cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35963824

Via The Hill

Republican lawmakers say it now appears certain that a discharge petition that’s being circulated in the House by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will get enough signatures by the end of the month to force a vote on a bill directing Bondi to release the Epstein files.

Massie and Khanna are only one vote short of getting 218 signatures to force a vote on their bill.

Once Arizona holds a special election Sept. 23 to fill the vacant seat of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who died earlier this year, they’re likely to reach the threshold

  • Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
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    I’d bet some or all of them have been outright destroyed by now, since there’s no respect for procedures or the rule of law in any branch of the US govt any more and whomever has actual physical access is probably a stooge loyal to the regime by this point.

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        That’s not even a question, a top DOJ official straight up told a date that’s exactly what they were going to be doing.

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        It is filled with the name “Bill Clinton” over and over again over white-out.

        Did you know the names “Bill Clinton” and “Donald Trump” have the same number of letters? Pretty handy.