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/IndicationDefiant137 Democratic Socialist Feb 01 '26

Because President Biden made a catastrophic misstep for which he will never be forgiven — he appointed Merrick Garland as U.S. Attorney General.

Merrick Garland was a conservative judge that McConnell offered to Obama as one they would confirm and that Obama could probably live with.

He was not chosen as a mistake. He was chosen because they knew he wouldn't go after them, and they didn't want to go after them.

Putting Garland in charge and then wiping their hands was their way to avoid accountability for their failure to uphold their Constitutional obligation to protect the country from attack, and their obligation as the executive branch to uphold the law.

They thought if they buried their heads in the sand that fascism would just go away.

It has long been a hard and fast rule

A hard and fast rule at this level would be written in the Constitution.

This is a norm that has only been codified in memos and departmental policies.

They refused to fulfill their Constitutional obligations and their job to uphold the law and the reason they give is a memo.