#epstein-files

#epstein-files

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Thankfully we have another option. Jmail.world makes searching the Epstein files as simple as searching your email. The project has been publishing the convicted child sex offender's emails-and those of the people who talked with him, like Noam Chomsky, Steve Bannon or Ken Starr-since November using a Gmail user interface clone. Jmail's database was filled over the weekend as it added the latest Epstein file release.

The reality that Donald Trump's presidency will end in January 2029 is already making Republicans restless. Normally, Trump angers, exhausts, and eventually prevails over elected Republicans-not vice versa. Just this week, though, rebellious Republicans forced the release of the so-called Epstein files in defiance of Trump, who had spent months trying to suppress them before abruptly reversing course. Plenty of other cracks are showing too: Staunch allies of the president are mouthing critiques that would have been unfathomable a year ago.

PSAKI: I mean, those were some of his staunchest defenders. Some of them were. Doesn't take a political genius to figure out why Trump's allies are suddenly thinking twice about coming to his defense. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll out today finds that voters disapprove of Trump's job performance by a 22-point margin, 22 points.

A document circulating online, an iTunes-style metadata export contained within the House Oversight Committee's publicly released files, includes several TV show titles, among them RuPaul's Drag Race, Pose, and Shadowhunters. These references simply show that the titles appeared in an exported media library; they don't indicate that RuPaul, the show's creators, or any performers had any connection to Jeffrey Epstein or his crimes, no matter how much anti-LGBTQ+ pundits may wish to spin it that way.

* "If you kill this witness, the case will be dismissed," advised attorney. Man, these MPRE hypos are getting super easy. [ Toronto Star] * Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files. Unclear if he drew a woman's curves around it before signing this time. [ Reuters] * Texas governor demands action on Sharia Law, so you know it's a bad news cycle for him. [ KXAN]

Republican U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana, the lone member of Congress to vote against release of the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has a long record of anti-LGBTQ+, anti-immigrant, and racist stances. Higgins said he voted against the bill ordering release because innocent people would be injured by revelation of their names and personal information. However, "survivors' personal information and other sensitive material can be withheld or redacted with explanations to Congress," CBS News notes.

The big picture: Johnson's shift underscores Trump's enduring grip on the GOP: Within 48 hours of the president's reversal, the speaker fell in line on a vote he had fought to avoid. Trump on Sunday reversed months of calls to block an Epstein vote, saying Republicans should vote for it. By Monday, he said he'd sign the bill. Dozens of House Republicans had already planned to support the petition, but Trump's blessing made it an easier choice.

Raju asked Johnson in the hallways of the U.S. Capitol if he will support the bill to compel the Trump administration to release the Epstein Files, something he has opposed for months. I haven't tried to kill it. We had lots of opposition to the discharge because it's dangerous in the way it's drafted, Johnson replied. You talked to the President, did you advise him to get behind it? Raju followed up.