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LetMyPeopleVote

(172,635 posts)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 04:11 PM Friday

Bondi follows Trump's directive, taps prosecutor to examine Epstein's Democratic ties

Source: MSNBC-Maddow Blog

With this week’s disclosures in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal adding fresh fuel to the political fire, Donald Trump took an extraordinary step on Friday morning: The president directed the Justice Department and the FBI to launch a new investigation into the case of the convicted sex offender.

Trump, however, had a narrow set of targets in mind.

Indeed, the Republican said he wanted Attorney General Pam Bondi and federal law enforcement officials to investigate his perceived Democratic foes and critics, including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, over their alleged ties to the late millionaire pedophile.

Despite the frequency which Trump was referenced in this week’s releases of Epstein emails, the president avoided any reference to himself while demanding a new law enforcement probe.

Four hours later, Bondi did as she was told, announcing via social media that she was tapping a federal prosecutor — U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer who chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first term — to “take the lead” on the matter.






Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/bondi-follows-trumps-directive-taps-prosecutor-examine-epsteins-democr-rcna244031
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Bondi follows Trump's directive, taps prosecutor to examine Epstein's Democratic ties (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Friday OP
I'll pretend they haven't looked already.....over and over and over again IA8IT Friday #1
Yeah, good luck with that Bondi, MarineCombatEngineer Friday #2
Bondi needs to be reminded that while Nixon did not go to prison, Attorney General John Mitchell did LetMyPeopleVote Friday #10
Her best bet is to resign effective immediately and get as far away from Been A Dick Donald as she can. MarineCombatEngineer Friday #11
Truth orangecrush Friday #12
Also, possibly an attempt to refuse releasing files 'due to an on-going investigation'? Attilatheblond 11 hrs ago #26
If Blondi were smart, she would immediately resign and head for parts unknown to get away from the coming MarineCombatEngineer 11 hrs ago #27
Like this will make the Repugs including Dump look better if any Democrats show up on the list mdbl Friday #3
With Trump at the top of the list it will only get worse. Resign already! thought crime Friday #5
I guess they were going to use the "see they did it too" defense. mdbl Friday #6
It's like--weaponizing the DOJ with clown guns. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Friday #4
The only reason he's doing this is to have an excuse to NOT release the files... SKKY Friday #7
Ladies And Gentlemen, I Present The Ongoing Criminal Enterprise That Is The GOP's Turd Reich... MayReasonRule Friday #8
Trump asks Justice to examine Democrats' ties to Epstein; Bondi complies LetMyPeopleVote Friday #9
GOP stands for Guardians Of Pedophiles Justice matters. Friday #13
Another witch hunt RazorbackExpat 18 hrs ago #19
Hey, don't look here,. look over here bluestarone Friday #14
And while they are there, they need to look for mortgage fraud! Gore1FL Friday #15
Yeah, well... BurnDoubt Friday #16
Pam should have appointed Q as special prosecutor, he already has a lot dirt on cannibalistic pedophile Democrats. sop 19 hrs ago #17
She can share a cell with Trump. Paint the bars gold, just for him. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #18
this is so dangerous. barbtries 16 hrs ago #20
We're getting down to Turbineguy 15 hrs ago #21
REAL DOJ never take orders from any POTUS Pas-de-Calais 14 hrs ago #22
So Donald Trump was a registered Democrat until Sept 2009. mackdaddy 13 hrs ago #23
Might want to look at the death of Epstein too.....real hard. Sneederbunk 13 hrs ago #24
Holy shit. This is literal political blackmain worse than Nixon! Initech 12 hrs ago #25
Just for the record, DOJ is not supposed to open investigations CanonRay 11 hrs ago #28

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,858 posts)
2. Yeah, good luck with that Bondi,
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 04:27 PM
Friday

everyone with 1/2 a brain in America, no, the world, will see this for what it is.
I predict it will backfire, as just about every other attempt to distract from Been A Dick Donald's participation in this mess.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,858 posts)
11. Her best bet is to resign effective immediately and get as far away from Been A Dick Donald as she can.
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 06:22 PM
Friday

She won't though, she's too fucking stupid to see the tsunami headed towards her and her star is forever more tied to his asshole.

