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shelshaw

(662 posts)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:15 AM 4 hrs ago

Trump to ask DOJ to probe Jeffrey Epstein involvement with Clinton, JPMorgan, Summers

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/trump-doj-jeffrey-epstein-clinton-jpmorgan-summers.html

President Donald Trump on Friday said that he is asking the Department of Justice to investigate relationships between notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and former President Bill Clinton, JPMorgan Chase
, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, billionaire tech investor Reid Hoffman and others.

Trump’s statement comes as he faces renewed pressure over his own past friendship with Epstein, who killed himself in August 2019 after being arrested on child sex trafficking charges.

“Now that the Democrats are using the Epstein Hoax, involving Democrats, not Republicans, to try and deflect from their disastrous SHUTDOWN, and all of their other failures, I will be asking A.G. Pam Bondi, and the Department of Justice, together with our great patriots at the FBI, to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him,” Trump wrote Friday in a Truth Social post.
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Trump to ask DOJ to probe Jeffrey Epstein involvement with Clinton, JPMorgan, Summers (Original Post) shelshaw 4 hrs ago OP
His own personal lawyers / attack dogs newdeal2 4 hrs ago #1
Jaimie Diamond???? vapor2 4 hrs ago #2
They won't find anything, so they will make stuff up Walleye 4 hrs ago #3
What they find or don't find doesn't matter Jersey Devil 4 hrs ago #7
Exactly right. He will not be exonerated by other men's crimes . Walleye 4 hrs ago #9
"trump told me just open the investigation, let me and the republican congressmen do the rest" barr rampartd 4 hrs ago #14
Isn't there something called discovery? mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #30
There will never be any charges. The "investigation" is the only thing that matters Jersey Devil 3 hrs ago #31
Still more coming from the Epstein estate lame54 2 hrs ago #34
They won't find anything, so they will make stuff up Walleye 4 hrs ago #4
He's gonna say he can't release files in an open investigation per DOJ policy Jersey Devil 4 hrs ago #5
Of course he is BOSSHOG 4 hrs ago #6
Show us your Mar-a-Lago Mortgage! leftstreet 4 hrs ago #8
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor" rampartd 4 hrs ago #10
Now we get to the part C_U_L8R 4 hrs ago #11
"SQUIRREL!" shouts the Pedo-in-Chief. nt Buns_of_Fire 4 hrs ago #12
Oh yes, they have no originality just vindictiveness Walleye 4 hrs ago #13
The best thing Bondi can do right now is resign MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #15
Maybe they were involved. IT DOESN'T EXCUSE YOU ASSHOLE. apcalc 4 hrs ago #16
The desperation reeks, MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #17
He may think he's being clever leftstreet 3 hrs ago #23
This is what his call with Zekensky years ago was about. John1956PA 4 hrs ago #18
Any way this can be stopped? hamsterjill 4 hrs ago #19
Do we want it to stop . . . Johonny 3 hrs ago #25
I (personally) want the information out in the public as soon as possible. hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #28
DOJ could have released everything a year ago MichMan 2 hrs ago #35
These are not the actions of someone who has nothing to hide Quiet Em 4 hrs ago #20
Does this clown still think there's going to be a tit for tat? Baitball Blogger 4 hrs ago #21
trump is worried and trying to divert attention LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #22
Because it is a HOAX Johonny 3 hrs ago #24
Right, he's got noooooothing to worry about 🙄 underpants 3 hrs ago #27
This isn't the flex that the WH thinks that it is. This works against trump for many reasons themaguffin 3 hrs ago #26
One of which is that the emails seemingly exonerate Clinton!!! hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #29
They could start by releasing all the Epstein files... kentuck 2 hrs ago #32
Not sure if this is referencing a drawing or actual photo... yourout 2 hrs ago #33

Walleye

(43,181 posts)
3. They won't find anything, so they will make stuff up
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:19 AM
4 hrs ago

Smearing Bill Clinton will not exonerate Donald

Jersey Devil

(10,629 posts)
7. What they find or don't find doesn't matter
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:23 AM
4 hrs ago

He is using this to create an open investigation during which DOJ does not release info, another scam

rampartd

(2,980 posts)
14. "trump told me just open the investigation, let me and the republican congressmen do the rest" barr
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:32 AM
4 hrs ago

mwmisses4289

(2,771 posts)
30. Isn't there something called discovery?
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:02 PM
3 hrs ago

He's going to pressure his minion to file charges. Once that happens, the other side can ask to see whatever evidence, is that correct?

