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"IF" you want to believe David Schuster's theory RE: Bondi scubbing the Epstein files... [View all]
..." there will be more than a few FBI/DOJ whistleblowers who will notice the removals and alert Congress."https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2674307765/
"I get the concerns that AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel may try to scrub all Trump references and images in the Epstein files before they are released," former CNN, Fox News and NBC journalist David Shuster wrote Tuesday on his official X account. "Well, there are nearly 1,000 FBI/DOJ staff who looked at the files in March with no compartmentalizing, limits, or controls."
As Shuster pointed out, Bondi ordered DOJ staff to comb through approximately 100,000 pages of documents pertaining to Epstein's two federal investigations in 2006 and 2019 earlier this year. The New York Times reported that between February and April, DOJ staff pored through the evidence four times.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche (who was Trump's former personal lawyer) explicitly told attorneys to flag any mention of Trump in the files. Shuster argued that one of the many DOJ staffers working on the case would likely report any noticeable changes to lawmakers and undermine any attempt by the administration to shield high-profile figures from accountability.
"Bondi and Patel will be jammed by their own incompetence," Shuster wrote. "Because if the AG and FBI director try to scrub Trump references now, there will be more than a few FBI/DOJ whistleblowers who will notice the removals and alert Congress. Check mate."
"I get the concerns that AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel may try to scrub all Trump references and images in the Epstein files before they are released," former CNN, Fox News and NBC journalist David Shuster wrote Tuesday on his official X account. "Well, there are nearly 1,000 FBI/DOJ staff who looked at the files in March with no compartmentalizing, limits, or controls."
As Shuster pointed out, Bondi ordered DOJ staff to comb through approximately 100,000 pages of documents pertaining to Epstein's two federal investigations in 2006 and 2019 earlier this year. The New York Times reported that between February and April, DOJ staff pored through the evidence four times.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche (who was Trump's former personal lawyer) explicitly told attorneys to flag any mention of Trump in the files. Shuster argued that one of the many DOJ staffers working on the case would likely report any noticeable changes to lawmakers and undermine any attempt by the administration to shield high-profile figures from accountability.
"Bondi and Patel will be jammed by their own incompetence," Shuster wrote. "Because if the AG and FBI director try to scrub Trump references now, there will be more than a few FBI/DOJ whistleblowers who will notice the removals and alert Congress. Check mate."
David Shuster
@DavidShuster
I get the concerns that AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel may try to scrub all Trump references and images in the Epstein files before they are released. Well, there are nearly 1,000 FBI/DOJ staff who looked at the files in March with no compartmentalizing, limits, or controls.
David Shuster
@DavidShuster
The Senate just approved the House Epstein bill by unanimous consent. In other words, Senators agreed unanimously they didn't even need to take a formal vote. Tick tock, Mr. President. Sign the bill and release all the files. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5611756-senate-epstein-files-bill/
@DavidShuster
I get the concerns that AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel may try to scrub all Trump references and images in the Epstein files before they are released. Well, there are nearly 1,000 FBI/DOJ staff who looked at the files in March with no compartmentalizing, limits, or controls.
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David Shuster
@DavidShuster
The Senate just approved the House Epstein bill by unanimous consent. In other words, Senators agreed unanimously they didn't even need to take a formal vote. Tick tock, Mr. President. Sign the bill and release all the files. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5611756-senate-epstein-files-bill/
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