Scoop: Democrats think they can get their hands on Epstein's birthday book

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: msn/Axios

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House Democrats are trying to get their hands on the now-infamous book celebrating Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday after it was suggested the disgraced financier's estate is in possession of it, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: As the minority party in Congress, Democrats have been largely toothless in their attempts to investigate President Trump. They believe this is a rare opportunity to obtain concrete information.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who is leading the effort, told Axios it would be "very difficult" to obtain the book if it was in the hands of the Department of Justice.

"In this case, you literally have a private attorney," said the California Democrat. "A private attorney is much more likely to comply. It's a much easier challenge than going after the administration."

Driving the news: Khanna and House Oversight Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) wrote to attorneys for the Epstein estate's executors asking for a "complete, unredacted copy" of the book, according to a copy of their letter obtained by Axios.

Citing Wall Street Journal reporting that Trump submitted a poem and drawing for the book, the lawmakers wrote that it may be "essential" for a probe of the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein matter.

Trump has denied the Wall Street Journal's reporting and sued the outlet for libel.

What they're saying: "We write with deep concern regarding potential public corruption, abuse of power, and failures in the federal law enforcement response to the Epstein case," Khanna and Garcia wrote.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/scoop-democrats-think-they-can-get-their-hands-on-epstein-s-birthday-book/ar-AA1Jjmqu

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Link to LETTER (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26031629-khanna-garcia-epstein-birthday-book/

Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26031629/khanna-garcia-epstein-birthday-book.pdf

[riversedge]

1. Well, IMHO they will never get a copy,

[Autumn]

2. Wouldn't it be better to work on getting a meeting with Maxwell?

[Bayard]

3. Its a book now?

I thought it was just a lewd birthday card.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I'm guessing it was a put-together

"memento book", where it may have had pages for people to add messages and pics, etc.

[Lets Go]

5. These 2 Trump items should get more attn:

I joined DU (after lurking for years) just to post this. I can't create a thread because I don't have enough posts yet.

We've all seen the latest Snopes-verified creepy pedo pics of Trump with his daughter Ivanka when she was maybe 14 or so, sitting on his lap etc. But what about THIS one, where he is pictured on the phone actually IN BED with her as she kisses his cheek, her legs draped over him, wearing a short black negligee? Why is THIS especially incriminating and Snopes-verified pic not posted all over the internet??? There isn't a person on the planet who could normalize this picture. Sorry I can only link:
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-photo-trump-daughter-130000718.html

Also, equally disgusting is his pre-election interview about 8 years ago, with Ivanka on the Wendy Williams show, where when asked what he and Ivanka have in common he actually replies "sex". WTF!

These 2 items to me are far and away more shocking/disturbing than many of the other items posted about his pedo tendencies toward his OWN DAUGHTER. Like, way beyond the pale. Can we please begin to distribute these to others at every opportunity? I wish someone would create a post, in any appropriate forum, since I can't yet.

Again, sorry for the links. It's all I know how to do. If you don't want to click you could do a Google search of either, and definitely have your barf bag ready.

[radical noodle]

6. Welcome to DU!

Links are fine. Good post.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Welcome to DU

[purr-rat beauty]

7. They've dine a poor job already

Keeping the narrative, I mean truth of this on the front page..