ALONG with the Clintons, the following have also been requested to appear: Alberto Gonzalez, Mueller, Comey, Holder, Lynch, Sessions, Barr, Garland
A murderers row, if you will (if you're emerging from the depths of the paranoid MAGA deep-state fantasy world).
The stated theme is an investigation into how federal authorities handled the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, including why Epstein was able to offend for so long and how DOJ/FBI decisions were made across multiple administrations.
The committee is targeting six former attorneys general (Gonzales, Holder, Lynch, Sessions, Barr, Garland) and two former FBI directors (Mueller, Comey) to question their leadership decisions regarding Epstein-related investigations, plea deals, and subsequent civil litigation across four administrations
Bill and Hillary Clinton are singled out because of Bill Clinton’s documented past ties to Epstein, and because Republicans say they want to explore any potential influence or knowledge those relationships might have had over federal handling of the case.
NOTE: All that follows, which I state in a factual sort of way, is SPECULATION on my part. I'm betting this is the plan, and what they're trying to do.
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This entire fucking escapade is going to be the GQP cherry-picking any little thing in the "Epstein Files" where they think they can "play up" even the slightest appearance of "inaction". ESPECIALLY if that inaction relates to anyone on the Left.
For example: In Guiffre's testimony in her 2015 case against Maxwell, she said in deposition that she was forced into sex with Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, and Senator/Governor Bill Richardson by Epstein. She had since admitted that she did a lot of guessing when picking these names, other than Andrew, she didn't really *know* these people, and she in fact picked their faces from a "Book of Known Epstein Associates", like 8 years after the events. She appears to have gotten Dershowitz similarly wrong, but that's a topic for another post, if need be.
Anyways, The House GQP Flying Monkeys will be focused on anything LIKE that to try to "show" that The Deep State (all these people they're calling) were actually DEFENDING Epstein all along, in some cases for political reasons.
They will bring up that "sworn statement" from "Tiffany Doe" accusing Epstein and Trump of raping a 13 year old (that 'came out' over the weekend but HAS BEEN KNOWN OF for 10 years!) and force Lynch to go on record saying "We didn't really do much with it because we quickly deemed it not credible" (which as I've said, is a very logical conclusion in this *particular* case).
Then they'll crow on about how Lynch herself thinks it was a fraudulent claim against Trump (e.g. people make stuff up about Trump all the time!), and perjury was committed by Ms Doe, and did you TRY to find the person who signed this ILLEGAL deposition? NO? Why not? Was it because Mr. Trump was running against Hillary Clinton in 2016? Why did you not try to publicly clear his name, after reports about these allegations appeared in the media in the runup to the election? Was that a POLITICAL decision?
Also expect frequent referrals to the "NPA" and "Secret Settlements" i.e. the "25 men" bit, alleged by Maxwell last week in her pro se habeas petition. They're be endlessly probing the witnesses about "the secret deals" they made to let people off the hook. *She* put that stuff in there so they can do this. Give them an "auspice". Create something the GQP can claim they have a need to "get to the bottom of".
This whole dog and pony show, should it actually occur, will be conducted with the goal of "proving" The Deep State protected Epstein, but BOLD BRAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FINALLY BROUGHT HIM TO JUSTICE!!!
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