How the published “Epstein files” are disappointed

People wear binders with the seal of the Ministry of Justice and with the title “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” outside the White House on February 27, 2025.
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MThe embers of congress and right -wing extremist influencers had been reduced because of the release of previously discontinued documents in connection with the deceased financier and the alleged sex dealer Jeffeyy Epstein, since President Donald Trump promised to do so when he would do so as an office. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Wednesday that on Thursday the day would be waiting for.

But after a group of right-wing extremists influencers in the white house-one movement in photo-surger, some observers who were referred to as “managed disclosure” as “managed disclosure” and others were called “tasteless” for hours to get access to a digital version of the publication.

When the X -consideration of the Republicans of the House judicial committee: “Breaking: Epstein files published”, followed by a link, the users hoped to lead them to the expected cache of the documents.

Instead, Clicker received the music video for Rick Astley's Hit “Never Give You Up” from 1987.

The prank-almost two decades of old bait and Switch meme, which is known as “Rickrolling”, has been observed and has been removed since then.

“Disgusting behavior,” published Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R., Fla.), The Chair of a Task Force, which focuses on transparency and the publication of the federal material. “The amount of people injured by Epstein is not a joke. Whoever published this is fired. “

“Only a breathtaking lack of judgment by the persons responsible for this report,” said conservative political commentator Matt Walsh to X.

“Small children were raped and the GOP acts. These people are as guilty as the Epstein customer list. For this reason, it took a while until progress was achieved, ”said another user.

The time has contacted the GOP-led judicial committee of the house to get a comment.

The Ministry of Justice finally published the documents online, but only led to more disappointments than the examiners found that the publication was greatly reduced and contained information that was previously made available.

Read more: The biggest names of Jeffrey Epstein's unsealed court documents

Luna, the MEP, reacted to the lack of new information and put on X: “This is not what we or the American people asked, and a complete disappointment. Get us the information we asked for! “

The right -wing extremist activist Laura Loomer also raged: “We were all lied to today” and she asked Bondi to step down and describe her as a “total liar”. Loomer said in another post: “This is absurd. Everyone laughs at the administrator today. “

The former MLB pitcher John Rocker, also conservative, said on X: “The publication of Epstein published today was a blow to the American people.”

On the other hand of the political spectrum, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., California) referred to the editorial offices in a contribution to X. “They were promised, the complete Epstein files. You understood that, ”he said with a picture of a page with black lines.

Other Republicans had more positive things to say. Rep. Nancy Mace (R., SC) thanked the Trump administration for the release of the documents and “light to this darkness” and added X: “Our heart hurts for the victims of this crime, and we are in your search for justice.”

Before the documents were published, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., GA.) On X said that they were “proud” on the work of Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel and added: “AG Bondi will publish the documents that only protect the victim's identity. AG Bondi publishes everything she currently has. AG Bondi and FBI director Patel do a great job! “

On Thursday, Bondi claimed that the FBI had held back the records that she had requested and instructed Patel to examine the examination and to be delivered to her “complete and complete” files by Friday.

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