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highplainsdem

(58,976 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:52 PM 12 hrs ago

Exclusive: Trump administration plans meeting over House effort to force release of Epstein files

Source: CNN

Top Trump administration officials were planning to meet Wednesday about an effort in the US House to force a vote on releasing Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting.

One of the sources said the planned meeting would include Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, who has wanted the Justice Department to release their trove of Epstein files and has signed onto the effort in the US House to force the vote compelling their release.

CNN has not yet confirmed if the meeting has taken place. A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment, and the White House did not immediately return a request for comment. CNN has reached out to Boebert’s office.

Still, the intention of a meeting underscores the Trump administration’s concerns around the Epstein saga, which roared back Wednesday morning when the House Oversight Committee released more documents it had obtained from Epstein’s estate.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/trump-administration-meeting-house-effort-epstein-document-release

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Exclusive: Trump administration plans meeting over House effort to force release of Epstein files (Original Post) highplainsdem 12 hrs ago OP
Will Bobo change her vote? duckworth969 12 hrs ago #1
Of course she will Bluetus 12 hrs ago #7
Apparently, her and Mace are saying that they won't remove their name. MarineCombatEngineer 8 hrs ago #16
That was the first question that entered into my mind. I would say yes Walleye 12 hrs ago #8
DOJ will continue to obstruct vapor2 12 hrs ago #2
Rep. Boebert of Colorado? When did she join the Chump administration? FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #3
They are going to berate her and she'll take the message back to MTG and Mace underpants 11 hrs ago #9
Hmmmm..... llmart 12 hrs ago #4
Yeah I know - I wonder why? Marie Marie 9 hrs ago #14
This message was self-deleted by its author duckworth969 12 hrs ago #5
Payola with stolen SNAP funds? C_U_L8R 12 hrs ago #6
Bobo will be given an offer she can't refuse. nt Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #10
I am guessing Bondi Miguelito Loveless 10 hrs ago #13
Two tickets to Beetlejuice the musical? ForgoTheConsequence 9 hrs ago #15
Last week, it was reported the DOJ had warned some GOPers about the files contents GusBob 11 hrs ago #11
Oh, yes, transparency. republianmushroom 11 hrs ago #12

Bluetus

(1,893 posts)
7. Of course she will
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 01:11 PM
12 hrs ago

Trump will give her literally anything. It is not as if she has any scruples.

vapor2

(3,414 posts)
2. DOJ will continue to obstruct
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:57 PM
12 hrs ago

but imo they will have their limits. Release today was from the Estate so likely more to come. Repugs likely frantic.........

FakeNoose

(39,444 posts)
3. Rep. Boebert of Colorado? When did she join the Chump administration?
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:58 PM
12 hrs ago

Or maybe she's just the afternoon's entertainment?

underpants

(193,864 posts)
9. They are going to berate her and she'll take the message back to MTG and Mace
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 01:15 PM
11 hrs ago

The message will be clear, remove your name or you get primaried at best if not just turning MAGA on you.

Marie Marie

(10,703 posts)
14. Yeah I know - I wonder why?
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 03:35 PM
9 hrs ago

What could it be - what could it be? Hmmm, well I'm stumped.

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

C_U_L8R

(48,521 posts)
6. Payola with stolen SNAP funds?
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 01:11 PM
12 hrs ago

Boebert is mad that Senators are getting big cash bonuses and she hasn't. Yet.

Miguelito Loveless

(5,346 posts)
13. I am guessing Bondi
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 02:48 PM
10 hrs ago

will be there to show her all the dirt they have on her from email/phone/text wiretaps.

GusBob

(8,071 posts)
11. Last week, it was reported the DOJ had warned some GOPers about the files contents
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 01:25 PM
11 hrs ago

The report was the contents were worse than what Wolff was claiming with some photos

I wonder of Bobo was one of those GOPers?

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