Over the weekend, Epstein survivors demanded that additional documents be released, accusing the Trump administration of concealing more than 3 million files

A Republican senator has changed her mind about the Epstein files after reviewing unredacted documents associated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis recently reviewed a handful of documents from the Epstein files without redactions, saying in an interview afterward that she now understands “what the big deal is."

Lummis, 71, told Capitol Hill reporter Pablo Manriquez on Monday, Feb. 9, that while she previously had said, "I don't care" about Congress' efforts to force the release of Epstein evidence, she now believes the issue was "worth investigating."

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[–] 245 points 9 months ago (16 children)

Why the fuck would she not care that ~1000 underage girls were being raped and abused?

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  • [–] 222 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Because she is a republican. They don’t care about things unless it affects them personally.

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  • [–] 56 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Or people are having sex they don't approve of.

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  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago

    But in this case the sex is between one consenting adult and an underage girl, so they are fine with that.

    Ironically if it was just the one adult by himself that would be a no no.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Tbh they just didn’t stop the evangelicals from that shit. Way way back in they day they were cooler about that. But then. Jeezus.

    Then they saw its use as a weapon.

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    Because as long as they haven't seen the files they can make themselves believe that maybe the whole Epstein affair is speculation and grossly exaggerated and that they can't possibly be that bad. When they finally see the truth they can no longer make those mental gymnastics. It also helps that they also likely realize that the truth will get out sooner or later and don't want to be among the ones who protected those monsters.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    It also helps that they also likely realize that the truth will get out sooner or later and don't want to be among the ones who protected those monsters.

    It's about a decade late for that.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    It's like the difference between someone who enjoys R18 content, and someone who enjoys R-18G content.

    A victim subjected to R-18 activities will no doubt be subjected to what you stated. A victim subjected to R-18G activities will probably need their body to be hidden somewhere when the session is over.

    The GOPper in question was likely most displeased when she misplaced the contents of her breakfast upon seeing several pictures of R-18G activities.

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