Crumb’s?
But a story that the Media and Republicans will NOT Let Go…..
The GOP-controlled House has released the first tranche of documents in its investigation into convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein — a move intended to quash the mounting calls for answers around why the Justice Department allowed Epstein to continue to prey on victims for decades.
The trove of materials, however, is unlikely to satisfy those clamoring for more and new information about the case. This batch, subpoenaed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, contains almost exclusively information that has already been released publicly; Oversight Committee Democrats say that, based on their initial review of 33,000 files, only 3 percent of the documents contained new details.
Many of the files appeared to be public court filings, including, for example, a 2021 motion from Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell to dismiss the superseding indictment against her in federal court in New York. Among materials unveiled Tuesday evening, however, are some video clips, including one that appears to feature a young woman recounting her experience as one of Epstein’s masseuses. Her image, and the image of the interviewer, are blurred.
These files were originally handed over to lawmakers last month, but Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee took more than a week to privately review them. The committee’s GOP majority said it was coordinating with the Justice Department to redact information that could compromise the victims or ongoing criminal matters.
It’s expected that the DOJ will continue to turn over information.
Democrats claim that the only new information in the materials are the flight logs from Customs and Border Protection. The files show Epstein’s travels to destinations such as Paris, New York, and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
“To the American people — don’t let this fool you,” said Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, in a statement. “House Republicans are trying to make a spectacle of releasing already-public documents. Pam Bondi has said the client list was on her desk. She could release it right now if she wanted to.”…..
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The White House has warned Republican lawmakers that pushing for the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files would be seen as “a very hostile act” by President Trump, CNN reports.
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“President Donald Trump on Wednesday called demands that his administration release the Jeffrey Epstein files a distraction from his successes, as a group of victims of the notorious sex offender called for those documents to be publicly disclosed,” CNBC reports.
Said Trump: “This is a Democratic hoax that never ends.”
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“I think the best way to clear President Trump’s name is to release all the files. I actually don’t think he’s done anything criminal; I think he may be covering for some rich and powerful people that are friends of his. And in fact, some of those billionaires are running ads against me in Kentucky right now.”
— Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), quoted by The Hill, on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Playbook: “You could almost forget, amid the political feeding frenzy this summer over the non-release of the Epstein files, that at the heart of this case lie the most heinous crimes imaginable.”
“That stark reality will be brought jarringly back into focus here in D.C. this morning when we hear directly from 10 of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors in what should be a remarkable news conference on the steps of the Capitol.”
The Bulwark: “Six weeks ago, Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House of Representatives into recess early to dodge some uncomfortable votes about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But the unfortunate thing about recess is you’ve got to return eventually—and with Congress back in session, the Epstein story is grinding ahead again.”
Tara Palmeri: “This moment in D.C. is a real inflection point. Will survivors push Republicans into a corner, forcing them to stand up for transparency? After all, who wants to be on record voting against the release of files—hiding behind claims of ‘protection’ that are just gaslighting, sweeping the truth under the rug. It’s a classic move in sexual-assault cases.”
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NBC News anchor Hallie Jackson interviewed a group of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims:
JACKSON: Show of hands, who would like to see President Trump definitively rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, every single one of you, Marikje, are you frustrated he hasn’t done so yet?
MARIJKE CHARTOUNI: Oh, absolutely, yeah. I mean, just toying with the idea is an insult.
JACKSON: What would you say to the President if he could hear you right now about this, about the potential part, and about the case, about all of this that’s in the ether right now?
MARIJKE CHARTOUNI: I would ask why he’s putting so much attention on the criminals and why he seems to value them more than us.
JACKSON: Does anybody else have thoughts on that?
AMANDA ROBERTS: I would say it’s so big right now because this administration ran their campaign on this. These were promises that they had made, and, and, and if you’re in that level and in that capacity, it’s your diligence, it’s your duty to do what your constituents, what your the American public, is asking you for. So that’s all we’re asking.
JESS MICHAELS: And it’s, it’s not just one side or the other. This is a non-partisan issue. Everyone is asking, even his base is asking.
JACKSON: Has anyone heard from anybody at the White House or any of their representatives?
GROUP: No.
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Epstein victims vow to compile ‘client list’ of their own after House panel drops thousands of documents
Victims of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his incarcerated accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell said Wednesday they are compiling a list of rich and powerful “clients” who were part of the pair’s shadowy network.
Lisa Phillips, a model who was introduced to the disgraced financier in the early 2000s, said she and other survivors of the Epstein-Maxwell sex-trafficking scheme have been discussing putting together a roster of influential associates who Phillips alleges “abused them.”
“We know the names,” Phillips said during a press conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill. “Many of us were abused by them.”…