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garybeck

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Wed Dec 31, 2025, 01:30 PM Wednesday

I hate to ask but..... (re: Epstein files) [View all]

there is so much out there now. witness statements who saw first hand what happened. some of the victims are speaking out. the limo driver identified himself. so much. ..... in spite of their efforts, his name is in there. and lots of other people.

i just gotta ask,..... how is this going to evolve into some kind of action? are we expecting Congress to have hearings? should we expect to see some of the other people involved (and don't have presidential immunity) will be facing legal action?

some people are saying that in spite of the horrific stories in the files, that nothing will come of it.

I'm just looking for a plausible way that this is going to evolve in some course of action. I mean there isn't a chance that all this info and evidence is going to be out there for us all to read and know about and no one is even going to try to do anything about it, right?

i'm sure there are hundreds of people in the press going through every page, everything lining up all the smoking guns, hoping to be the next woodward and bernstein..... but even if they do that, either Congress or some prosecutors have to actually do something, right?

I realize it's early and the files just came out. and I'm willing to wait. I'm just looking for plausible ways this could play out moving forward that involve some kind of justice for the victims and our country.

it almost feels like there is SO much evidence now, and the american people are desensitized and jaded from all the failed attempts to do something.

surely there are some prosecutors and people in congress going over all this stuff now and it's just a matter of time before some charges are filed, or congress has hearings, or SOMETHING.... right?

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