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senseandsensibility

(24,357 posts)
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:35 PM Jul 2025

Like many of you, I have mixed feelings about Dems stirring the Epstein pot

It's not that I'm trying to protect Dems or don't care about the issue. It's just that I wish we could concentrate on the horrible damage being done every day RIGHT NOW by R's to millions of people. Anything that distracts from that is a problem when the corporate media already is unwilling to cover the demise of our democracy on so many levels.

Still, I know that many Dems I respect think we should "kick them while they're down" so to speak, since the R's seem to really be floundering here. And there certainly is something to be said for that. There is no question that the issue is damaging to trump and I'm definitely for that!

As Adam Cohen said on bluesky: "It's frustrating that Democrats are scuffling to win any battles. But the Republicans control all 3 branches of government Which is why we MUST keep pushing the Trump/Epstein connection. Because administration can't simply make it go away with legislation, litigation, or any Executive Order.

I guess it boils down to the fact that we have to take power where we can find it, and the Epstein files seems to be one of those places. And being for transparency is never wrong.

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Like many of you, I have mixed feelings about Dems stirring the Epstein pot (Original Post) senseandsensibility Jul 2025 OP
I beg to differ..this issue should never go away until the victims say so. Period. Deuxcents Jul 2025 #1
Well, I did say I had mixed feelings senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #3
Agree. Dems should never let go of this. We should run on this for the midterms so that... brush Jul 2025 #9
100+ InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2025 #24
This is the only issue that has gotten traction Keepthesoulalive Jul 2025 #11
THIS! nt KPN Jul 2025 #35
I don't. If it weakens Trump and the GOP, let's do it. Ocelot II Jul 2025 #2
Yes senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #5
This is as important to our Democracy as everything else. sheshe2 Jul 2025 #34
Yes I agree senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #36
They control the media as well. All we can do is slow them a bit, and shame them a bit. unblock Jul 2025 #4
Agree with everything you wrote senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #6
Attack on all fronts, for a long time. carpetbagger Jul 2025 #7
You have a way with words senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #8
And we lived it. carpetbagger Jul 2025 #23
Nah. We Dems can walk and chew gum at the same time. Meaning we can address those issues... brush Jul 2025 #10
I'd let M$M handle the talking about Epstein. They repeat it over and over. What frustrates GoodRaisin Jul 2025 #12
Yes, they even called that European deal a "win" for trump senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #13
Confess that it's been fun to see him squirm and invent all sorts of inane allegorical oracle Jul 2025 #14
Exactly senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #15
Dems should press this but make it about corruption crud Jul 2025 #16
Good ideas senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #17
I'm crystal clear on the issue. Bash them with everything we can. Phoenix61 Jul 2025 #18
I don't have MIXED FEELINGS about it Skittles Jul 2025 #19
Are we going too easy on him? Holding back a little too much? thought crime Jul 2025 #20
Trump brought this back to life himself. LeftInTX Jul 2025 #21
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2025 #22
I agree with you, basically, but as a typical liberal senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #25
I'm all in JustAnotherGen Jul 2025 #26
they are just feeling their own shame CountAllVotes Jul 2025 #27
After all of the JustAnotherGen Jul 2025 #29
They were just talking about themselves CountAllVotes Jul 2025 #33
I wish we still lived in a society that could understand more than one news story at a time! hamsterjill Jul 2025 #28
I have no mixed feelings at all on this orangecrush Jul 2025 #30
The premise of this thread is exactly what Krasnov would want. gab13by13 Jul 2025 #31
I don't think so senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #32

senseandsensibility

(24,357 posts)
3. Well, I did say I had mixed feelings
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:40 PM
Jul 2025

and I gave more reasons for why we should engage in it than shouldn't.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
9. Agree. Dems should never let go of this. We should run on this for the midterms so that...
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:04 PM
Jul 2025

trump's pedophilia is exposed and he's held to account. This is very damaging to the Maga Party/republicans. This is a no-brainer. We should never let them off this hook.

