Can Pam Bondi Succeed in having the DOJ “scrub” any reference to our TWICE IMPEACHED, 34 Times a FELON, and INDICTED for another 50, adjudicated as a sexual predator, and found to be a serial fraudster president from the files? In the recently released emails it was reported his name was mentioned over 1600 times! Yikes!
I often get thoughts I believe I should write down but I’m driving some place and by the time I get home my aged mind has forgotten them. Just yesterday I was thinking I should figure out a way to record those thoughts for when I get around my computer (which, apparently, is as old as I am in computer think) and, if you’ve been around here most of my thoughts center around my lifelong interest in America’s government. (At least I remembered that much) With Trump as our so-called president it’s hard for me to think of just about anything else these days. (Just the way he likes it)
In the past week he’s sicked his right wing militia minded base on a range of politicians from Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) to a Senator who flew a space shuttle and a member of Congress who was in the Special Forces while serving abroad during war. Naturally, there are now members of Congress who oppose Trump (MTG has been a strong supporter up until recently) who are receiving vile death threats. Trump actually suggested as much for the group of Congressional leaders who simply made a video encouraging members of the military to honor their oaths and refuse any orders which may be illegal. Trump has referred to this video as “seditious” and suggested these members of Congress should be arrested and “put to death.”
When I heard those words coming from Trump’s mouth (in a Fox “news” interview) and saw them in one of Trump’s posts to his failing social media outlet all I could think of was his use of the Nazi strategy of “projection.” (Any accusation is a confession) Here’s the TRUTH when it comes to SEDITION. Several members of the so-called “Proud Boys” and members of the (absurdly mislabeled) “Oathkeepers” were convicted of “SEDITION” after Trump’s attempted coup following the 2020 election. Trump pardoned them along with hundreds more insurrectionists – about the only significant thing he did on “day 1.”
He didn’t solve the war in GAZA or stop the ILLEGAL invasion of Ukraine by his idol Vladimir Putin – the WAR CRIMINAL he gave the “red carpet” treatment despite the WARRANT for his ARREST by the International Criminal Court. He didn’t lower the “groceries” on day 1 – about the only thing he accomplished was pardoning about 1600 of those (using the auto pen for his signature, by the way) who attacked our Capitol on January 6, 2021 at his urging, chanting “hang Mike Pence.” That was SEDITION! Urging members of the military to honor their pledge to the constitution is NOT sedition!
With Trump there’s always more – every day there’s more in order to keep “we the people’s” minds off what is actually happening to our government via him and his Project 2025 puppet masters. Lately, Trump’s number one JOB is doing whatever he can to keep people from finding out about his (likely) participation in Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific sex ring. I mean I don’t see how you could be GOOD friends with him for 15 years (see Trump’s birthday card to Epstein on his 50th birthday plus public comments at the time) and have no idea what he was doing to young girls (and young women). I just finished reading Virginia Giuffre’s memoir detailing Epstein’s sex trafficking ring and I don’t know how you could go into one of his homes, with the walls lined with photos of young naked girls and suggest you weren’t aware of his conduct. And, Trump was often in Epstein’s homes based on public reporting.
Of course, Trump is the master at looking you in the eye and LYING as if he assumes you believe he’s telling the truth – and, he’ll keep doing it until he thinks he’s being believed. (Another of the Nazi “tricks” he’s mastered – the “Big Lie Theory” – he’s STILL claiming the 2020 election was “stolen” five years later) While it’s true Ms. Giuffre doesn’t accuse Trump of any wrongdoing in her book, she’s careful to point out she doesn’t “name names” because some of the participants in the sex Epstein was orchestrating are very “powerful” men who’ve threatened legal action which would bankrupt her in the process. For example, she refers to Billionaire #1, Billionaire #2, and Billionaire #3 along with a “prime minister” among other titles. Naming only a few who were already publicly known when she wrote the book.
