The public sentiment surrounding the release of the Epstein files is predominantly marked by skepticism and frustration, with many commenters expressing doubts about the authenticity and completeness of the documents. There are widespread concerns about potential redactions and political motivations influencing the release process. While there is a strong call for transparency and accountability for the victims, a notable segment of the public is frustrated with political elites and apprehensive about the genuineness of efforts to seek justice.

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So... What's the catch? How is Trump going to get out of this?

BisonThunderclap

LordBoofington

There's no way the files weren't scrubbed of trumps name. He wouldn't have advocated for the files to be released if there was a chance it could implicate him

Garkech

The real challenge.  Get the non-republican redacted version and have the DoJ actually obey the order.

golgol12

Any chance we get a phone call like [this one](https://youtu.be/o3hrN0cP58Y) leaked? Trump loves blackmail.

Bet_Secret

Regardless of whether or not Trump is in this, I think its been too long that Trump has been taking attention from the many other clients and at this point, I'd rather see 99% of the files vs none of them under this administration.

brokenmessiah

Today was a HUGE win for the Republicans. Now all of the members of Congress, who are up for re-election in 2026, can say they voted for the release.


Bondi isn't going to release anything that will hurt Republicans.

Kurtotall

I need to do more homework on this and read through comments. But like, no one is really expecting anything groundbreaking, right? Assuming they actually get released. 

Like how out of nowhere dos trump his allies and nearly all of congress pull a complete reversal? Crazy to think that this has been vetted and throughly cleaned up. Sure, maybe there will be some fall guys. And half of them might be dead or near dead lol

dawghouse88

Interesting how many people are here, with no discernable post history/precedent in this sub, all parroting the same *"nOtHiNg'S gOnNa cOmE fRoM tHis."*

Like vast amounts of this slop, and all from either previously-dormant users or users with ZERO history of political posting of any kind. 

Like ya bud you went from being a 99% MLB Reddit user to suddenly being very, very passionate about how this is all a cover-up. 

Fascinating, really.

Retaining-Wall

This is why you dont give one party absolute power. The damage is only going to get worse and i absolutely have no faith in majority to see it and try stop some of it during mid terms.

whatever_trev0r

Looks like the Senate adjourned for the night. They have one day. Let's see what happens.

Ssshizzzzziit

Not a damned thing will come from this.  Trump's name has likely already been redacted from the files.  No one in power, nor any of their guilty friends, will ever be prosecuted nor see justice.

Blues2112

Donald is six letters. Barack is six letters.

Trump is five letters. Obama is five letters.

Massive, massive abuse of Ctrl + H about to happen.

Talynz_

Oh shit, they're gonna do a H5N5 pandemic. Maybe that's how they'll skirt the Epstein files issue?

Impressive-Poet5694

Reading the comments I’m floored by the number of people who think the released documents will show anything negative about Trump or his allies. None of that shit is getting released or if it is it will be with heavy redactions. The only reason they are all in on it now is because they know it’s only going to hurt their enemies.

CaffeinatedBarbarian

This smells to high heaven of rat-fuckery going on.

Turbulent_Juice_Man

So how long does it take until we see these files?

lolmonsterlol

Blows my mind dems are celebrating this like they actually won something. They know damn well GOP would never all come together overnight to help anyone.

Ruffles84

If he was smart, he'd do a Nixon by resigning and getting pardoned by Vance, but he's too prideful for that.

CaptainNinjaClassic

My guess is that some files will get released. There won't be a smoking gun against Trump in there. Trump will then try to spin it off as another dem witch hunt hoax like Russia, J6 etc. then do some crazy shit to distract from it and hope it blows over before mid-terms. 

I don't know if they have a full plan yet but I do think that they wanted to just get this part over with quickly because it was gaining traction and would have certainly killed them in the mid-terms

jaymef

It’s genuinely shocking to me that an epstein victim said today during the press conference that she voted for Trump.

