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69. I ask myself that all the time

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 03:20 AM

Feb 17

There must have been at least a handful of people who knew what was in the Epstein files during the previous administration. Anyone who knew or at least suspected that Trump was involved in an international child sex trafficking ring and said nothing has a whole lot to answer for. Covid was under control by the run up to the 2024 election. And Trump had been convicted of rape and multiple felony counts at that point. The potential for someone as demonstrably evil as Trump to win the Presidency (again) - knowing what he was capable of - should have overridden any concerns re judicial protocol, especially given the fact that the Republicans had rigged the judiciary.

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Garland has a full page website at Federalist Society. SheltieLover Feb 16 #1

We have to understand our own complicity. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #3

No idea. Maybe deal eps cut? SheltieLover Feb 16 #10

Maybe because for some incomprehensible reason Dem presidents appoint pukes to AG & FBI? SheltieLover Feb 16 #13

Because Democrats are not qualified to be in law enforcement dalton99a Feb 16 #17

Riiiiight. SheltieLover Feb 16 #19

What year did we get the internet? BidenRocks Feb 17 #59

OMG. That's disgusting. Scrivener7 Feb 16 #7

Yup, sure is. SheltieLover Feb 16 #8

And extremely disappointing ... I'll leave it at that. KPN Feb 16 #47

Do you have a URL for that? Disaffected Feb 16 #28

Sorry. It's the Federalist Society. Here is link. SheltieLover Feb 17 #55

We never had control Mr. Evil Feb 17 #52

Ghislaine Maxwell was still being charged. mysteryowl Feb 17 #53

same reason why Obama / Biden let 'em get away with lying their way into a WAR Skittles Feb 16 #2

How were they constrained, IYHO? OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #4

they WEREN'T constrained Skittles Feb 16 #48

Epstein was already dead by 2020, and Maxwell's trial was pending. Ocelot II Feb 16 #5

OK, why no action after 2021? OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #6

Because her appeal was still pending? Joinfortmill Feb 16 #34

That's not a reason iemanja Feb 17 #61

Ty for clarifying SheltieLover Feb 16 #14

I appreciate this response and I find it accurate kwolf68 Feb 16 #30

Might interfere with pending/future charges/trials Joinfortmill Feb 16 #36

I applaud your calm and cool response BaronChocula Feb 16 #41

Exactly! Ocelot II Feb 16 #43

Thank you! betsuni Feb 16 #49

It didn't have the high profile it does now iemanja Feb 17 #63

Correct EXCEPT BaronChocula Feb 17 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Feb 17 #68

The goal of blaming Democrats: they believe in rule of law/the system but the system is irrevocably corrupt betsuni Feb 16 #46

I'm not sure OP was talking about releasing the Maxwell files as much as keeping the issue alive. Ilikepurple Feb 17 #56

TY for posting the actual Legal Aspects Cha Feb 17 #58

They wanted to win on more pressing issues than Epstein, which some felt didn't matter after he got away ... marble falls Feb 16 #9

I am glad that this is a conversation that's happening without being hijacked. It's an important question. Scrivener7 Feb 16 #11

See Ocelot's post 6 above SheltieLover Feb 16 #15

I can think of a few issues Raven123 Feb 16 #12

Your response makes a lot of sense. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #24

What do you mean? tintinvotes Feb 16 #16

I think we ran out of time and, somehow, Trump got elected(?) again. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #20

I don't know why people don't know ... Whiskeytide Feb 16 #23

This is the context I appreciate. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #25

What if Merrick Garland is in the Epstein Files? OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #18

If Garland were in the files... sheshe2 Feb 16 #22

That would be too juicy, not to expose. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #26

The Maxwell appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court in 2025. Chemical Bill Feb 16 #21

I guess this is the ultimate takeaway. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #29

And we have, in the past, bent over backward to prevent them from whining. Scrivener7 Feb 17 #76

TBF, they inherited a global crisis and thousands of Americans dying each week. viva la Feb 16 #27

Agree Deminpenn Feb 16 #40

The DOJ was not fighting COVID. We had other governmental departments whose job that was. THIS was the DOJ's job. Scrivener7 Feb 17 #75

My understanding is Presidents stay out of ongoing investigations. Joinfortmill Feb 16 #31

Our side does. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #32

The irony of course is that right wing media (prior to Trump 2.0) progressoid Feb 17 #57

Because in 2020, krasnov was president. niyad Feb 16 #33

Fix to 2021. Thanks. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 16 #35

There were far more pressing things going on in the country, like the pandemic. n/t valleyrogue Feb 16 #37

Ted Lieu: "Merrick Garland dropped the ball." BeyondGeography Feb 16 #38

Impossible! Orrex Feb 16 #44

The important thing is that Garland avoided the appearance of a politcal agenda. Orrex Feb 16 #39

The mistake with Garland was Deminpenn Feb 16 #42

You have to hand it to Garland. AloeVera Feb 17 #62

Exactly iemanja Feb 17 #64

i believe the situation demanded that we do that - we were historically and catastrophically negligent samsingh Feb 16 #45

Perhaps the Intelligence links SamuelTheThird Feb 16 #50

DOJ used to be independent under Biden Johnny2X2X Feb 16 #51

But that leaves the question: knowing what he knew, and he must have known, why did Garland not reveal something Scrivener7 Feb 17 #71

I don't think he knew as much as we think Johnny2X2X Feb 17 #72

They had the Epstein files. He should have known. He should have been briefed on what was in them, and that Scrivener7 Feb 17 #73

It took a literal act of Congress to get it released Johnny2X2X Feb 17 #77

Maxwell's trial didn't end till the end of 2021 zorbasd Feb 17 #54

They did not have to pause iemanja Feb 17 #65

The DOJ was not fighting Covid. The courts and court business continued just as other businesses continued. Scrivener7 Feb 17 #74

Cost of EGGS lrucks1952 Feb 17 #60

What MAGA thought had nothing to do iemanja Feb 17 #66

I ask myself that all the time DET Feb 17 #69

The files were sealed, because of the Maxell conviction and appeal standingtall Feb 17 #70