GOP senators warn Bondi not to slow-walk release of Epstein files

[Jersey Devil]

Republican senators are warning Attorney General Pam Bondi not to slow-walk the public release of records and documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following votes by the House and Senate demanding the documents.

The calls come amid speculation that the Justice Department may cite ongoing investigations or other reasons to hold back material.

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Some Republican lawmakers are warning the Trump administration that keeping back records, including possible footage of people who visited Epstein’s properties, would be a big mistake.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) warned that “people who feel very strongly about this will feel like they’ve been duped” if the Justice Department claims “we can’t release anything because we have an active investigation.”

“I don’t think that that will help calm the suspicions many have harbored for a long while on this,” she said.

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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) warned that delaying the release of Epstein-related documents would trigger an angry backlash, though he acknowledged the Justice Department may have to take steps to ensure that investigations are not hindered.

“You can adjust for whatever investigations are going on, but if you do a blanket hold, I think that they’re going to have a lot of people angry,” he said.

more - https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5614039-justice-department-epstein-documents/

[Chasstev365]

1. Senators should be warning Bondi omitting, scrubing, or altering documents in any way is a federal crime!

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Trump's DOJ has little remaining credibility on this issue

The public has made up its mind, left, right, and center. Spin will be insufficient to quell skepticism and disgust.

[Jersey Devil]

3. Yep, Congress wants no part of the mess Trump created

If anyone's going to take the heat for this Epstein mess they want it to be Trump and not them.

[bluestarone]

4. We'll i have not seen or heard anything about possible impeachment from them?

THAT'S what she needs to her. Until then i consider this nothing.

[Wounded Bear]

6. The House impeaches...

All the Senate can do is notify her if she has the votes to defeat that action or not.

[bluestarone]

7. I realize that, BUT it could have been mention.

[LonePirate]

5. Congress is going to be greatly disappointed as I think DOJ is not going to cooperate.

The #1 priority for DOJ is not justice or transparency or complying with Congress or following the law. Instead, the actual #1 priority is protecting Trump and doing his bidding. We have an unstoppable force soon to encounter the immovable object.

[Lettuce Be]

8. They'll release black pages or redact everyone except the democrats

I read the DA must give a reason for each and every redaction, and then the judge must review each and say yea or nay? I believe that if the DA has a legitimate reason and the judge agrees, then they would redact all mentions of that person in one go. Meaning it would not take all that long because how many separate names could there be? Even if there are hundreds of names, it would not take all that long to review the reasoning for redacting. The victims that have chosen to not be named have already been redacted.

They do not go through and decide on each mention, as that would expose the person, so really, the talk about this taking forever is overblown. Bondi can still take her sweet time, unless given a deadline that she'll ignore. So interesting to watch our lawful society being torn down by our current President and his entire administration (if it can be called that).