Several House Republicans have reportedly heard from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein documents are especially compromising for President Donald Trump.That's according to reporting from former MSNBC, CNN and Fox News reporter David Shuster, who posted to his X acco...

Several House Republicans have reportedly heard from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein documents are especially compromising for President Donald Trump.

That’s according to reporting from former MSNBC, CNN and Fox News reporter David Shuster, who posted to his X account on Wednesday that there is “speculation/rumors sweeping through [the] GOP caucus” about the details of the Epstein files.

“A few GOP house members say they’ve heard from FBI/DOJ contacts that the Epstein files (with copies in different agencies) are worse than Michael Wolff’s description of Epstein photos showing Trump with half naked teenage girls,” Shuster wrote.

According to Shuster, Republicans’ anxiety about the contents of the Epstein files is compounded by “more than 100+ Republicans” who are reportedly planning to vote for the bipartisan discharge petition by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), which only needs one more signature in order to force a floor vote. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz), who won a late September special election to fill the seat vacated by her late father, promised to be the 218th and final signature on the discharge petition, though she has yet to be sworn in.

  • Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    2 hours ago

    I honestly do not think there is anything in those files that could change any of his supporters’ minds. They would either not care, call it a lie, or both. Given all the shit he’s already done, I find it hard to accept there’s anything he could do that would turn his supporters against him.

    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      4·
      2 hours ago

      Photos with underage girls and hearing about it are two different things. If it’s worse than young girls sitting on his lap and topless, it’s got to be pretty bad.

  • Kokesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    5 hours ago

    Well, he would do his daughter (his own words). So is anyone surprised about this?

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    5 hours ago

    While this could be true — If you read the article, it all leads back to a tweet from a single reporter.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        4 hours ago

        To be fair, Twitter is a HORRIBLE place to post that. There’s zero indication of who he is or his reputability.

        Inhales for rant. Reporters posting stuff like ‘the country is burning down’ or ‘social media is destroying America’ on Twitter is so irritating.