Trump is probably on the list, so he has to protect that. The Democrats had it during their entire presidency; even if they didn’t want turmoil during their time in office, they could have released it after their presidential defeat and before Trump took office.
For the same reason Republicans haven’t released the Epstien client list. Many of them and their donors are on the list.
Checkout this podcast which has an interesting take on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o069oHLvDkg
Basically, they conclude that we all know who is implicated already and this is just a lot of meaningless distraction. They go on the point out that people from both parties are involved, and that even know we know by in large there has been no consequences and there is unlikely to be any.
Because it isnt a list of sex offenders. Its a list of contacts, clients, whatever. Just having a name on a list from Epstein doesn’t mean anything beyond being suspicious. It doesn’t prove anything by itself. But the public doesn’t care about that. So the people on that list need to be protected, they are innocent until proven guilty. You can’t and shouldn’t want to make it public.
There is no deep conspiracy necessary. Although powerful people are implicated due to being on the list, or actually did things that are fucked up. The fact none of it got public isnt proof of conspiracy, rather of a functioning legal system. And it wouldnt surprise me if these papers simply never got handed over to any politician, despite their claims.
And them asking stupid questions like ‘hand me over the list of child molesters that epstein made’…which doesn’t exist. Lets not forget that most of these Trumpets are exceedingly dumb.
The justice system is working as intended. Working people are disenfranchised. The powerless create myths when the system can’t be criticized. We are all dumb, but power belongs to the owning class.
because there most likely was no magic client list, as evidenced by the fact that the republicans are desperate to put out the fire they started pushing conspiracy theories now that they’re not in power.
The boring answer: criminal investigative files generally aren’t released, so they’re compiled in a way that mingles information about victims with information about suspects and witnesses and others potentially involved in criminal activity, intentionally or unwittingly, directly or tangentially.
If you want to export a list of all names in the files, you’ll want to filter out victims for sure, and probably mere witnesses. You definitely don’t want to out informants and make them vulnerable to retaliation.
So most law enforcement agencies simply will keep everything secret. The idea of releasing names from the file was unusual, and it’s not surprising that Trump’s own people refused to follow through, especially when it’s highly likely that Trump was in that list of names.
Because many of them are probably in it too. While they play to hate each other. In the words of George Carlin, " They are all in a club and you will Never be a part of it."
It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it.
Small correction, but you’re otherwise absolutely correct. 😘
Thanks. Edit. Just reminds me of Jimmy Carter’s funeral where Trump and Obama where being rather buddy buddy. Same with Bush.
Surprised nobody leaked it
I think a lot of people are missing a crucial point about Epstien, his ties to Israel. Our government may have a list but it is not theirs to release.
The blind support US provides for the genocide makes me wonder if Israel is the one with all the kompromat everyone says Russia has
Or maybe they both do
Kill all pedophiles
Mutually assured destruction is my likely guess. If the list came out, I imagine there would be massive casualties on both sides.
Good. They should be destroyed.
Unfortunately the people making that call are largely people that are on that list or closely connected to people that are.
That’s kills me inside…like I grew up being told, “Don’t cover for your friends if they do something stupid.” I learned that includes things like rapes and assault, or child molestation or anything that proves they are not a good person.
How is it that so many people in power don’t have that type of mentality? How is it that somehow none of em, not one, has the balls to actually stand up and say, “A, B, ans C have done this and this and that.”
I’m lost for words on how to describe my feelings towards the Democrats that let this through.
Because information is power. They can use knowledge of another’s wrongdoings to buy support for things.
The obvious is that Dems are on the list too. Which is undoubtedly true. Even more omportantly than that donors. But the fact that Merrick Garland was involved and he’d never to anything to make Trump look bad ever should also be remembered.
Because I suspect most of the rich and famous are on that list and both (dems and rep) are now blackmailing the people on the list for money.
This is the answer
It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it. And the whole club is on the list.
Same reason
ongoing investigation, they still cling to norms. even if pedophilia wasnt bipartisan they wouldnt have released it.
they also could’ve dismantled ICE but they like fascism.
