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Doodley

(11,547 posts)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:31 PM Nov 14

Trump directs AG to investigate links between leading Democrats and Epstein

Trump, amid Epstein furor, directs Bondi to investigate Democrats

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!!!

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/14/trump-epstein-investigation-department-of-justice-00651851

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Botany

(76,112 posts)
1. He is shittin kittens.
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:34 PM
Nov 14

“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!!!

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,417 posts)
2. Ya know, it would be funny if it wasn't such a pathetic attempt to distract from his involvement with Epstein.
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:35 PM
Nov 14

Luckily, it seems to be backfiring, and rather badly, on Been A Dick Donald.

As I stated on another thread, the best and smartest move Bondi can make is to resign and get as far away from Been A Dick Donald as she can, but she won't, her star is attached to his ass.

Attilatheblond

(8,042 posts)
7. She's got more ambition than brains. Gonna be an unemployable, possibly disbarred recipient of SNAP soon
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:38 PM
Nov 14

Unless she is gonna become a guest of the US Prison System

Attilatheblond

(8,042 posts)
4. And thus begins his desperate round of the What-about-ism game
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:35 PM
Nov 14

When will the 'going after the dangerous drug gangs' ICE efforts actually kick in? Any local police department could point out actual gang hangouts to the ICE men, but we know they don't want to deal with actual dangerous criminals.

DOJ could be spending resources on ferreting out real criminals rather than chasing people Trump just wants to target to throw the dogs off his beaver hound tracks.

displacedvermoter

(4,052 posts)
12. This is the point where
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 02:01 PM
Nov 14

our elected Democrats in the House and Senate have to decide on whether protecting past or present Democrats is more important than using any and all Constitutional means to rid us of the Trumpian mess we are in.

What a sad state we are in ....

newdeal2

(4,617 posts)
14. That's not what this is
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 02:11 PM
Nov 14

This is the president directing what should be an independent DOJ against his enemies who may or may not have done anything, to distract from his own deeds.

JI7

(93,080 posts)
11. Anytime this is reported on they need to show videos and pics
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:54 PM
Nov 14

of Trump dancing and hanging out with Epstein.

displacedvermoter

(4,052 posts)
13. What exactly were Trump and this underage girl
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 02:10 PM
Nov 14

doing together for several hours, if Epstein's email is true? Talking about NYC real estate trends? Swapping stories about family members upcoming vacation plans? Eating shitty fast food and drinking diet Coke?

The brainlessness of this whole scenario both baffles me, and make me sick. Think Mike Johnson would want his chastity sworn daughter to be hanging out alone with this swine? Fuck no, that is the answer.

Chemical Bill

(3,015 posts)
17. Andrew Weiswmann...
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 06:42 PM
Nov 14

was on Nicolle today. He mentioned that an active investigation means that the DOJ can't release any files.

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