US Justice Department officials on Sunday, December 21, denied redacting the Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump, as criticism mounted over the partial and heavily-censored release of documents.
Victims of Jeffrey Epstein have expressed anger after a cache of records from cases against the late sex offender were released Friday with many pages blacked out and photos censored.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the release by the Justice Department, telling NBC’s Meet the Press that “we are not redacting information around President Trump.” When asked if any material was redacted to due to political sensitivities – which would be illegal – Blanche replied “absolutely, positively not.”
I’d be pretty shocked if they admitted it…
They literally released s document that had Trump talking about liking a victims “pert nipples”, then they redacted his name, then they redacted the whole thing.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-epstein-pert-nipples/
The pages are literally covered up.
So when do we reach the ‘drag people out of their homes in the middle of the night and beat them to death in the street’ phase of enforcement?
So that confirms that it’s a cover-up. That and MAGA Mike Johnson sending the House home a couple days before they violated the law and withheld documents.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, who has long pushed for a complete release of the files, on Sunday joined in with the Democrats’ demands.
“They’re flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It’s very troubling the posture that they’ve taken. And I won’t be satisfied until the survivors are satisfied,” he told CBS’s Face The Nation. A 60-count indictment that implicates well-known people was not released, Massie charged. “It’s about the selective concealment,” he said.
Same thing as ‘russia denies’
The usual MAGA playbook:
- Denial <<<< headline indicates they are here
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance (or lack thereof)
I think MAGA tends to follow the narcissist’s prayer model tbh:
That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.They’re somewhere around 1-3 depending on the specific person atm.
Exactly this.
That sequence doesn’t quite work, since they’re always angry.
