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Joinfortmill

(20,631 posts)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:26 PM Monday

"We need to execute them" Rep. Burchett After seeing the un-redacted Epstein Files..."

https://wabcradio.com/2026/02/14/we-need-to-execute-them-rep-burchett-after-seeing-the-un-redacted-epstein-files/

'(Washington, DC) – Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) made explosive remarks regarding the still-sealed files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, saying the full, unredacted documents would “haunt you for the rest of your life.”'

My words: The dam has broken.
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"We need to execute them" Rep. Burchett After seeing the un-redacted Epstein Files..." (Original Post) Joinfortmill Monday OP
He'll soon clarify that he didn't mean his Republican friends--watch durablend Monday #1
EXACTLY! ColoringFool Monday #16
He certainly mgardener Yesterday #51
Let the heads roll, if there is to be any justice for the children who were abused and murdered by these freaks Blue Owl Monday #2
So many shrouds, Mme. Defarge Monday #22
Yes, justice for the girls and women... returnee Yesterday #53
Exactly Ishoutandscream2 Yesterday #69
Heads on pikes is the only thing these foul beasts understand. patphil Monday #3
Who is "them?" progressoid Monday #4
U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN) UpInArms Monday #5
Oh. Maru Kitteh Monday #6
Name names... ultralite001 Monday #9
It is way past time for hedging and hemming and hawing UpInArms Monday #10
Amen... ultralite001 Monday #11
Well, I wasn't aware of any of the Epstein predators being on death row. harumph Monday #13
I think he was so shocked at what he saw, he was speaking generally for all offenders. Joinfortmill Monday #17
he might have been talking about the girls rampartd Yesterday #49
So he's not so much concerned about the crimes... Grokenstein Monday #23
Why on earth would you say such a thing, Joinfortmill Yesterday #55
Oh....he means those incarcerated purr-rat beauty Monday #27
"Sitting on death row"? PatSeg Monday #35
starting with "grab 'em by the pussy" TRUMP.... Jack Valentino Monday #46
This is all so much bigger than I could have expected PatSeg Monday #47
Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Mtnmama Yesterday #54
Yes, that is very unnerving PatSeg Yesterday #56
Hillary was right! charliea Yesterday #67
Yes, she was so right about so much PatSeg 20 hrs ago #70
Now is the time for Burchett to shut his mouth. Safe as Milk Yesterday #61
Burchett may need the Massie disclaimer... EarthFirst Monday #7
Uh-huh... superpatriotman Monday #8
Yep! Just 'posturing'........... MyOwnPeace Monday #41
The photographs should be edited to protect the victims. Kid Berwyn Monday #12
Good grief, if this guy has any credibility at all, Disaffected Monday #14
Same here PatSeg Monday #37
When will Foxnews or RNC accuse this clown johnnyfins Monday #15
I live in his district TNNurse Monday #18
Good nickname! calimary Monday #20
Is he a religious person? FakeNoose Monday #21
I think the possibility exists these kids were tortured. Joinfortmill Monday #24
😢😡 AllyCat Monday #26
And some were murdered. evolves Monday #30
Very definitely torture TommyT139 Monday #36
Oxymoron: To LOVE a torture video! Effing sick beyond all sickness! Clouds Passing Yesterday #59
Yes, there was mention of "torture videos" PatSeg Monday #38
There is no doubt Delphinus Monday #40
Too Big To Fail OC375 Monday #19
It has to be pretty bad Bettie Monday #25
He's as red as they come, evolves Monday #28
Yep... he's A very GOP CONSERVATIVE ashredux Monday #31
Michaela Barnett is running against him. Frasier Balzov Monday #29
Dead, raped, kidnapped, and sex trafficked . Botany Monday #32
9 year old girls IcyPeas Yesterday #50
I am sure he will risk damnation himself, by looking away each time.... 70sEraVet Monday #33
why doesn't someone just LEAK what they are seeing Skittles Monday #34
Considering that Merde Logo was mention- Botany Monday #39
Exactly Joinfortmill Monday #43
Wow, just wow. tazcat Monday #42
Ya gonna do something about it? Martin68 Monday #44
K&R orangecrush Monday #45
If he's that outraged, he should - at the very least resign from the Republican Party and become Independent. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #48
I certainly hope these people can be brought to justice. ShazzieB Yesterday #52
But the DOW is (was) over 50,000 TIM! Didn't you get the memo TIM? Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #57
But he won't name them ninjanurse Yesterday #58
I wish the dam broke.... Alas... jimlup Yesterday #60
Both OMGWTF Yesterday #64
I'm Now Looking For Where To Donate In Furtherance Of His Agenda MayReasonRule Yesterday #62
... orleans Yesterday #63
Eyeing little girls with bad intent. Marcuse Yesterday #65
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), calling for Trump's execution. NM Grins Yesterday #66
You can rent wood chippers almost anywhere NickB79 Yesterday #68

