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The GOP chair was caught off guard and scrambled—first delaying the vote, then trying to sabotage it by adding amendments to include Biden administration communications. Democrats called their bluff and agreed.

Then the GOP chair, Rep. Higgins, lied, claiming the motion FAILED until Rep. Robert Garcia forced a full roll call vote.

Ultimately, the vote passed 8-2 after 3 Republicans DEFIED their leadership and joined all 5 Democrats to pass the motion.

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[–] 76 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't see anyone saying this yet, but the Epstein files were sealed by a court order for Ghislaine Maxwell's trial. They weren't unsealed until January of 2025. Biden couldn't have released them without violating the court order that sealed them - and possibly giving Ghislaine's lawyers a slam dunk to get her off with a mistrial.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Here is seems to be at the discretion of the Attorney General. Why didn't Merrick Garland unseal them in September 2024 after her appeal failed?

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Merrick Garland is a hard core libertarian centrist and Biden appreciated him for being status quo which means not rocking the boat or doing any effort to to hold anyone rich accountable as his previous bosses were BP and Amazon.

    He also refused to prosecute Matt Gaetz.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Read his link. There's nothing in there to indicate that Garland could've released then in 2024.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Not a good enough excuse IMHO.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Because Merrick Garland is incredibly lazy. He spent his entire tenure sitting around doing nothing.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This doesn't get the Biden administration off the hook for not releasing the list sooner.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Is there any U.S. administration that should be let off the hook in the last 25 years of ratfuckery? I'll just be happy if your Democrats are desperate enough to combat overt corruption that they'll accept collateral damage among theirs and their masters.

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