5mo ago

Chuck Schumer theorizes the reason for the house recess is to draft pardon papers for Maxwell

www.latintimes.com Chuck Schumer Shares His Theory on Trump Admin's Plans for Ghislaine Maxwell Amid 'Epstein Recess'

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has theorized that House Republicans declared an early summer recess not only to avoid voting on the Epstein files, but also to give President Donald Trump time to prepare documents to pardon Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Sorry for the edited headline but i wanted to communicate the important bit.

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I mean, they could try. It would toss nitroglycerin into the MAGA rage that's already forming. So yeah, go right ahead.
She could still be subpoena'd by Congress--House Oversight Committee already has--and I don't think she could plead the fifth on anything if she's already pardoned. So yeah, go ahead and do that.
- She could still be subpoena’d by Congress–House Oversight Committee already has–and I don’t think she could plead the fifth on anything if she’s already pardoned. So yeah, go ahead and do that.
  I mean I'm all for throwing fuel on the fire, but Congress is such a weak body, where they constantly allow those giving testimony to get a pass while being in effective contempt.
  Yes throw fuel on the fire. But there needs to be meat on the menu. Democrats/ Democratic talking heads have tried in engaging in this kind of business before. Look at the Rachel Maddow/ Trump tax return edge fest that should make most ASMR content creators blush. And it went no-where.
  Democrats need to not make a show of going after this; they need to actually go after this. No more jerking themselves or the base off. Go for blood with the intent to kill.
  
  They won't because there are almost certainly big Democratic donors on that list. And Bill. Both parties slow walked this whole thing for decades.
  The AOC and Bernie types don't care about that, but they don't serve on the Oversight Committee. Still, just getting Maxwell there should stoke the fires.
- I doubt the average MAGA even knows her name or that she is/was involved, or for the sake of misogyny even cares.
  
  I checked, and Alex Jones has brought her up. Yes, she is on their radar.

First of all, good to know someone's finally gotten in touch with Chuck Schumer. When you don't hear from someone of his age for this long, you start to worrry.
Second of all, what the hell is he talking about? He's 100% right to call this an, "Epstien Recess," that's accurate and good branding, but why would he be pardoning Maxwell? What would the motive be? "She might talk, so I'm going to pardon her as a bribe, even though that would be incredibly suspicious and unpopular with literally everyone. Also, it wouldn't guarantee she would never talk, and would make it much harder to silence her later." Doesn't seem like a great idea, but maybe I'm missing something.
- Former federal prosecutor and Trump 45 labor secretary, Alex Acosta, offered Epstein a deal in 2007 that promised the feds would not prosecute Epstein or any of his co-conspirators in the future. He also only had to serve 13 months with daily 12-hour work-release... for 40 counts of underage prostitution.
  Anyway, current US AG under Trump 47, Pam Bondi, declined to prosecute Epstein under state law the entire time she was Florida AG.
  Maxwell's family has said that her ongoing imprisonment violates that 2007 deal. An administration that wasn't compromised by Epstein at every level might say "a-fuck-a-you" but, well...
  
  Well, since Jeffrey went and offed himself, he broke the terms of the agreement, didn't he? Escaping the justice system, eh?
  Those "co-conspirators" should have chosen a more stand-up guy.
  
  I just can't see a world where that isn't immediate political suicide for everyone involved. Short of a judge ordering her release, I don't think she's going anywhere.
- Easier to kill her if she’s not in prison maybe.
  
  Maybe? Seems like it would be easier to do it when she's locked up in a a place full of criminals and murders. Plus, they got Epstien in prison, right? ...haha, just kidding, it was a suicide...maybe.
- Trump doesn’t care if it’s unpopular, he doesn’t need anything from anyone. Everything he does for the remainder of his term will be covered by immunity. He’ll just spend it doing pump and dump schemes, buttoning up the police state for the oligarchs, and hopefully kick the bucket. Gislaine will go into hiding or get merked not long after her release. Clearly there will be no consequences for that either.
  
  It's much easier to defenestrate her after she's free and abroad. Can't have two of them hung in prison.

No shit. She's going to absolve Trump of any wrongdoing and they're going to reward her for it.
- Do you think she'll "admit" that she "faked" Trump's contribution to the birthday book?

Maybe he could form a strongly worded letter about it?
Sack of shit deserves to be tarred & feathered, put in stocks in public square. Along with his maga homies

Do you need more than like, an hour to do that?

Doubtful. They might pardon her, but it won't be for a while. It might be one of Trump's last actions as president.
I wouldn't mind being wrong, it will be very entertaining if they do it sooner.

Which he will reluctantly support.
- IF that serves the state of Israel. Schumer: “My job is to keep the left pro-Israel.”

As of right now I think it makes sense to edit an article headline to get to the main point when the real title is trying to be coy like that. Obviously should try to not editorialize, but a lot of headlines really need to cut to the chase instead of being as clickbaity as they are.

Lmao no. If it was about pardoning Trump would just do it from the garden, like she's a turkey on Thanksgiving

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