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Simulacra a day ago

I support this. We should prosecute these people and Bondi's excuse that the economy would collapse was so ridiculous as to be insulting. If crimes were committed the perpetrators must be prosecuted no matter who they are.

cosmicgadget a day ago | parent | next [-]

I wouldn't hold out any hope that her replacement will be any different on this particular point.

Simulacra a day ago | parent | next [-]

Alas I am trying to be optimistic but you may be closer to reality.

cosmicgadget a day ago | parent [-]

MTG claims Trump said exposing the client list would hurt his friends. Elon said Trump is implicated in them and we all know he was extremely Epstein-adjacent. Trump also cares about the impact of the market indexes on his ego so he'd probably want to avoid a major shakeup.

Any of these reasons or the unmentioned ones is enough to be pretty confident Trump will nominate someone who will want to make the files go away quietly.

Finnucane a day ago | parent | prev [-]

They might be, but that’s not really a reason to let bad people stay in jobs they shouldn’t have. Otherwise e might as well give up any pretense of accountability and just let them do whatever they want.

cosmicgadget a day ago | parent [-]

And I didn't say she should remain.

I'm not sure about the "bad people" characterization though. Certainly she is a terrible person but if you are interested in having the least terrible AG you need to worry about her replacement. If by "bad people" you mean people who betrayed the electorate, I think she's been an extremely faithful advocate of the MAGA agenda.

Considering the president is unable to acknowledge anything that could be regarded as unflattering, I think it's safe to say we voted away the pretense of accountability.

MattPalmer1086 a day ago | parent [-]

I think quite a lot of MAGA wanted the complete release of the Epstein files, so maybe not extremely faithful to the electorate...

cosmicgadget a day ago | parent [-]

I think that was just a meaningless rally chant like "build the wall" and "no new wars". Why would they vote for the guy's friend and possible client if they actually wanted the files released (and predators prosecuted)?

rurban 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

National Security!

And government will never be prosecuted. They are above the law.

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ricksunny a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Can you share a link to her saying that?

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JohnTHaller 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Trump will pardon her in exchange for her not testifying against him