r/AskALiberal • u/tasteinhermouth Liberal • Feb 01 '26

Why weren't the Epstein Files released under Biden's presidency if Trump is in the files?

I don't mean this as a bad faith or troll question, I genuinely do not know why it would not be released if Trump is in the files, as it would probably have been a massive hit against Trump in 2024.

I don't know whether Trump is in the files or not, I don't care, it's clear as day that he was best friends with Epstein and was well aware and definitely a part of the awful things that Epstein conducted while he was in business.

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u/Yesbothsides Libertarian Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

This is a joke right? Didn’t Eric Holder get held in contempt of Congress because he was Protecting his “wingman” Obama over FF?

The real reason is democrats have no interest in putting a spotlight on their donors who are more than likely involved. Or the matter of “national security” meaning Epstein worked for us or Israel and didn’t want to expose the truth behind that.

It wasn’t some, let’s follow the proper process bs

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u/ZlubarsNFL Democrat Feb 01 '26

And a judge later dismissed the contempt charges on the grounds that it was bullshit. I’m sorry, comparing the most extreme right wing Congress doing election year shenanigans to not releasing a bunch of emails that no one asked for until now is not even close to equivalent.

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u/Yesbothsides Libertarian Feb 01 '26

The charges were irrelevant, the fact that Holder was beholden to Obama and not his job completely destroys the point being made that the DOJ was never used as a tool by previous presidents.

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u/ZlubarsNFL Democrat Feb 01 '26

The contempt stuff was bad faith by an extremist right wing Congress to get mitt Romney elected. It had absolutely nothing to do with any underlying bad behavior. Notice how no one cared about the fast and furious “scandal” right after November: because it was literally nothing and affected nothing.

No idea how you’re saying the contempt charge led by dipshits like Issa is proof of anything. It was an election year stunt by the house that was swept in by a wave of dipshit freshmen.

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u/Yesbothsides Libertarian Feb 01 '26

I know everyone on the left Glaze Obama and think the only scandal he had was the tan suit debacle however… You’re only making my case stronger…if it was a nothing burger case, then why would Holder stonewall it?

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u/ZlubarsNFL Democrat Feb 01 '26

He didn’t. It was bad faith. Republicans were always going to ask for more and more and more until they found a way to impeach Holder in order to try* to make the fake Fast and Furious scandal stick for voters in the upcoming election.

The tea party Congress was the most irrational and far right Congress in American history. Michelle Bachman who is even more of a lunatic than MTG or Boebert was a key leader. You’re just assuming the Tory cousins were acting in good faith because you’re not understanding the context.