• dead [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
    42·
    18 hours ago

    I was surprised that the 20,000 emails released by the GOP oversight committee had so many mentions of Trump.

    The bill says that redactions have to be approved by the Congress. It says that Pam Bondi has to declassify documents if not approved by the Congress. The bill is a law, so if she doesn’t, she is violating the law, whatever that means.

    Hypothetically, if there are a lot of redactions. If we consider MAGA incompetence, with Trump appointing a lot of podcasters within his cabinet, I think there is a solid chance that they forget to redact some things.

    If the files are excessively redacted, there is still the chance that the documents get released by the Democrat House Oversight committee or by the Epstein Estate. Jeffrey Epstein’s brother (Mark) has been in the news making statements that he believes that Republicans will try to hide Republican involvement. The Epstein Estate also has access to many documents.

    • aanes_appreciator [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      12·
      11 hours ago

      Here’s my bold lathe-ing of the next few weeks:

      1. Files are heavily redacted, maybe a few trump mentions get through (he’s weathered the previous mentions pretty well so far)

      2. Dems claim a coverup or whatever and try to indict Bondi over it.

      3. Either indictment fails or it goes up to supreme court who shrugs and takes whatever line fed by Trump’s aides.

      4. Democrats make some really angry tweets, AOC side quest to Tel Aviv (Now isnt the time to be making enemies with progressives that can defeat Trump, people!)

      5. ???

      6. GBU-57/B MOP hits preaidential palace in Caracas, bringing democrats back into the fold of opposing violent dictators of the American continent (the Southern one, in particular)

      • Tabitha ☢️[she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Either indictment fails or it goes up to supreme court who shrugs and takes whatever line fed by Trump’s aides.

        probably they delay it via some tiny undotted i in the paperwork and nobody bothers to retry

    • LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      10 hours ago

      Jeffrey Epstein’s brother (Mark) has been in the news making statements that he believes that Republicans will try to hide Republican involvement.

      How is this guy not in legal jeopardy when he seemed to clearly know what his brother was doing