Attilatheblond

(7,809 posts)
26. Also, possibly an attempt to refuse releasing files 'due to an on-going investigation'?
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 03:17 PM
11 hrs ago

They are reaching for ANY excuse not to release those files. A new investigation might just give them cover for holding files back.

We all know Trump is likely hounding Bondi to 'shut it down!' to the point of brutality. She fully deserves it, but still, it's gonna make her willing to try any stunt to shut him up.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,858 posts)
27. If Blondi were smart, she would immediately resign and head for parts unknown to get away from the coming
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 03:20 PM
11 hrs ago

tsunami, but she's too stupid to see it coming and her star is forever attached to his ass.

mdbl

(7,768 posts)
3. Like this will make the Repugs including Dump look better if any Democrats show up on the list
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 04:29 PM
Friday

SKKY

(12,712 posts)
7. The only reason he's doing this is to have an excuse to NOT release the files...
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 04:57 PM
Friday

..."I can't release the files if there's an active investigation ongoing." So, yea. We're never seeing those files because he, if the Senate vote to release them, can block that. And, he will for sure.

LetMyPeopleVote

(172,635 posts)
9. Trump asks Justice to examine Democrats' ties to Epstein; Bondi complies
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 06:02 PM
Friday

The president suggested that the relationships between the disgraced financier and several prominent Democrats deserve more scrutiny than his own connections to Epstein.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/14/trump-justice-epstein-democrats/

President Donald Trump called on the Justice Department on Friday to examine the relationships between deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and several prominent Democrats, including former president Bill Clinton, and Attorney General Pam Bondi quickly tapped federal prosecutors in Manhattan to take on the job.

It is not clear how the New York prosecutors will respond to the assignment. In a post on Truth Social, Trump pointed to three men — Clinton, former treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, who is a prominent Democratic donor. All three had long-standing relationships with Epstein, which have been reported on for years.

In July, the Justice Department said it had examined its files on Epstein, and “we did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.” That statement would not bar a fresh investigation but points to some of the hurdles any such inquiry might face.

Trump also said the Justice Department should look at Epstein’s ties to JPMorgan Chase “and many other people and institutions.”,,,,

Hours after Trump’s request, Bondi said on social media that Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, would lead the investigation. She called him “one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country.”

Justice matters.

(9,103 posts)
13. GOP stands for Guardians Of Pedophiles
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 07:50 PM
Friday

Guardians of R pedophiles, not D pedophiles:

Patel, Johnson, Trump, Bondi, and Bongino.


If D pedophiles committed sexual assaults on underaged girls AND women and get caught with clear evidence of any of these crimes, nobody is against their prosecutions to the full extent of the Laws.

The same goes for any (R)ich pedophiles.

Gore1FL

(22,743 posts)
15. And while they are there, they need to look for mortgage fraud!
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 10:03 PM
Friday

I mean, why leave Clinton and Summers out the basic go-to accusation?

BurnDoubt

(1,244 posts)
16. Yeah, well...
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:05 PM
Friday

Let's investigate the Democrats with the same fervor they've demonstrated investigating Republicans, especially if it isn't just patently partisan.
Watch them pull the investigators off the Epstein case to go after Clinton.
Let's conclude the decade long investigation of Trump after ALL the facts are made public and he's been suitably punished. Then we can move forward with other business.
Follow the Truth all the way to the end. Do Not deviate from protocol. This has been his strategy all along: distort and twist the process, delay and evade.
NO MORE.

sop

(16,878 posts)
17. Pam should have appointed Q as special prosecutor, he already has a lot dirt on cannibalistic pedophile Democrats.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:35 AM
19 hrs ago

barbtries

(30,976 posts)
20. this is so dangerous.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 10:47 AM
16 hrs ago

it's part of their propaganda campaign. they are systematically dehumanizing anyone who isn't a magat.

it's bone chilling. sigh.

mackdaddy

(1,909 posts)
23. So Donald Trump was a registered Democrat until Sept 2009.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 01:34 PM
13 hrs ago

So they should investigate his relationship with Epstein before 2010?

CanonRay

(15,807 posts)
28. Just for the record, DOJ is not supposed to open investigations
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 03:32 PM
11 hrs ago

on the whims of the President. I know, how quaint.

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