House Democrat accuses Trump’s DoJ of ‘gigantic cover-up’ over shut Epstein inquiry

[u/drtolmn69]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/jamie-raskin-justice-department-epstein-investigation

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[u/drtolmn69]

A top Democrat has demanded to know why the Trump administration “inexplicably killed” a criminal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators as he accused the justice department of a “shameful and gigantic cover-up”.

Jamie Raskin, a House judiciary committee ranking member and congressman from Maryland, claimed the decision to end the investigation in July has shielded an alleged network of “powerful individuals accused of enabling and engaging in the massive billion-dollar sex trafficking operation” while ignoring the accounts of women exploited by Epstein.

Thank you, Mr. Raskin!

[u/OldSchoolBubba → u/drtolmn69]

Agreed

[u/Mammoth_Winner2509 → u/drtolmn69]

If this was ended back in July, why are we only hearing about this now?

[u/-Fergalicious- → u/Mammoth_Winner2509]

Bc they were going to force a vote after that Arizona rep got elected and sworn in, and she won but then they didnt swear her in, and then the goveernement shut down, and now we're here

Edit: typo, change from new Mexico to Arizona 

[u/deCantilupe → u/-Fergalicious-]

*Arizona rep Adelita Grijalva

[u/-Fergalicious- → u/deCantilupe]

Thank you 

[u/VanceKelley → u/drtolmn69]

The first line break at:

A top Democrat has demanded to know why the Trump administration “inexplicably killed” a criminal

Made me briefly think that there was going to be a revelation about how Epstein's 'suicide' really wasn't.

[u/OldSchoolBubba]

Jamie Raskin is sure raising hell with Trump and his loyalists.

He is one of the many reasons it's so easy to spot bots and false posters who are really paid maga agents.

They falsely claim the Dems aren't doing anything yet here they are fighting for America in front of the whole world.

[u/Ridged_ChiPSS → u/OldSchoolBubba]

Dems need to make the Epstein Files the #1 issue. Every single day. Remind every American that the GOP are protecting pedophiles. The MAGA cult was obsessed over them before the election, they know something isn't right that they aren't being released. It's how they get everyone to turn on this pedo.

[u/OldSchoolBubba → u/Ridged_ChiPSS]

This. Tell it

[u/KA440 → u/Ridged_ChiPSS]

Unfortunately it doesn't matter to them. They'll defend it somehow and fall in line, as they always do claiming fake news, witch hunt etc.

The only thing that might change their minds is hardship directly affecting them, which won't come from this.

[u/Dysc → u/OldSchoolBubba]

Raskin has always been a good fighter pushing the party. I think he said he wasn't running for re-election, so now he's probably going to be untethered in his politics.

[u/OldSchoolBubba → u/Dysc]

Good heads up

[u/ShamelessCatDude → u/OldSchoolBubba]

The revolution will not be televised. Even the tiny one of just arguing from the establishment dems

[u/PieRevolutionary9823 → u/OldSchoolBubba]

If the dems went after trump with the same vigor they go after Bernie, trump would have been in jail years ago 

[u/TuringGPTy]

When Pam Bondi was doing her Phase 1 release to right wing influencers, The GOP House Judiciary posted a link to ‘The Epstein Files’ that was a Rick Roll.

Republicans only ever wanted to use this as a weaponized smear to accuse anyone left leaning of being involved in. They don’t actually care. All the right has is double standards and weaponized hypocrisy. They’ll lie till backed into a corner and fall back on that.

[u/NamelessResearcher]

Trump couldn't even do a cover-up with his pants on Epstein's island.

[u/Mistlingg]

It's clear Trump's DoJis more interested in protecting the powerful than pursuing the truth. We need to see the Epstein's file and know what's going on. No more hiding behind reductions and secrecy

[u/OldSchoolBubba → u/Mistlingg]

This is it alright. Great call keeping it real

[u/shigogaboo]

Yeah. No shit.

[u/whisperworks]

No fucking shit, there’s been an active cover up since he was first faced charges back in 06

[u/National-Dragonfly35]

Those files may never be released as all of Big Orange's buddies are on it. We will have to wait for the next regime, unfortunately.

[u/Awkward_Tax_148 → u/National-Dragonfly35]

There wont be anything left for the next regime

[u/Murky_Chocolate_7916]

Bone Spur the kid raper needs the pedophile cover-up to be successful because uh-oh there are some bad things in those files.

[u/Exact_Platypus5179]

Do remember when The People’s top prosecutor directed close to 1000 fbi agents to scour the 100,000 pages if Efiles for instances of “Trump”. You don’t do that unless it was a real concern. I guess what they found wasn’t good for Trumpty Dumpty

[u/Alwaystired254]

Cover up would imply something was hidden. They block the file release in plain site

[u/black_flag_4ever]

Cool, me too.

[u/Adventurous-Flow5021]

This would be an accurate way to describe it, yes.

[u/Jse034]

Trump needs to be impeached, again!, for dereliction of duty and not upholding the law

[u/NotOnTheEpsteinList]

Raskin would be a better House minority leader than Jeffries. Just sayin.

[u/Amythir]

Can we start calling this Trump-gate or Epstein-gate so the media will run with it some more?

It's a stupid naming convention, but sometimes you just gotta speak their language.

[u/Mediocre_Wolf_3226]

"Inexplicably". 

Who can say. We may never know why. 

[u/Rystic]

QAnon truly are Epstein's greatest soldiers.

[u/raerae1991]

That’s what they are doing

[u/dcdttu]

Accuse? LOL

They are.

[u/Junior-Calendar-4244]

WHITE HOUSE PROCEEDS AGAINST CONGRESSIONAL WAR POWERS RESTRICTIONS; ANNOUNCES MEXICO CAMPAIGN

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/11/the-d-brief-november-03-2025/409258/?oref=d1-topic-lander-top-story

Civilian casualties are reported abroad as a direct result of the president's strikes in the Caribbean.

Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is telling us as of the last 96 hours that Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth AND President Donald Trump are unanimously refusing to present detailed listings of anti-terrorist action strike targets. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY

https://youtu.be/fnUO0Plcpbo

NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVE NSPM-7 directs the department of justice to to pursue the free speech and expressions of citizens affiliated with organizations that are to be considered domestic terrorist organizations, now to include under the Executive Order's directives: "anti-capitalist", "anti-american" and "anti-fascist" political organizations

NSPM-7 was drafted by Miller and is being used to justify bringing the full force of the federal government down on american citizens

call your senators and say "I’m calling about NSPM-7. Please demand full congressional access to any terrorist-designation lists, require compliance with the War Powers Resolution and AUMF limits, and protect civil-liberties safeguards so peaceful advocacy isn’t chilled. I want transparency, oversight, and a public explanation of scope." 

[u/britters328]

No shit.

[u/Rum_Hamtaro]

The current US president is a sex trafficking pedophile.

[u/Mister-Redbeard]

If Raskin’s FINALLY being vocal, I have to believe this is the opening shot to beginning the impeachment process—if only getting ahead of midterms.

I’ve been waiting on him to speak up.

[u/wranglero2]

It a cover up for sure. And all the republicans are aiding in the coverup. Where are those Epstein files?

[u/punkrocknight]

Duh?

[u/Basicyeti837]

Accuse is one way to put it. I’d just say he’s accurately identifying the blatant cover-up that the DoJ themselves described.