TamiTaylor86

If we do actually end up getting the unredacted files, it would be a category 5, DEFCON 1 level shitstorm with international repercussions cos you just know loads of powerful people are in there.

JayR_97

So the game was to delay releasing the files as much as possible to remove any evidence incriminating the president?

It will be interesting to see how the DOJ deals with its investigation and the obvious cover-up to follow, but it's better than nothing. Have everything on record for the public to scrutinise what they do or don't decide to release.

LetsgoRoger

For anyone dooming right now that nothing is going to happen because Trump said to release the files that they will be redacted or that it won't actually be released because its part of an active investigation, let me explain to you that there is no part of this where Trump doesn't come out unscathed.

1. Every day since he took off until just a few days ago he has been trying to ignore or distract from the Epstein files being released, not once until MTG defected did he want the files released and so far the ones released do not paint him in a very flattering light. So despite what he said about wanting them released we all know he does not and on top of that he has been losing his mind far more than usual.
2. He can chose to veto it but it will make him look atrocious especially since he said he would sign it. It would obviously make him look like he is hiding something, which he is, but his veto can be overridden or if he does a pocket veto then Congress will vote on it again and again and again each time making him look worse and worse.
3. He signs it but only gives out a heavily edited list, possibly only including his political enemies (i.e. Democrats). There are so many eyes on this that it seems to be practically impossible to do this. Everyone will instantly call out the legitimacy of the files as everyone attempts to crosscheck and verify.
4. He signs it but then the DOJ blocks it because its part of an active investigation. Its possible, but we'd be right back to the position of it making him looking like he is hiding something. We just had a huge (near) unanimous vote from the House and Senate, saying its part of an active investigation that could take years and years isn't going to cut it.

There is no situation here where he doesn't come out looking like he is hiding something and the pressure won't stop until he releases the full list.

Eridanosvoid

Trump supporters love F’ing kids. I can hear them getting hard

Revgene1969

The guy is getting impeached and removed from office. This is how republicans are going to attempt to save face and claim that they never supported a pedophile. He is on his way out of politics and there is nothing gained by being seen on his side.

No-Departure-899

MBS, TRump, Musk, Tim Apple, Johnson, and a whole lot of other sycophants are now having a dinner to whitewash the killing of an American Citizen!

ToadP

The abuse survivors held a vigil on Capitol Hill- I can’t help imagining this as a veep episode where everything just keeps getting progressively worse and worse for Trump

Jindabyne1

So, will he or won't he?

Yes this is good  news, BUT, how many of us trust the process??

Will the complete truth be released?

Silent-Resort-3076

He hasnt sued yet over the Bill Clinton rumor.

IWantPizza555

Massie said on CNN that he will name names of clients if the files are redacted or left out.

DodgersChica

Weird that this isn’t anywhere on r/news. I guess it isn’t a big enough story? /s

That_Nineties_Chick

What I miss? I left right after the House passed their bill with one no vote.

WylleWynne

One of three things has happened.  Republicans collectively grew a conscience, the files are redacted beyond being useful, or the Thiel wing of the party is making its move.

Probably the middle one.

TriflingHotDogVendor

So what do we think happened here with trump reversal and this super fast passing?

Trump admin has decided to just rip off the band aid of whatever is in the files now well before the midterm? Or trump was hoping the senate would kill it/slow it down and miscalculated the momentum it would get after he came out in support? Or is he planning on having the DOJ hold back the parts naming him due to “ongoing investigation”? Or they’ve already scrubbed it?

Or all of the above? Who honestly knows but it’ll be interesting to see, though I’d be shocked if we ever truly find out what’s in the files.

tresben

At this point, I can only assume that Kash Patel's FBI has spent the last few months frantically hammering out a new set of Epstein files that frames every Trump enemy they could think of. And that's what they will release.

gbsh

I wonder if Trump's approval of having the files released means anything. Seems he believes he has done "great things" and doesn't want it diminished by excessive attention to the files. I feel sick when i read this. It's so horrible that such terrible things that have happened during the last year are called "great."

