Epstein Files | Fallout continues

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nycfan said:
“… It is unclear why the materials are missing. The Justice Department said in a statement to The Times on Monday that “the only materials that have been withheld were either privileged or duplicates.” In a new statement on Tuesday, the department also noted that documents could have been withheld because of “an ongoing federal investigation.”

Officials did not directly address why the memos related to the woman’s claim were not released.

… Under the law, the Justice Department can redact material that could be used to identify Mr. Epstein’s victims, depicted violence or child sexual abuse, or would hurt a continuing federal investigation. But the law expressly prohibited federal officials from withholding or redacting materials “on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm or political sensitivity” to public figures…”
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It's unclear why they're missing.

Confused Donald Trump GIF
 
nycfan said:
“… It is unclear why the materials are missing. The Justice Department said in a statement to The Times on Monday that “the only materials that have been withheld were either privileged or duplicates.” In a new statement on Tuesday, the department also noted that documents could have been withheld because of “an ongoing federal investigation.”

Officials did not directly address why the memos related to the woman’s claim were not released.

… Under the law, the Justice Department can redact material that could be used to identify Mr. Epstein’s victims, depicted violence or child sexual abuse, or would hurt a continuing federal investigation. But the law expressly prohibited federal officials from withholding or redacting materials “on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm or political sensitivity” to public figures…”
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“Under the law…”
Unfortunately, enforcement of the law resides squarely under the fat ass of the perpetrator.
 
05C40 said:
A tasteless STAGED photograph. That one photograph is a primary exhibit on why you should never joke around with a right-winger. Right-wingers have neither a sense of humor nor simple common decency.
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Just a reminder that Franken and the woman previously were joking around during the performance for the soldiers in the audience. At one point she grabbed Franken's ass and the audience broke out in laughter.
 
finesse said:
Common decency is as much an oxymoron as common sense.
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I understand the point you are making, but I grew-up with and continue to know people whom I believe possess and exhibit both simple common decency and simple common sense. Further, I believe the vast majority of the human population possess both, but an alarming percentage of the population actively suppress both in an attempt to remain faithful to some sort of political allegiance they deem more important than common sense or common decency.
 
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