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H2O Man

(78,759 posts)
24. There are some
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:07 AM
Dec 17

politicians that I try to listen to very closely. I trust them to be insightful, informed, and honest. One of the very best of these in my long life is Rep. Jamie Raskin. There have been a number of times in recent months where he has said that along with the Epstein scandal files, they need to release Mr. Smith's second report. This raises an interesting question if, among the documents the felon stole back when President Biden sent him packing, were at least some document the felon's connections to Epstein.

Rep. Raskin is highly intelligent, and he is also very capable. He is able to organize and take actions "behind the scenes" and they are making advances beneath the surface as defined by the media. So I share the frustrations that several are speaking about. This meeting may well be disappointing, in the context of media coverage, yet another stumbling block in a path towards progress.

I also have confidence that in a relatively short time, there will be republicans in the House trying to separate from the felon. We need public pressure, using Amendment 1 rights and contacting elected representatives. I anticipate parts of Mr. Smith's second report being made public sometime before November of 2026.

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Yes, We've noticed.. Cha Dec 16 #1
He is frightening and he is evil. sheshe2 Dec 16 #3
Jack Smith testifies tomorrow & eps file release deadline is 12/19 SheltieLover Dec 16 #2
I didn't know he was testifying tomorrow. sheshe2 Dec 16 #4
No cameras allowed. H2O Man Dec 16 #5
Thanks. sheshe2 Dec 16 #6
Rotten pricks SheltieLover Dec 17 #10
So they can get away with lying about what he said, that's their motivation. Smith wanted to speak to Congress Rhiannon12866 Dec 17 #15
I've heard that H2O Man Dec 17 #17
Exactly. Special Counsel Jack Smith has all the goods on the felon-in-chief so they don't want it publicly released Rhiannon12866 Dec 17 #20
There are some H2O Man Dec 17 #24
Oh, I sure agree! Jamie Raskin has weathered so much, but he not only keeps going and is a constitutional scholar Rhiannon12866 Dec 17 #26
Jamie Raskin kwolf68 Dec 17 #29
Yes. sheshe2 Dec 17 #19
I'm willing to bet that Jack Smith will find a way to get the truth of his investigation out there Rhiannon12866 Dec 17 #21
Smith and the Democrats that will be there, sheshe2 Dec 17 #23
Closed door. Because fuck you taxpayers. SheltieLover Dec 17 #8
Figures. sheshe2 Dec 17 #9
Of course. It's the United States of Extortion. SheltieLover Dec 17 #11
Always the way in the United States of Extortion SheltieLover Dec 17 #12
I guess that's why he's addressing the nation tomorrow, he wants his war with Venezuela--pronto! C Moon Dec 17 #16
Whatever distracts from Jack Smith's closed testimony SheltieLover Dec 17 #18
And Wehner is a REAL Republican! NM Grins Dec 16 #7
Donald Trump is the personification of evil. dalton99a Dec 17 #13
NYT editorial by a republican provides satisfying condemnation. And as usual the comments wiggs Dec 17 #14
Well that is spot on, from a Republican no less. sheshe2 Dec 17 #22
True that. All of that. Every single word of that. oasis Dec 17 #25
The most dangerous time for an mercuryblues Dec 17 #27
The orange convict is a reflection of his voters. It's not him alone. Hotler Dec 17 #28
Can it finally consume him yet? Blue Owl Dec 17 #30
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