Well, those files mean something to the girls who have been ignored for so long. For their sakes, I hope every detail that can be shared without their loss of further privacy will be shared with all of us who want to read about it. Although for me, it is as if I have already read the details of every "Lolita" horror trip. I'm sick.

zephyrgal8

Ironborn137

Aggressive-Show4122

So when can we expect to see the actual documents? 1 month from now? 6 months from now? How long will it take to make whatever they decide to release public?

Normal-Cow-9784

Everyone needs to remember, there is no proof that any file scrubbing has happened. It’s all conspiracy at this point

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Answer: There are two separate sources of newly released emails. 


One tranche comes from Congressman Ro Khanna using congressional subpoena to get emails and other evidence from the Epstein estate. These seem to have more content relating to Trump in particular and are pretty damning, with Epstein and Maxwell discussing things like having Thanksgiving dinner with Trump DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, walking into a glass door while ogling girls at Epstein's house, and discussions on how to best use his leverage to manipulate Trump. 


The particular bit about Giuffre is missing a lot of context, but essentially says that Trump spent time with Giuffre (a key witness) at his house, but hasn't been implicated. I get the sense that he and Maxwell are speculating that Trump informed on Epstein in his first legal case. This aligns with reporting by Michael Wolf that Epstein blamed Trump for his incarceration and claims by Mike Johnson that Trump was a CI in the case. 


Now, as you point out, this does contradict testimony by Giuffre, which means someone isn't telling the truth. But while Giuffre might seem like a more credible witness broadly, consider that Epstein and Maxwell are just privately chatting to each other and would have no reason to lie, where Giuffre's statements were public and would have carried some pretty hefty considerations. 


The second tranche of emails comes from a hack, and is being reported on much less widely, possibly because they don't say anything about Trump, or just because they originate from a hack, but they're absolutely fascinating. They deal more with Epstein's business as a power broker. They confirm the oft-speculated connections to Israel intelligence in a way that seem to be even deeper than expected. They show him dictating terms to meet with leaders like Vladimir Putin, making decisions about which world leaders to overthrow, and dealing illegal surveillance systems to leaders around the world. They give a more complete picture of who Epstein was beyond just a pervert playboy. 

Frogacuda

Answer: The new documents released include emails from Jeffery Epstien himself before his death to various people that specifically name Donald Trump as someone who knows about Epstien's business refering to him as "the dog who hasnt barked", including an exchange from 2015 about Trump's presidential campaign, implying Epstien had blackmail on Trump and could either sink the campaign or keep the secret hidden and leave Trump in his debt. 

TheWizardMus

question: does anyone have an actual link to the docs that have been released?

In_Cider

answer: concerning just the flipped testimony, it isn't irrelevant because they gave conflicting testimony beforehand; both testimonies now require a higher amount of scepticism because the narrative changed.

it doesn't immediately make him more guilty unless its verified somehow, but the innocence that she testified to before would now be subject to more scrutiny and doubt. the questions are 'why did she give that initial testimony' and 'what changed?'

its not so much a jumped gun, its saying that the proof of him being innocent might have just been a lie *or* they're lying now for some reason which just kills her credibility in general.

nage_

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What an embarrassment. He's not smart enough to come up with an even halfway decent response, other than resorting to the usual childish insults.

AWinnipegGuy

Reporters need to start mixing it up to catch him off guard. 

“Mr President, with the unprecedented success of your hugely successful presidency, which everyone is saying is the greatest 5 years in America’s History, why did you rape children with Jeffrey Epstein?”

LostBob

I always think of the "tremendous success" of this administration when I'm at the grocery store and the things I normally buy are a hundred dollars more than usual. 

And, when the government was shut down, I just thought right back to that "tremendous success" when members of my community had to go to work without pay, and were losing their SNAP benefits. 

That "tremendous success" is what makes me smile when I think about health insurance premiums more than doubling due to their not extending the federal tax credits for those on the ACA. 