And, remember, Epstein was at least 10 years into his “deplorable” actions by the time Ms. Giuffre (Roberts at the time) was “groomed” by Maxwell just as she was turning 17 years old. Ms. Giuffre was terribly vulnerable (based on her previous experiences) at that point and Epstein took full advantage of that vulnerability. We’ll likely never know the full extent of Trump’s interaction with her (Trump’s communication people claim that the person mentioned who spent a couple hours in Epstein’s home with Trump was actually Ms. Giuffre) and Trump is doing everything in his power to make sure we don’t know anything about his friendship with Epstein – a friendship leading Trump to reference their relationship in his alleged 50th “birthday card” with a last sentence of – “A pal is a wonderful thing, Happy Birthday-and may every day be another wonderful secret.” WTF?
We don’t hear much anymore about that “birthday card” – because “we the people” have an attention span of maybe a week or two. But, when you look at that “card” (in the outline of a naked woman with Trump’s signature apparently the “pubic hairs”) it’s not difficult to understand why Trump has fought so hard to keep the “Epstein files” secret. I still believe, like he always manages to do, Trump has dragged this out long enough for the DOJ lawyers to “scrub” Trump’s name from the files – although, in the process those files have been exposed to MANY members of the DOJ (including FBI agents) and, who knows, maybe some of them have some “wonderful secrets.”
Remember, just a few months ago “we the people” were assured there weren’t really any files worth being made public – no “there there” according to ultra sycophants Pam Bondi and Kash Patel. Well, Virginia Giuffre KNEW the names of many of Epstein’s “guests,” the lady who co-wrote the book with her says she KNOWS the names, and there’s a plethora of other Epstein victims who “know the names” that, no matter what the DOJ does in the future, the NAMES are going to be coming out.
Prince Andrew’s name had become public so it wasn’t going to be part of the “wonderful secrets” but, still, he was attempting to intimidate Ms. Giuffre in the ways powerful men ALWAYS attempt to intimidate their victims, but, it simply seemed to make her more determined to expose Epstein, Maxwell, and what they were doing. From my reading of the book Andrew’s attempts to hide his involvement ultimately led to the lawsuit Ms. Maxwell filed against him. One of her final actions.
In the end there was a settlement (if you want to know why, read her book) which included an apology from the FORMER prince and led to his final fall from “royal” grace this past year. Of course, Virginia Giuffre is no longer with us – the reliving of the trauma OVER and OVER again apparently took the final toll on her leading to her suicide (In the book she recounts two failed attempts at killing herself) so that chapter is done for good. But, there’s MUCH more to learn. And, many more victims determined for the TRUTH to be made public.
And, if you still don’t believe Trump will do whatever it takes to keep his name from being published in these files you haven’t been paying attention. With that, I have to add one more “juicy” detail coming from Giuffre’s book: Epstein was said to have killed himself in prison (shortly after being taken off “suicide watch” and coinciding with about 3 1/2 minutes of the jail’s video system going blank) by hanging himself – despite two guards supposedly watching him regularly at all times. Epstein’s brother had the autopsy “double checked” by an expert and the result was his expert claiming the broken bones in Epstein’s neck were consistent with “homicide.”
If you checked out the recent emails released by Epstein’s estate there was one in there where Epstein was pointing out he was the one who could bring Trump down. Now, I’m not suggesting anything – I’m just looking at the pieces which are part of the public puzzle when I remind (anyone) about Trump’s disdain for what he referred to as “rats” after Michael Cohen – his former lawyer and “fixer” (what does”fixer” mean?) – was arrested and was planning to testify to Congress. Trump attempted to keep Cohen in prison to prevent his testimony and his first book from coming out. With Epstein saying he could “bring Trump down” you don’t think…………. Remember, I’m not suggesting anything other than it seemed Epstein’s demise was strange – unusual – suspicious. Apparently Epstein has had BLACKMAIL material on a LOT of big shots.
