In The New York Times, Molly Jong-Fast called the DOJ’s handling of the release “a betrayal of the victims.”
“What a lot of us wanted for these victims was some accountability. We wanted them to know that they had spent Democratic and Republican administrations having the federal government ignore their pleas. And these women just wanted to know that they were going to find some accountability, that these powerful men were not going to get away with it,” Jong-Fast said. “[The files] looked like they hadn’t been looked through. We saw things that weren’t redacted that should have been. We see powerful men redacted. We see victims victimized again with their pictures and videos plastered on the internet.” “What should have happened is that the Trump D.O.J. — and the Biden D.O.J. before it — should have written a report, had a special master, had hearings, explained what was in those files and what should have weight and what shouldn’t and then gone from there. But instead, what happened was Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna had to force this D.O.J. to release these files,” Jong-Fast wrote. “There’s still time to have hearings. The Epstein files should be the beginning of an investigation and not the end of the Epstein story.”
In USA Today, Nicole Russell criticized those “trying to score political points after each document dump.”
“Democrats want to know if President Donald Trump is implicated. As a conservative, I also want to know this. Others want to know the extent to which Democrats like former President Bill Clinton appear in the trove of Epstein emails and other related documents. I’d like to know the answers to this, too,” Russell said. “But as a mom of daughters, I worry that everyone is more concerned about which Epstein email can be used as a tool to bludgeon their political enemy with, rather than how and when Epstein’s many victims can finally receive relief and peace.” “These released files do not yet definitively show if Trump, Clinton, Musk or anyone else participated in illegal activity. More and more, Epstein seems like a bizarre man and a very unreliable narrator. I reject the notion that everyone in these files is guilty by association. But the scope of that association can’t be ignored,” Russell wrote. “I think this is a scourge on our society. Yet we continue to focus on Epstein's files, because he had access to our country's most famous politicians and businesspeople. Lost in the partisan chaos are the girls Epstein destroyed.”
Oh, this is exciting. A friend of mine has been asked to run for Congress by the Nassau Co. NY Democratic committee. She has to give them her answer in a few days. She would be a fabulous congressperson. My only worry is her health, which is not good. We'll see what she decides. If her answer is yes, I'll supply all necessary details here, so we can support her.
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RE: EPSTEIN FILES
ReplyDeleteIn The New York Times, Molly Jong-Fast called the DOJ’s handling of the release “a betrayal of the victims.”
“What a lot of us wanted for these victims was some accountability. We wanted them to know that they had spent Democratic and Republican administrations having the federal government ignore their pleas. And these women just wanted to know that they were going to find some accountability, that these powerful men were not going to get away with it,” Jong-Fast said. “[The files] looked like they hadn’t been looked through. We saw things that weren’t redacted that should have been. We see powerful men redacted. We see victims victimized again with their pictures and videos plastered on the internet.”
“What should have happened is that the Trump D.O.J. — and the Biden D.O.J. before it — should have written a report, had a special master, had hearings, explained what was in those files and what should have weight and what shouldn’t and then gone from there. But instead, what happened was Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna had to force this D.O.J. to release these files,” Jong-Fast wrote. “There’s still time to have hearings. The Epstein files should be the beginning of an investigation and not the end of the Epstein story.”
In USA Today, Nicole Russell criticized those “trying to score political points after each document dump.”
Delete“Democrats want to know if President Donald Trump is implicated. As a conservative, I also want to know this. Others want to know the extent to which Democrats like former President Bill Clinton appear in the trove of Epstein emails and other related documents. I’d like to know the answers to this, too,” Russell said. “But as a mom of daughters, I worry that everyone is more concerned about which Epstein email can be used as a tool to bludgeon their political enemy with, rather than how and when Epstein’s many victims can finally receive relief and peace.”
“These released files do not yet definitively show if Trump, Clinton, Musk or anyone else participated in illegal activity. More and more, Epstein seems like a bizarre man and a very unreliable narrator. I reject the notion that everyone in these files is guilty by association. But the scope of that association can’t be ignored,” Russell wrote. “I think this is a scourge on our society. Yet we continue to focus on Epstein's files, because he had access to our country's most famous politicians and businesspeople. Lost in the partisan chaos are the girls Epstein destroyed.”
I was already angry that the names of the victims weren't redacted.
DeleteI'm over-the-top furious that the release included nude photos of them!!!!!!
They probably released the nude photos ON PURPOSE so we'll shut up and stop asking for more. Susan
DeleteThere is no limit to the depravity of this regime.
DeleteI thought the same thing, Susan. Apparently they are clueless about what motivates us.
DeleteOh, this is exciting. A friend of mine has been asked to run for Congress by the Nassau Co. NY Democratic committee. She has to give them her answer in a few days. She would be a fabulous congressperson. My only worry is her health, which is not good. We'll see what she decides. If her answer is yes, I'll supply all necessary details here, so we can support her.
ReplyDeleteWow! Keep us posted for sure!!
DeleteGoing tomorrow morning for a scheduled cat scan of the kidney stone situation. Will report back.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you, Cat!! We'll be awaiting news of how it went.
Delete(And, of course YOU would have a Cat Scan!! 🐱)