"Tremendous success" is always on my mind when I see their jackbooted brownshirts pulling people off the streets at their children's schools or their jobs to load them up in unmarked vans so they can ship them off to modern day concentration camps both within our nation, and outside to black sites within foreign countries. 

Nothing quite screamed "tremendous success" like that $40 *billion* dollar bailout for Argentina while our soy and beef farmers were losing what enables their livelihoods, and our nations problems just compounded here at home. 

Honestly, it's that "tremendous success" that uplifts my spirit when he sends troops into our cities, and it's that "tremendous success" that waves away all my fears about starting another foreign war, this time in Venezuela, even though they're not even in the top 3 of drug producers in the world. 

That "tremendous success" is what helps me ignore the fact that our president is a pedophile, a rapist, a conman, and a grifter destroying our democracy here at home, and destroying our footing on the world stage. 

Really, if it wasn't for that "tremendous success," I'd have to believe my eyes and ears when I see our nation falling to fascism.

Skeletor-P-Funk

6% approval rating.  LOL!  
Just pulled that crazy number right out of his diapered ass.

captain_chocolate

"follow up question, if it is all fake news then why haven't you released the files?"

FlashMcSuave

Can we just fast forward this timeline to the Nuremberg Trials?

Top-Work-4425

RobotVo1ce

Trump is a child rapist and he gave a blowjob to Clinton.

dappermonto

ByteSizedSorcery

God I hate this fucker.  He’s so full of shit and even without listening to specifics it’s so obvious. Everything he does is the best and everything anybody that doesn’t support him does is the worst, just terrible.  Forget facts.  Trumps word is the word.  can’t wait for the day when this fucker can’t talk anymore

PhuckNorris69

I wish a reporter would ask this question, and when he brings up his successes, ask which successes, and tell him he actually didn't do any of those things. also... fake ... news.

aoisme

The trump administration is everything except a success. It is a failure and quite possibly a fatal self inflicted wound on this country.

Chimvape

Why does no one ever respond with, if the Epstein case was a fake news, then why did republicans spend the 4 years of Biden talking about it and how it was a huge cover up?

Aaplthrow

I got news for you Donnie, it's not the fake news that keeps bringing it up, it's the whole world that wants to see the files now.

zambartas

TxEagleDeathclaw81

"You're a bad reporter"

I wish they would return fire: 
"You're the worst president in history per &lt;sources&gt;. Why don't you stop deflecting and answer questions about this child sex ring that you're at the center of?"

chubs66

I don't want to talk about it. It's a deflection. And you know what else? This guy over there? He sucks! He sucks so bad! Worse than me even! Also you suck! Anyway, we're doing so great.

desperaterobots

Oh yes the fake news ... checks notes... Fox News.

goalstopper28

HedRok

I would pay to hear a Fox News reporter ask him "Mr. President, what did Bill Clinton's penis taste like as you were fellating him?"

ricsteve

Damn… I wish I wasn’t so busy barely getting by so I could notice more of the tremendous success of the Trump administration. The people who died because they loved this country would be sick if they could see it now

shikki93

Imagine having a conversation and just insulting the person you are talking to constantly.

I blame this timeline on Harambe.

sfo1dms

There's tremendous success this year? 

Tariffs up the ass

Delay of tariffs up the ass and manipulation of stock market

Illegal gift reception of a gaudy plane and a crown

Tariffs up the ass being sued over and before the SC, that could result in a billion dollars worth of duty refunds

Loss of ACA subsidies 

Government shutdown of 44 days caused by his team because of loss of ACA subsidies, beating his own record of 35 days

1628

🍆💦

Rescinding three tariffs up the ass that he placed himself

Where's the tremendous success part? 🤡

Justaticklerone

Remember, guys, when he says "we're having great success as a party" he's not lying. Him, his family, and his fellow child rapists are getting rich off the stock markets and crypto. Really rich. They're doing really, really well. 

But you, the people that vote for him, the people that didn't but still have to be ruled by this faux king...

You guys are fucked. He's going to leave you penniless and die without punishment, having raped dozens of kids and stolen billions of dollars. 