Blue Owl

(58,695 posts)
2. Let the heads roll, if there is to be any justice for the children who were abused and murdered by these freaks
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:33 PM
Monday

returnee

(887 posts)
53. Yes, justice for the girls and women...
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:13 AM
Yesterday

…but also justice for all of us from the treasonous behavior at the heart of all this.

Another point: Is there no single person who can admit their offense and express any sorrow, regret, or apology?

Ishoutandscream2

(6,780 posts)
69. Exactly
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 04:34 PM
Yesterday

Of course, the women and children who were abused. Justice also for all of us “serfs” who bust our asses every goddamned day while these entitled assholes go about doing whatever they want. Idle hands are the devil’s workshop, etc.

UpInArms

(54,553 posts)
5. U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:41 PM
Monday
Speaking about crimes involving minors, Burchett argued the country needs the “guts” to carry out executions for convicted child predators.

“It’s the truth! We need to execute them. We need to quit with this nonsense of them sitting on death row for 30 years,” Burchett said.

He went further, describing the crimes as “evil” and “satanic,” adding that those responsible would “go straight to the pits of hell.”

harumph

(3,169 posts)
13. Well, I wasn't aware of any of the Epstein predators being on death row.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:51 PM
Monday

Maybe I missed that.

rampartd

(4,373 posts)
49. he might have been talking about the girls
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:22 AM
Yesterday

in conservative world epstein's male supporters are considered "victims" of these predatory females.

Grokenstein

(6,311 posts)
23. So he's not so much concerned about the crimes...
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:42 PM
Monday

as he is absolutely horny for executions.

Joinfortmill

(20,631 posts)
55. Why on earth would you say such a thing,
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:26 AM
Yesterday

given what these victims have been through and that he was clearly shaken by what he saw?

PatSeg

(52,715 posts)
47. This is all so much bigger than I could have expected
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Monday

Last edited Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:18 AM - Edit history (1)

and reaches so many people across the country and the globe. All those farfetched geopolitical novels and movies are going to looks so tame and mild compared to the reality that is about to break. Hopefully anyway, though I can't imagine how they can keep it quiet now - the dam is breaking.

What kind of monsters are we sharing this planet with?

Mtnmama

(144 posts)
54. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:14 AM
Yesterday

And all the things that happen that we will never know about.

charliea

(322 posts)
67. Hillary was right!
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 04:10 PM
Yesterday

There is a vast right-wing conspiracy and it's there to protect the rich pedophiles

Safe as Milk

(224 posts)
61. Now is the time for Burchett to shut his mouth.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:06 PM
Yesterday

Any more words out of him can only lead to criticism of Diddling Donny. And that's clearly not allowed. Burchett shuts his trap or he's off the mailing list.

EarthFirst

(4,026 posts)
7. Burchett may need the Massie disclaimer...
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:45 PM
Monday

"I am not suicidal. I eat healthy food. The brakes on my car and truck are in good shape. I practice good trigger discipline and never point a gun at anyone, including myself. There are no deep pools of water on my farm and I'm a pretty good swimmer".

MyOwnPeace

(17,482 posts)
41. Yep! Just 'posturing'...........
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 08:20 PM
Monday

but where's the 'follow-up' action?

F'ing hypocrites - making a 'show' but not doing a damned thing about it!



Of course, by 'lack of action' - they are 'enabling' - they are part of the crime!

HANG THEM ALL!!!!!!!!

Kid Berwyn

(23,817 posts)
12. The photographs should be edited to protect the victims.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:50 PM
Monday

The perpetrators, Ms. Bondi, must be seen and named.

Disaffected

(6,292 posts)
14. Good grief, if this guy has any credibility at all,
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:55 PM
Monday

it sounds like the worst claims we have heard to date may be accurate.

I'm still at a loss however to understand why more of this has not been leaked and, how the hell the "Justice" Department is still getting away with all the illegal redactions. Are there at least no lawsuits to be brought here??

