Donald seems to be a man who CANNOT get out of a Past he shared with Jeffery Epstein….
This effort seems to be try to drag any Democrats he can into his situation….
Cept?
He’s the President with several prior sexual misconduct cases in his history
Trump has also chastised Republicans for seeking more info on the Epstein files….
(He still hasn’t gone begging to the Supreme Court …Yet?)
President Donald Trump on Friday directed Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to investigate links between Jeffrey Epstein and notable Democrats, the president’s latest attempt to deflect scrutiny over his connections to the disgraced financier by focusing on his political opponents.
In a social media post, Trump pushed Bondi to target former President Bill Clinton, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman and former Harvard President Larry Summers, who served in senior positions in both the Clinton and Obama administrations, along with the bank JPMorgan Chase.
“This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats. Records show that these men, and many others, spent large portions of their life with Epstein, and on his ‘Island,’” he wrote. “Stay tuned!!!”
The White House has spent much of the week struggling to contain the fallout after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released emails in which Epstein said Trump “knew about the girls” without providing further evidence. Trump and his allies have denied that he knew about Epstein’s crimes, and the president — nor any of the people he called for an investigation of — have been implicated in the late convicted sex offender’s crimes.
Administration officials have argued that Democrats dropped the emails to distract from Republicans’ success in ending a record-long government shutdown and that none of them incriminate the president.
Also this week, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) succeeded in triggering a discharge petition to force a vote in the House on the release of all the Epstein files. Senior GOP officials believe that dozens of House Republicans could join Democrats in voting for the disclosure bill….
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“Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish,” Trump wrote in another Truth Social post Friday. “Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat’s problem, not the Republican’s problem!”
Trish Wexler, head of policy and advocacy communications for JPMorgan Chase, said in an email Friday that “the government had damning information about [Epstein’s] crimes and failed to share it with us or other banks.”
“We regret any association we had with the man, but did not help him commit his heinous acts,” she said. “We ended our relationship with him years before his arrest on sex trafficking charges.”
The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment about any steps it is taking to comply with Trump’s request…
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At least one House Republican was critical of Trump’s call for an investigation. Retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) — who indicated earlier this week that he’d vote in favor of the House bill demanding the DOJ release the Epstein files — said he doesn’t think Trump’s ask is “appropriate,” saying the Justice Department shouldn’t act on cases because of pressure from the White House.
“We should leave the DOJ and make them as independent as we can,” he told CNN on Friday. “When the president gives orders to Pam Bondi and our law enforcement arms of the federal government — what it does is it undercuts the credibility of our law enforcement.”….
Note…
This IS the same Trump that has NO Problem going after those who have checked one him with ‘His’ Justice Dept, eh?
Shoe’s on the other foot in this one…..
My sentiments EXACTLY…..
The President Who Called ‘Hoax’
Adam Serwer: “As long as sex crimes might justify rumormongering about a political rival, or a smear campaign against a marginalized group, right-wing media incessantly promoted conspiracy theories about the issue.”
“But as soon as one of their own became implicated, they conveniently lost interest, or began minimizing Epstein’s crimes.”
Update….
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday tapped one of the most powerful prosecutors in the country to lead an investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s past involvement with prominent Democrats and institutions.
Jay Clayton, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was selected to lead the probe that President Trump ordered as his administration has been scrutinized for his past relationship with the convicted sex offender.
Their ties were thrown into the spotlight again when House Oversight Democrats this week released emails showing Epstein discussing Trump and the president’s knowledge of his conduct.
Trump suggested that the investigation could span from former President Clinton to JPMorgan Chase and other institutions, even as his Justice Department said earlier this year a “systematic review” did not uncover any evidence on which charges against “uncharged third parties” could be based.
In a post to the social platform X announcing the pick, Bondi called Clayton “one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country.”….
More…
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These ARE NY lawyers in the Soutrhern District….
Exspect resignations when they come back and say there are NO cases on who Trump wants….
Exepect another Trump hit/ma/womnaq to be brought in….
In the Comey/James case the judge seems ready to disqualify Bondi’s ‘fly in’ prosecutor
Ah?
Trump Mentioned More Than 1,000 Times by Epstein
“Donald Trump is mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein’s emails over 1,000 times — the most cited person in the tranche released this week by the House Oversight Committee,” the Miami Herald reports.