Getting back to my original point, will Trump’s attack on MTG and the Congressional leaders urging their counterparts in the military to honor their constitutional oaths be enough to change the narrative away from the Epstein files. Personally, I found it ironic Trump would accuse anyone else of SEDITION after his attempted coup on January 6th, 2021. I would think he’d not be wanting to cause people to look up the meaning of SEDITION – not only in the face of what happened five years ago, but what is happening now in what has been referred to as a “slow motion coup” by people who’ve read Project 2025.
Here’s a question I have: Was the republican “revolt” (probably too strong a word) regarding the vote to release the Epstein files just a minor “blip” or is Trump actually losing a grip on these republican members of Congress who’ve been abandoning their place as an equal branch of government – part of the founders genius plan of “checks and balances” to the constitution? Of all people, it appears MTG may be the leader of the republican members of Congress who have had enough of Trump’s SEDITIOUS behavior. Time will tell. Because, eventually “we the people” WILL see the release of Epstein’s “files.” How many times will Trump’s name appear? Stay tuned!
Final Thought: I can’t believe I’m going to write this, but I have to add a bit about Marjorie Taylor Greene who I listened to for a few minutes tonight. I’m not interested in rehashing stuff she’s said (and I’ve written about) over the past few years because all along I’ve said Trump’s reign of terror will end when the republican party has had enough of his mafia style of “leadership.” I’ve been calling Trump a “fascist” (based on the American Heritage Dictionary’s definition and my own knowledge of history) since well before the end of his first term in the “White House.”
Personally, I’ve been surprised (almost shocked) that it’s Ms. Greene who has been the first (maybe second to Thomas Massie) republican to speak in terms of what is best for “we the people” – and, I’m talking about working class and below. She has been saying some things which make sense – and, trust me, in my mind her and I don’t agree on much. (Although, tonight she said some words I definitely agree with relating to Jesus) But, I welcome ANY of the people who’ve been sucked into Trump’s CULT who break away whether we agree on much or not. In fact, at this point, I’d love to sit down with Ms. Greene and discuss our differences with the idea that would be the best way to suggest solutions to the problems facing our nation today.
And, I have to give her full credit that she’s resigning from the House on January 5th of 2026. She doesn’t want to put her family through a re-election campaign with Trump spending MILLIONS in an attempt to unseat her. As I listened to her tonight it didn’t appear I was listening to a QAnon nut job – as she’s often been referred – but to a practical woman who is actually putting her family first. Was her comments about her belief in God something other than the white nationalist “Christian nationalism” point of view – well, to me, at this point that’s up to her. I have to say I hope not.
It remains to be seen how I end up viewing Ms. Greene – because, like I said, our views couldn’t be farther apart based on what I’ve learned from her in the past – and, she’s done some things I’ve found repulsive – but, not lately. I hope she ends up in the same “camp” as Liz Cheney – a staunch conservative who’s character ends up being based on the courage of sticking to real principles over the love of her job. I admire Ms. Cheney because her integrity was more important to her than “staying in office.” I hope Ms. Greene ends up following the same path. Anyone who is part of MAGA should be welcomed if they decide to return to “Earth one.”
Up until the 1970’s and the Lewis Powell Memo to the Chamber of Commerce – which has led to the corporate/government “partnership,” the foundation of fascism, American conservatives and liberals could work together to solve problems. Trump’s recent state dinner for MBS of Saudi Arabia with virtually EVERY “tech bro” and other corporate sycophant sitting at the table is just one more example of the challenge ahead for “we the people.” (See the $350 MILLION ballroom) We MUST recognize the threat to our republic! We WON’T win the battle to save it without support of people like Ms. Greene who have the guts to pull themselves out of the MAGA cult and come together so we can argue about conservative v liberal stuff later!
Personally, I’m hoping there will be a flood of republicans who will follow Ms. Greene’s (and Ms. Cheney’s) lead. Not necessarily resigning their position, but fighting to defend our constitution – just as the Congressional leaders mentioned above have suggested to members of the military. If Congress retakes its rightful role as part of the “checks and balances” our founders intended this nation will – possibly still in my lifetime – regain its role as the leading supporter of democracy in the world. I can dream can’t it?