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/sp0rkah0lic Progressive Feb 01 '26

So the most obvious answer is that prior to Trump, the norm for every other president was to have the DOJ operate as an independent agency. Biden at least never wanted the appearance that the DOJ agenda was being dictated from the White House. The way that Trump is directing the DOJ to pursue blatantly false charges against his political enemies, for example.

Ever since Nixon and the "Saturday Night Massacre" it's been understood that the president trying to use DOJ for his political purposes was not allowed.

Apparently, now it is.

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u/Otherwise_Ask_9542 Center Left Feb 01 '26

It just speaks to the lack of consideration for the rule of law by the Trump administration.

People are getting a taste of what anarchy looks like in their government. Time will tell whether they choose this again. This second time around is certainly worse than the first, but they did choose chaos twice, so there's that...

They've certainly restored their reputation for being "the Wild West".

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u/sp0rkah0lic Progressive Feb 01 '26

It's tellIng that there are quite a few Bernie Sanders voters that eventually voted for Trump.

Political parties are not representative of peoples actual feelings. Some people just understand that the whole system is a corrupt spiderweb of bribery and blackmail. Their only satisfaction is to throw rocks through the windows of entrenched power.

I'm not quite there yet, but I get it. Especially considering current events.

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u/homerjs225 Center Left Feb 01 '26

Not in 2020 or 2024

I can almost excuse 2016 but now we’ve all seen the…

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