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TexasTowelie

(124,534 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2025, 04:03 AM Nov 17

Breaking: Republican drops bad news for Trump, Mike Johnson about Epstein - Brian Tyler Cohen

A large number of Republicans indicate that they will vote to release the Epstein files.

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Breaking: Republican drops bad news for Trump, Mike Johnson about Epstein - Brian Tyler Cohen (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 17 OP

I may be going out on a limb here . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 17 #1

I believe you are correct Raven123 Nov 17 #2

I'm becoming more cynical by the day. llmart Nov 17 #3

That was my first thought too, but there's... Pluvious Nov 17 #4

AverageOldGuy

(3,202 posts)

1. I may be going out on a limb here . . .

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:00 AM

Nov 17

. . . but . . . is it possible that House Republicans are slowly waking up to the facts that (1) more and more voters, including MAGAts, are turning on Trump, and, (2) they must face those voters in Nov 2026?

Raven123

(7,347 posts)

2. I believe you are correct

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:24 AM

Nov 17

llmart

(17,184 posts)

3. I'm becoming more cynical by the day.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:30 AM

Nov 17

I wonder if they're openly supporting the release because they know they've been redacted/scrubbed so thoroughly that everything to do with a GOPer especially trump is gone.

Pluvious

(5,153 posts)

4. That was my first thought too, but there's...

Reply to llmart (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:22 AM

Nov 17

A number of replies in this thread addressing this point which might interest you:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220811084

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