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Republicans refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat, delaying success of Epstein petition (thehill.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Teknevra@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org 14 points 2 weeks ago

The move deprives a petition of the last signature it needs to force a vote on a bill to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein

seemingly minor procedural thing, but important - they're not just delaying release of the Epstein files, they're delaying a roll-call vote on releasing the Epstein files

the vote would simply force them to give a concrete, recorded, yes-or-no answer to "should the Epstein files be released?"

and Republicans are terrified of that, because they've painted themselves into a corner where "yes" will piss off Trump (as well as any other oligarchs listed in the files) and "no" will piss off their base, especially the QAnon freaks who actually believed the Republican propaganda about "fighting pedophiles"

tapping the sign: We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory - The connection between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is no accident, but reveals a deep logic at the heart of reactionary politics (content warning: jumpscare of Trump's mugshot as soon as you load the page)