PatSeg

(52,715 posts)
37. Same here
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:49 PM
Monday

The DOJ has had this information for many years and they've done nothing about it. How many people knew and when did they learn it?

If the people in those files hadn't been rich and powerful, I'm sure most of them would be in jail now.

TNNurse

(7,517 posts)
18. I live in his district
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:18 PM
Monday

He is a known idiot. Do not count on him being consistent or correct. We call him Tim Birdshit.

FakeNoose

(40,946 posts)
21. Is he a religious person?
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:31 PM
Monday

I'm wondering why he's so shocked by what he saw in the unredacted files.

But maybe this guy has never seen pornography in his life? It's possible but not likely. There were a lot of videos, DVDs (homemade variety and professionally produced) in the Epstein files, and the none of that has gone out yet.

evolves

(5,796 posts)
30. And some were murdered.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:13 PM
Monday

You can bank on it.

Anyone who would rape a child likely doesn't have any qualms about killing a child, too.

TommyT139

(2,274 posts)
36. Very definitely torture
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:47 PM
Monday

...as referenced by an email from Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem to Epstein.

Thomas Massie, a Republican congressman from Kentucky, who has inspected unredacted Epstein files, said on Tuesday that the justice department also appeared to confirm that Sulayem was the recipient of an email from Epstein in which he said: “I loved the torture video.”


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/p-and-o-ferries-owner-dp-world-boss-leaves-jeffrey-epstein-links

Delphinus

(12,493 posts)
40. There is no doubt
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:59 PM
Monday

I saw a video today that was reading what a lawyer wrote up about a picture and I could not finish it. There is no doubt in my mind there was torture.

evolves

(5,796 posts)
28. He's as red as they come,
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:11 PM
Monday

and from here in blood-red Tennessee.

If he's the canary in the coal mine, the house of cards will be coming down.

Botany

(76,835 posts)
32. Dead, raped, kidnapped, and sex trafficked .
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:40 PM
Monday

... girls might have been too much for even
a conservative republican to take.

9 year girls being raped, dead victims, black mail, working with Putin and Epstein
in an international sex trafficking ring, Trump punching 12 year old girl because he wasn't happy with the blow job, and building > 150,000 new beds for prisoners
might have been a bridge too far.

70sEraVet

(5,383 posts)
33. I am sure he will risk damnation himself, by looking away each time....
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:43 PM
Monday

the name of his Fat Jesus appears in the files. He only has religious principles when it suits his political ambitions.

Botany

(76,835 posts)
39. Considering that Merde Logo was mention-
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:52 PM
Monday

ed more times than Epstein's island in the
Trump-Epstein files the information must
be devastating.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,841 posts)
48. If he's that outraged, he should - at the very least resign from the Republican Party and become Independent.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:13 AM
Yesterday

Otherwise, words are cheap.

ShazzieB

(22,389 posts)
52. I certainly hope these people can be brought to justice.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:03 AM
Yesterday

I am 100% opposed to capital punishment on principle, but I'll leave that discussion for another time. For now, I'll just say that I think they need to go away for a very long time.

Ol Janx Spirit

(865 posts)
57. But the DOW is (was) over 50,000 TIM! Didn't you get the memo TIM?
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:25 AM
Yesterday

The stock market is Moloch and demands its offerings TIM! /snark

And to be clear: there is no way he's talking about the "child predators" in positions of power in his own party--we all know better than that.

ninjanurse

(127 posts)
58. But he won't name them
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Yesterday

So it’s just tough talk from another man who is afraid of the trouble it would cause him.

jimlup

(8,010 posts)
60. I wish the dam broke.... Alas...
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:42 AM
Yesterday

The Epstein files will not result in his downfall.

They will cover up anything that they need to. I guess I'm in the minority but I think Epstein is a distraction. IMO we should be worried about the Reptilians cheating and engineering to steal the midterms.

MayReasonRule

(4,074 posts)
62. I'm Now Looking For Where To Donate In Furtherance Of His Agenda
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 01:23 PM
Yesterday


I've been really trying...
Trying to hold back this feeling for so long...

Fuck it.
Let's get it on.

NickB79

(20,294 posts)
68. You can rent wood chippers almost anywhere
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 04:22 PM
Yesterday

Just saying.

Start passing around the donation hat, and remember: feet first!

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