Also Maxwell should never. be pardoned.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,171 posts)
11. This is the only issue that has gotten traction
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:30 PM
Jul 2025

The other issues are extremely important but they don’t resonate as much as sexual abuse of minors.
The president of the United States is trying to cover it up and low info people understand that. He also promised his base that they will find and prosecute the democrats in the files. When he said through his mouthpiece there were no files, they felt like the suckers they were. Just like Watergate it’s the coverup.

Ocelot II

(129,672 posts)
2. I don't. If it weakens Trump and the GOP, let's do it.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:37 PM
Jul 2025

Epstein could be their Watergate. Whatever takes them down so we can do the other things. And the victims deserve the justice they didn't get when Epstein died.

sheshe2

(96,476 posts)
34. This is as important to our Democracy as everything else.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:26 PM
Jul 2025

Last edited Tue Jul 29, 2025, 02:16 PM - Edit history (2)

If we can't protect our children, our girls and yes, boys as well, then there is no Democracy.

I watch the two documentaries of Epstein and Maxwell. She called the victim's trash. The rich and 'famous' need to be held accountable for the lives they ruined.

This is for the girls.

unblock

(56,055 posts)
4. They control the media as well. All we can do is slow them a bit, and shame them a bit.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:41 PM
Jul 2025

Though they are fine with having no shame whatsoever, the public does have a breaking point, and I hope if nothing else, the Epstein mess is it.

Mostly we need to shake the media into being more realistic and representative, and echoing the voices of the majority who are utterly fed up and loathe Donnie, not just the white supremacists whose voices have gotten far more than their fair share in this country for far too long.

carpetbagger

(5,435 posts)
7. Attack on all fronts, for a long time.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:49 PM
Jul 2025

Frankly, the 1932-2024 Republic is gone. These guys are going to be in power until America becomes thoroughly disgusted with them. It'll take issues, scandals, and declining conditions, all coming together along with a charismatic leader from the left (broadly speaking). So let's metaphorically eat the rich, whatever the red plate special happens to be.

senseandsensibility

(24,357 posts)
8. You have a way with words
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:50 PM
Jul 2025
I just hope the issues and declining conditions get their fair share of attention.

carpetbagger

(5,435 posts)
23. And we lived it.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 11:13 PM
Jul 2025

The summer where Bush played hide and seek with Sheehan ended with Katrina, and in two years was followed by the beginning of the Great Recession. The bathtub drain swirl created its own momentum.

Such as it will hopefully be at some point here. This time, whatever the Occupy Wall Street is needs to succeed and needs to have the ear of the party.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
10. Nah. We Dems can walk and chew gum at the same time. Meaning we can address those issues...
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:08 PM
Jul 2025

you mentioned and keep the heat on trump and his pedophilia. Also see post 9.

GoodRaisin

(10,786 posts)
12. I'd let M$M handle the talking about Epstein. They repeat it over and over. What frustrates
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:31 PM
Jul 2025

me is that Krasnov also increased our tax 13.2% average on all goods coming from EU countries and there is barely a whisper about that on M$M. I think we have a great opportunity to take power on pricing and economic messages. But it’s getting drowned out by Epstein.

senseandsensibility

(24,357 posts)
13. Yes, they even called that European deal a "win" for trump
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 05:36 PM
Jul 2025

on MSNBC yesterday. I think we have to be honest that the Epstein focus is going to take away from other issues. That may be worth it in the long run, but I am not completely convinced.

allegorical oracle

(6,293 posts)
14. Confess that it's been fun to see him squirm and invent all sorts of inane
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 06:14 PM
Jul 2025

explanations and excuses -- then change and deny them hours later. If he isn't guilty, he's doing a lousy job at 'splaining.

crud

(1,220 posts)
16. Dems should press this but make it about corruption
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 07:13 PM
Jul 2025

and an example of how crooked the white house is. Every time they say trump, it should be accompanied by the word criminal, or felon, or crime boss. Same with references to the regime. Every issue with trump, whether it's immigration, big ugly bill, Epstien, can be tied to corruption and people understand corruption.

