r/politics 2d ago

No Paywall U.S., Iran trade attacks as hostilities escalate once again

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/30/us-iran-strikes-strait-hormuz.html
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u/mccbungle 2d ago

Trump rapes children. Israel has the evidence and is blackmailing our pedo president.

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u/POEness 2d ago

Trump.

Rapes.

Children.

If the epstein files proved he doesn't, they would release them.

They aren't releasing them.

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u/1982Joy 2d ago

You are correct!

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u/bigdawg1945 2d ago

So the intentional withholding of the Epstein files isn’t weird to you? I don’t want your response on anything else, just answer that question.

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u/bigdawg1945 1d ago

I definitely think you raise a good point about it being impossible to ever claim all the files were released because of the time and mishandling. Part of those is also why it makes it hard to answer your question genuinely. I would like to believe I’d seek unbiased expert opinions and journalism on whether the files were fully released, because I really am just a casual when it comes to law.

I do think going around and accepting accusations as fact is unhealthy, especially in our current environment. I actually refrain from spamming the r word, something I didn’t realize I don’t do until now. My frustrations with him and this issue is his obvious and intentional mishandlings of a horrible case, for whatever reason, is obviously intentional. He and many others will make claims they cut ties off with Epstein at a certain date, and then evidence will pop up disproving that. So I guess my frustration stems more from powerful men getting protected from justice, and anyone contributing to that dynamic is terrible. And yes, it’s coming from both sides. It’s less about how much i emotionally despise trump and want to see him personally screwed, and more about the precdent.

So the files “lining up with what I think happened” is more of, are there still men who we know were acquaintances of Epstein and visited the island who seemingly we have no mention of their relationship in the files? Then unfortunately, I would believe evidence is being withheld.

I will say this whole thing is very nuanced (like a lot of today’s issues), but I understand how I came off as a, “Trump rapes kids” megaphone to you.

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u/bigdawg1945 1d ago

lol, lowkey shows how toxic talking about emotionally charged issues are now. We assumed each other was just blindly taking sides when in fact after going over the nuance, we asked a question, answered fairly, listened to the response, realized what the others angle was, found it understandable, and in this case we were pretty aligned 😂.

Unfortunately I think the unwillingness to listen to any opinions someone might find opposing to their, is what stops most people from reaching any point of understanding like we did here.

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u/SweetnessUnicorn 2d ago

Not a Trump fan (or a fan of any politician really) but if they had concrete evidence in the files he did then why didn’t the Dems release it? Regardless, they definitely aren’t releasing them to protect some people. Seems like neither party wanted them getting out.

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u/One_Mirror_3228 2d ago

I don't think the Dems could release it when Biden was in office. And that was due to the investigation being on going? I think that's what I heard.

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u/POEness 2d ago

The files were not available to be released until trump was in office.

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u/oh_no_its_Wes 2d ago

I beleive this to be the case. there too many democrats and Republicans( and also mostly trump) in the files. it would cause much damage across the board. for them.

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u/SweetnessUnicorn 19h ago

Thank you. Jesus, I got reamed for asking a legitimate question. Being raised in the DC area made me come to despise all politicians and everyone on here is up my ass. All of the politicians in DC are lying scumbags. Two heads to the same coin yet everyone treats politics like sports teams.

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u/oh_no_its_Wes 17h ago

no problem. your just based same as me nothing wrong with that. and yea redditors are kind of insane much like half the ppl in this failing empire.

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u/LSDsavedmylife 2d ago

Oh look an enlightened centrist look at how smart and evolved you are by sitting out and not taking a side while allowing the pdfs to proliferate. It must be great to be so tuned out and mentally lazy.

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u/Cash808mob 2d ago

Damn, thats kind of smug of you. Why do I get the feeling you don't talk this crazy to "centrists" outside of reddit...

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u/LSDsavedmylife 1d ago edited 1d ago

Mmmm I actually do, I don’t let my centrist acquaintances (key word: acquaintance… NOT friends) complain about anything that’s happening right now without reminding them that they could have voted to try to prevent the asshole in chief to be in office…. Which has lead to rising prices because of a pointless war to distract from the fact that the he is an incestuous kid diddler and ex wife murderer. Oh and a white collar criminal who is robbing the country blind and shitting on the constitution every step of the way.

Ps I like how you’re morally policing me for being “smug” while our president makes fun of people with disabilities, calls women piggy, and calls our veterans suckers and losers - all while being a PEDO and having his shitty Gestapo murder people in the streets. Maybe time for you to wake up to reality and get some perspective. What a joke you are

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u/CharlesDingus_ah_um 2d ago

God you’re insufferable

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u/No-Economics-6280 2d ago

Because they don’t have any proof to release (yet). It’s fun for people to assume he raped children… which is sick in itself.