats and some Republicans in Congress have raised concerns about how faithfully it complied with the law. The lawmakers have questioned whether all relevant files have been released, criticized the department for failing to redact victims names in some instances, and challenged decisions to redact the names of Epstein associates they believed should have been identified. Well, yeah, if you're not a victim, why is your name redacted? That's not what the law says. The law doesn't say protect our friends. It doesn't say keep Les Wexner from embarrassment. It says protect the names of the people who were abused. That's what it says. But like usual, this administration doesn't give a damn what the law says. They're just gonna do whatever they want. And until somebody stands up and stops them, that's gonna continue to happen. Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat from Oregon, Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, Republican Ben Ray Lujan, Democrat from New Mexico, and Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois, asked the gao, an independent agency that's part of the legislative branch, on Wednesday to examine how the department reviewed the files and the resulting failure of the department to follow the law, respond to Congress, and protect victims. And so Lisa Murkowski is the only person that signed off on this. Murkowski's the only Republican that's willing to play ball. Makes sense considering the way they're protecting these people, considering the fight they're putting up when it comes to transparency, and considering the war path they're on when it comes to anybody asking questions. It's not a shock that more members of the GOP seem disinterested when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein. The senators are seeking details, including how many people were tasked with reviewing and redacting the files as the Justice Department scrambled to comply with the law and any guidance the administration provided them. In a letter to Oryce Williams Brown, the GAO's acting comptroller, they echoed concerns by Representative Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, the authors of the law requiring the files to be made public, about how the files were redacted. That should be concerning to anybody. I don't understand how it's an issue. How has this become a wedge issue? It's wild to me that anybody could look at this and say to themselves, you know what? This is a one side or the other issue. It's both sides. It's everybody with power. And the more the pitchforks and torches fight with each other, the better. These people are contrary to Congress's explicit directive to protect victims. The these records included email addresses and nude photos in which the names and faces of publicly identified and non public victims could be identified, the senators wrote. But when it came to information identifying powerful business and politics figures who are allegedly co conspirators or material witnesses, the DOJ appears to have heavily redacted those records. Not appears. That's what they did. Gotta make sure you protect the bag man, right? Gotta make sure Leon Black doesn't get put on blast. Gotta make sure Les Wexner is still swimming around that money like Scrooge McDuck and all those girls who were victimized. Who gives a shit? They don't matter. Not to these people. The letter comes as lawmakers in both parties have continued to scrutinize the department's handling of the files more than a month after most of them were made public. And I think that everybody's scrutinizing them. And I don't know how anyone being honest with themselves can say that this has been a transparent process, because in my opinion, it's been the complete opposite. But the good news is the dow was over 50,000 Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer accused the department last month of orchestrating a massive cover up to protect Trump and Epstein's associates. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted last week to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, with five Republicans joining Democrats and voting to compel her to appear for a closed door deposition. Well, it's about time. I mean, you would think that Pam Bondi, of all people should be answering some questions, right? Probably a good idea. But unfortunately what we're going to get is, is another performance. She's going to get up there, act indignant and act like she's the one who's being victimized, while at the same time not even recognizing the actual victims. Now think about that and think about how that makes those survivors feel. Bondi has defended the department's compliance with the law. The department made public more records last week that it said were not released public before because they were wrongly determined to be duplicates of other records. Sure they were. I'm sure that's exactly what happened. Have you noticed that all the records they, quote, unquote, forget to release are damning? I know, I know. Just another coincidence that it happens to be those documents that get forgotten about.
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this administration released over 3 million pages of documents. Over 3 million. And Donald Trump signed that law to release all those documents. Bondi testified last month in a contentious appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. He's the most transparent president in the nation's history. Wow. Like, for that alone, she should be charged with perjury. That's an obvious lie. The most transparent president of all time. Yeah. So transparent that he had to get dragged kicking and screaming into signing the bill. Super transparent. The senator's request is not lawmaker's first effort to unearth more details about how the department has handled the massive task of reviewing and redacting the files. A dozen senators, including Merkley, Murkowski and Durbin, wrote in December to Don Bertha Hume, the Justice Department's acting inspector general, to ask him to audit the department's compliance with the law. The inspector general's office did not immediately respond to a request about whether it has undertaken such an audit. Look, I doubt that they will. And even if they do, do you really trust the oig after everything that we've seen, after all the reports we've read, I don't trust them at all. So that's why I continue to call the for a special counsel or some kind of tribunal, something. Because what we're doing now is not working, and we can't trust the DOJ to police themselves. And that's why I'm so against the OIG when it comes to situations like this, because the past has proven that they're more interested in covering for the government rather than holding the government responsible for their misconduct. Now, that said, at least the Senate is making this move. But if they really want to have some teeth, if they really want to get people nervous at the DOJ and they really want to force compliance, the way to do that is with a special counsel. So the question is, will we ever get there? Will we ever have a special counsel appointed to take a look at what's happened here going all the way back to the first Clinton administration? I don't know, but I think we should. And I think that if we ever want to get any kind of clarity, if we ever want to get to the bottom of what truly happened, then I think a special counsel is the vehicle to get us there. And that's why I don't think we'll ever see it. So what do you folks think? Do you think we're going to ever get real transparency here? Do you think the Senate or Congress is going to force the hand of the doj, or do you think it's going to be more of the same? Shoot me some emails and let me know. All the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box.