A true patriot would definitely want this for their country.

OokiiSaizu32

Really sucks that reporters have to be afraid to fire back at his stupid responses because he will retaliate and not allow them access any more

ThatsJeem

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bradfortin

I honestly do not understand anything at all that is currently taking place in the US whatsoever. I was born here, "yay!!!!". All my "rights" are worthless. Born in the 90's not a single thing that has taken place within my lifetime has been good,great, ect. for me or anyone else my age. Unless they are either rich or have rich parents. This place is an fucking joke. I hate every single second being here. From rich assholes doing whatever the fuck they want and getting away from it. to just simple shit as food and housing. We should just start calling this shit hole place. "only for the rich. or get the fuck out". The best part of it all is seeing the lowest paid people / life style people that have been using social events / programs. yell out stating this is an great thing that and not understanding they are not only fucking themselves over every single day but every single person else. Then bitching about the people that are actively helping them and calling them "whatever term is active now". This has to be the dumbest timeline i have ever been apart and I have never gotten to 40 yet. I feel sorry for any person that is being born in the US in the next "i really do not even know a time frame at this point". we are all fucked...... the fact that i haven't just called it an day and checked out, is actually surprising at this point to me.

rawlin55

I wish the media weren't such pussies about calling him out. Like if any group should be dragged through the mud in the history books its the failure of journalism and doing a terrible job at holding this dweeb accountable.

FLee21

The fact that he's not in hand cuffs already just shows how pathetic this country is, law and order my ass.

Trustbutnone

Great excuse - it’s the other people are deflecting, yea, not him. 

JFC - everything is projection 

Don’t know why the reporters don’t remind him there was a campaign promise to release the files

postoperativepain

The Trump administration that is so successful that it is rolling back its own policy.  

He TACO'd himself.

dsp_guy

I never clearly understood the phrase gaslighting until now.

Batman_Shirt

I wonder what would happen if a reporter just started playing his own game?

T: "I don't want to talk about it because of fake news like you."  
R: Ah, I'd always heard you had a small penis because of hair replacement therapy gone wrong. Thank you for confirming for our viewers.

I'm sure what little is left of his brain would short circuit.

kintar1900

He's been coached for days while shoving the media out of the room, and this is the best they can come up with?

E-2theRescue

When is a reporter going to be willing to say 
‘Well, you’re a terrible president.’?

jtheady

All I want in the world is for Trump to tell a reporter that they are terrible and have them clearly say “Well, I could do your job better than you could do mine.”

DisasterEquivalent

“Well you’re a fake and terrible president”.  Why won’t they just say that?

lucky_1979

Quick we learned how to shut him up, Bill Clinton blow jobs, ask about blowing “Bubba”

Karate-Schnitzel

Vegetable-Types

slip101

His reaction is to name call 
So fucked up this is real and what we have to deal with and so many people believe him and take him seriously

cheffloyd

Can we start a fund for the first reporter that asks him if he gave Bill oral?

7fingersDeep

Known for years


Americans still elected the mofo

nomamesgueyz

“I don’t want to talk about it because essentially I *am* the Epstein files”

Sweatytubesock

All a reporter has to do is say “Monica Lewinsky said she gave the best bj ever what are your thoughts on that” 

Then he would say “fake news!, bubba told me I was the best. Nobody has ever done it better.”

Blinky_Sashimi

If EVERYTHING is "fake" news, then nothing is. If EVERYTHING is a "hoax, then nothing is. If EVERYTHING is a "witch hunt", then nothing is.

EVERYTHING vs nothing

They're both the same picture.

MJBjacket

Next step when the DOJ looks at it and holds the info indefinitely "It's under investigation, I can't talk about it."

frosted1030

latinaMixed

“And err… what’s your approval rating mr president?l”

fenixuk

"Tremendous success". Can you name one that can be directly attributed to yourself? Also immediately apologize for calling women "terrible" just because they offend your weak ego

DrunkCupid

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