Comment on The Iranians HAVE to realize that demanding the release of the unredacted Epstein files as a condition to re-open the strait of Hormuz is probably the strongest card they have right now...

karashta@piefed.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• FiniteBanjo@feddit.online ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just the majority party, actually.

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  • db2@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s a foolish assumption.

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    • FiniteBanjo@feddit.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Not an assumption. A wire thin passed vote of 214 DNC and 4 GOP congressmen to discharge the vote to release of the epstein files, which the speaker handed off to a committee and then promptly ignored. Separately, roll calls to release the files have failed along party lines in house and senate:

      https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-1/194?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22hres+580%22%7D&s=8&r=3

      https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00512.htm

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