Opinion | The Democrat Who Split MAGA Over the Epstein Files

"I realized how much the abuse by rich and powerful men of young girls and the sense of a rape island that Epstein had set up for people...was the symbol for the most disgusting abuse and corruption of our government." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...

This is what America looks like without an Attorney General. This is what America looks like when the Justice Department is the President’s private law firm.

The prosecution of James Comey is going about as well as you'd expect

"the government's potential violations of the Fourth Amendment..establish a reasonable basis to question whether the..conduct was willful or in reckless disregard of the law"

"'grounds may exist to dismiss the indictment'"

No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.

Millions are fleeing New York City because of the election of Mamdani in the same sense that Barack Obama took everyone's guns. #HystericalRepublicanScareTacticLies
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The California National Guard was never yours to control.

Your takeover brought chaos to LA and diverted troops from firefighting, anti-drug trafficking, and public safety missions.

This has never been about "law and order" for Donald Trump. Just a sick power trip.

The criminal most involved with Epstein, not called Ghislaine Maxwell, was right next to you all along, Todd.

Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, is seen in a booking photo from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.

Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵

The Court recognizes that the relief sought by the defense is rarely granted. However, the record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding. Therefore, in this case, “the Court has before it a rare example of a criminal defendant who can actually make a ‘particularized and factually based’ showing that grounds exist to support the proposition that irregularities may have occurred in the grand jury proceedings and may justify the dismissal of one or more counts of the indictment.” See Naegele, 474 F. Supp. 2d at 10 (citations omitted). Accordingly, the defense request for all grand jury materials is granted.

A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of James Comey's grand jury minutes to the defense, citing a "disturbing pattern pattern of profound investigative missteps" and casting doubt on Lindsey Halligan's declaration about the gap in the record.

Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...

Seems kinda huge:

"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."

Trump's entire gambit is to bully and harass and intimidate people into silence. But the elections last Tuesday, the huge No Kings turnout, and the packed rooms I saw in New Hampshire this week are proof that his plan is not working.

Weirdly, I wrote about this in tonight’s letter. So hang on for a few more hours.

California's investments in our education system are paying off:

✅ Graduation rate is at its highest in 8 years
✅ College and career readiness is up 3.1%

We will continue to support the success of California’s students.

“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”

“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“

”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”

Prescient, @minakimes.bsky.social !

Letter from Epstein survivors to Congress:

"Your primary duty is to your constituents. Look into the eyes of your children, your sisters, your mothers, and your aunts. Imagine if they had been preyed upon. Imagine if you yourself were a survivor. What would you want for them?"

Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump

This line in the NYT:

“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”

@nytimes.com
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So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?

Things MAGA Christians Can Pray About In Church This Sunday If you’re a professed Christian currently still supporting this President and this Administration, and you’re on your way to church on Sunday, here are a few things you might talk with God about in be...

If you’re a professed Christian currently still supporting this President and this Administration, and you’re on your way to church on Sunday, here are a few things you might talk with God about in between the songs and sermons...

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NEWS: Donald Trump Privately is Feeling "Cornered" Over Epstein Files as he Enters Lame-Duck Era Donald Trump is privately feeling "cornered" and is "freaking out" due to the fallout of the Epstein files, and I have received an exclusive letter from the survivors demanding action.

NEWS: Donald Trump is privately feeling "cornered" and is "freaking out" due to the fallout of the Epstein files, and I have received an exclusive letter from the survivors demanding action.

A critical update. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Proving that we are indeed two different people, here I am with Joyce Vance at the Texas Tribune Festival. I can’t tell you how many people stopped me and asked me to sign her book! 

Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.

Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."

Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...

I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?

In New Low for DOJ, Bondi Thanks Trump for Ordering Probe of Dems' Alleged Epstein Ties Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: DOJ reached a new low Friday after Pam Bondi publicly thanked Donald Trump for ordering the department to investigate ties convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — a longtime friend and former confidant of Trump’s — had with several prominent Democrats and institutions.

MORE TRUMP CRUELTY
Trump now wants every SNAP RECIPIENT TO REAPPLY FOR BENEFITS

The Trump administration is totally incompetent
This will become a nightmare for all recipients

I find it so infuriating
When Trump & his whole administration is knee deep in FRAUD & CORRUPTION
BILLIONS of $$

53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.

Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.

The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.

A tweet from Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) reads: “But cancer research was deemed a waste of money.” It quotes FactPost (@factpostnews), which says: “Trump’s order to change the Department of Defense’s name to the ‘Department of War’ could cost an estimated $2B in taxpayer dollars.” Below are two images: one shows a man affixing a sign that reads “Pete Hegseth — Secretary of War,” and the other shows Trump smiling.

Everything is a very expensive exercise in vanity.

What an easy governing philosophy Republicans have. Just blame every problem on Biden, Democrats, and migrants. Then you never have to solve anything and can blame all your failures on other people. This is especially useful when you are grossly unqualified for your position.

Me, wisely: "But *his* emails"