Jersey Devil

(10,629 posts)
31. There will never be any charges. The "investigation" is the only thing that matters
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:09 PM
3 hrs ago

The so-called investigations would continue until the end of Trump's presidency, during which no info would be released to anyone. There would be no "discovery" because there would never be any charges. And even if there were charges, only info pertaining to that particular defendant would be released to them, and in federal cases, discovery is very limited.

Walleye

(43,181 posts)
4. They won't find anything, so they will make stuff up
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:19 AM
4 hrs ago

Smearing Bill Clinton will not exonerate Donald

Jersey Devil

(10,629 posts)
5. He's gonna say he can't release files in an open investigation per DOJ policy
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:19 AM
4 hrs ago

A Hail Mary pass

BOSSHOG

(44,133 posts)
6. Of course he is
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:23 AM
4 hrs ago

That’s what chickenshit convicted felon freedom hating motherfuckers live for. Because he does not exist for doing anything positive for any one

HE IS THE LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

And the batteries on his deflection shield are dying.

He is directing HIS Justice Department to target His ENEMIES. Because that is exactly what the Justice Department is not supposed to do.

leftstreet

(38,265 posts)
8. Show us your Mar-a-Lago Mortgage!
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:29 AM
4 hrs ago

From the released emails, found on X:


"Have one of your cronys ask to see the mortgage to mara lago...cash from electricians union,, (his driver Matt was the bag man, later made an exec at the public co.) And the $30 million dollar loan from the casino to Donald Trump. Back dated." Epstein to his attorney, 2012.


Explains why he's yelling DEMOCRAT MORTGAGE FRAUD on
Leticia James
Adam Schiff
now Swalwell

rampartd

(2,980 posts)
10. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor"
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:30 AM
4 hrs ago

Patel has sworn under oath that there were no others. "epstein trafficked only to himself'" if i remember correctly.

Bondi has testified , under oath , that "ere are no epstein files.

but if any of these people are guilty they need max penalty allowed by law.

C_U_L8R

(48,538 posts)
11. Now we get to the part
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:30 AM
4 hrs ago

…where Donald starts flinging poo against the walls.
Unhinged is a mild way to describe it.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,803 posts)
15. The best thing Bondi can do right now is resign
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:36 AM
4 hrs ago

and get as far away from Been A Dick Donald as she can, but she won't, her star is attached to the Pedo in Chief.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,803 posts)
17. The desperation reeks,
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:41 AM
4 hrs ago

as the walls close in on Been A Dick Donald and his billionaire friends, he'll become even more dangerous, expect an attack on Ven. any day as a means to distract from the Epstein files.
It won't work, but in the process, a lot of innocent Venezuelan's will die, as will American military members.

I guess he misses the aircraft bringing dead US forces to Dover AFB.

leftstreet

(38,265 posts)
23. He may think he's being clever
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:16 PM
3 hrs ago

Wondering if it's possible he thinks he can open an investigation, then claim the files can't be released during an investigation!

John1956PA

(4,614 posts)
18. This is what his call with Zekensky years ago was about.
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:41 AM
4 hrs ago

Cooking up a sham Investigation to deflect attention from Trump's misdeeds and crimes.

Johonny

(25,069 posts)
25. Do we want it to stop . . .
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:17 PM
3 hrs ago

Yesterday it was a HOAX. Today he's investigating it. Clearly not a hoax then.

hamsterjill

(16,827 posts)
28. I (personally) want the information out in the public as soon as possible.
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:31 PM
3 hrs ago

His base isn't going to shun him over anything. I already saw two of them explaining away the emails this morning on Facebook.

The more actual emails that I think independents and Republicans who aren't MAGA can see, the faster we can get rid of the SOB.

Just my thinking...

MichMan

(16,265 posts)
35. DOJ could have released everything a year ago
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 02:07 PM
2 hrs ago

An October surprise might have changed the election

Quiet Em

(2,485 posts)
20. These are not the actions of someone who has nothing to hide
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:46 AM
4 hrs ago

I think he very well may be close to being done.

Baitball Blogger

(51,457 posts)
21. Does this clown still think there's going to be a tit for tat?
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:01 PM
4 hrs ago

If Clinton had THAT kind of experience with Epstein, they should both suffer the consequences.

Unbelievable the way Trump thinks, though there is probably some validity to it since he's lasted this long.

underpants

(193,891 posts)
27. Right, he's got noooooothing to worry about 🙄
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:30 PM
3 hrs ago

He’s flinging everything he can at this hoping ANYTHING sticks. Not the actions of an innocent person with nothing to worry about.

themaguffin

(4,857 posts)
26. This isn't the flex that the WH thinks that it is. This works against trump for many reasons
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 12:20 PM
3 hrs ago
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