Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes President Trump's stance on Epstein files
By: Ashleigh Fields (The Hill)
Trump's demand for an investigation only protects individuals being investigated. Those specific files can't be publicly released while the investigations are on-going.
However, this move does not prevent release of Epstein files mentioning Trump unless Trump, himself, is under investigation. Anything and everything tying Trump to Epstein can still be released without interfering with an ongoing investigation.
What a stupid move.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Friday that President Trump is making a "huge miscalculation" by opposing the release of files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Georgia lawmaker said she's talked to some of Epstein's victims and alleged that the women themselves have said "Donald Trump did nothing wrong."
"And even their attorney said that Donald Trump was the only one that helped them. So, I'll be very honest with you: It's something I don't understand," Greene said of the Trump administration's efforts to withhold the Epstein files during a Friday appearance on "CBS Mornings."
"I think it's a huge miscalculation, and I truly just stand with the women, and I think they deserve to be the ones that we're fighting for," she added.
One of Epstein's most vocal victims, Virginia Giuffre, previously said she never saw Trump at Epstein's home or observed them together, according to her testimony in a November 2016 deposition reported by ABC.
Giuffre died by suicide in April after spending years seeking to hold the deceased financier and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, accountable for abusing her and others.
The president has described the search for documents related to Epstein as a "hoax" launched by Democrats to target him and distract from his administration's success.
"Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish. Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat's problem, not the Republican's problem!" Trump wrote in a Friday morning post on his Truth Social platform.
"Ask Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, and Larry Summers about Epstein, they know all about him, don't waste your time with Trump. I have a Country to run!" he added.
A few hours later, the president said he would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate a group of Democrats, including former President Clinton, over their dealings with Epstein.
The move follows House Democrats' Wednesday release of emails that document Epstein telling associates in 2019 that Trump "of course" knew about his relationship with "the girls" and alleging in 2011 that Trump "spent hours" with a victim — reportedly Giuffre — at Epstein's home.
Greene is among the four House Republicans who recently signed a petition backed by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) that forces a floor vote on a bill that, if enacted, would compel the Justice Department to release all unclassified Epstein files. Even if the bill passes the House, it's difficult to imagine enough Senate Republicans voting for it because backing the legislation would move it to the White House — an embarrassment Trump will want to avoid.
"It's for the victims. These women have been waiting, some of them for decades. I talked to several victims that were raped by Jeffrey Epstein back in the '90s, and so this is information that has needed to come out for a very long time. And the American people have demanded it, and so the American people deserve to see transparency from their government," Greene told CBS in reference to the petition.
"Rich, powerful people should not be protected," she continued. "That is completely wrong. And it's a message to victims everywhere — victims of rape, human trafficking, and children who are trapped in terrible situations — that the government will not protect the predators, that we will work hard to protect the victims."
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Donald Trump just hung himself. What a dope.
I just heard this on the news: in addition to everything else he and his supporters are trying-- he's ordered Bondi to do more investigations into people who'd been in contact with Epstein.
But not just anyone, oh no! He's told her to investigate only Democrats!!!
Nah, it’s pretty easy to argue that any evidence they have is potentially related to their “investigation.”
Except Trump has identified specific targets of any investigation. It's not a generic investigation into all connections to Epstein.
Trump has invited questions and, more importantly, speculation about what Trump is hiding. The unwashed MAGA hardcore are pretty adept at spinning conspiracy theories. Qanon really will fill in the blanks.
We’ll see what happens, but I think, at minimum, you end up in court over this. That slows things down. Trump and his people are great at using the system to delay justice.
But, just to imagine an example, let’s say you have a mention of Trump or some other Republican in the documents. They aren’t under investigation, but they may - arguably - be a witness to the involvement of a Democrat who is under investigation. Or that information may corroborate evidence in some other way. Therefore, the information about the Republican is part of the investigation.
And any ruling on one bit of evidence won’t cover all examples. You could have separate hearings - and appeals - on every piece of paper.
Of course, Trump has proven to be rather predictable. The more Trump resists, the guiltier he looks. Democrats are certainly going to push the issue knowing how Trump will react.
Trump nuking MAGA suggests there is a there there. Trump really is hiding something. Trump trying to throw his grass roots supporters under the bus won't make the issue go away.
All the legalese foot dragging accomplishes will be to focus attention on the issue. Trump can't get ahead of the issue now. And whataboutism won't change the fact that Trump made a campaign promise to release the files. MAGA is pissed because Trump has called them loony losers. Democrats think they have found leverage to divide the country again.
Sigh…..
Trump is a pedophile, that much is obvious, all of his, "investigate Clinton" is a poor attempt at deflection.