Phoenix61

(18,756 posts)
18. I'm crystal clear on the issue. Bash them with everything we can.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 07:44 PM
Jul 2025

IMHO we haven’t been doing anywhere near enough of this. Catchy sound bites work. Epstein Recess vs Congress is in recess.
The Convicted Felon vs President Trump. Yes, it’s childish but it works!

Skittles

(170,109 posts)
19. I don't have MIXED FEELINGS about it
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 07:48 PM
Jul 2025

FUCKING RELEASE ALL THOSE FILES, OUT THESE THESE RICH PEDOPHILES ALONG WITH EVERYONE WHO HAS COVERED FOR THEM

thought crime

(1,344 posts)
20. Are we going too easy on him? Holding back a little too much?
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 09:34 PM
Jul 2025

Last edited Mon Jul 28, 2025, 11:13 PM - Edit history (2)

Does that count as "mixed feelings"?

LeftInTX

(34,026 posts)
21. Trump brought this back to life himself.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:37 PM
Jul 2025

It's all about what's in for him.

BIL says that he's using the list to blackmail powerful people to get what he wants.


I don't think it's gonna incriminate Trump anymore than what we know already about him and Epstein. However, even casual acquaintances of Epstein can be hurt by being on the list. Trump is likely calling them and threatening to go public if they don't give him what he wants. That's his MO and that's how he gets his way.

H2O Man

(78,839 posts)
22. Recommended.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:47 PM
Jul 2025

When discussing the Scooter Libby case with one of my BCI Senior Investigator uncles, he said you collect all the evidence you can, including some that might never be introduced in court. Then you let the prosecutor decide what to charge. It might not be what you had originally investigated. But as long as the person is convicted and incarcerated, that is the way the legal system often works.

I think we all want to concentrate on the severe damage he is doing now. Some cases are at least slowing him down. We are not in a position to stop him as a minority in the houses of Congress. The Epstein issue is, for a variety of reasons, one of the best bets to weaken him with the public now, and help us regain congressional control in the mid-terms. Thus, I'm glad it is still a hot issue, and recommend fanning the flames.

senseandsensibility

(24,357 posts)
25. I agree with you, basically, but as a typical liberal
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:43 PM
Jul 2025

I guess I'm addicted to looking at all the angles and all the repercussions and discussing them to death. Not a great technique for the times we live in, is it? So we'll see where this all takes us, and here's hoping that it does help with the midterms as you suggested.

JustAnotherGen

(37,755 posts)
26. I'm all in
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:45 PM
Jul 2025

Because I seen face to face how humiliating this is for the magapub voters. They get red faced then shamed.


I love it.

JustAnotherGen

(37,755 posts)
29. After all of the
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:52 PM
Jul 2025

'Creepy Biden' comments and nastiness towards a good honorable man?

Maybe all of that time they were projecting.

hamsterjill

(17,163 posts)
28. I wish we still lived in a society that could understand more than one news story at a time!
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:48 PM
Jul 2025

The dumbing down is complete. I realize that. But I remember a time when more than one thing was news, concentrated on, voted on, and talked about.

I don't want the Epstein issue to go away because it will be something that the crazy Evangelicals can be called on. They won't admit that their hero-worshipped idiot did anything wrong, of course, but it's still something I am going to bring up to every one of them when they start in on Biden and Hillary and Obama.

If there are Democrats on the list and proven to be a part of this crap, then they will have to take their lumps just like Trump. I'm not sure yet that "being on the list" equates with being guilty of what we all know that Trump is guilty of doing. So, I'll reserve judgment on that until more is known.

gab13by13

(31,548 posts)
31. The premise of this thread is exactly what Krasnov would want.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 12:57 PM
Jul 2025

My feelings are not mixed. Put the pedal to the metal, ask for Epstein's autopsy report.

senseandsensibility

(24,357 posts)
32. I don't think so
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:04 PM
Jul 2025

True, I express some misgivings, but to equate me with trump is beyond the pale and I believe breaks DU rules. I don't appreciate that, my friend.

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