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The reason I ask is because, we have a government in the USA, who has demonstrated time and time again about how little accountability and responsibility matters to them. We have a "president" who is a convicted felon, has been impeached twice and obviously isn't serving any level of sentencing whatsoever because we live in a world like that for some reason.

So why should anyone give a shit whether or not the Epstein files are released? I mean it is obvious that Trump has associated with him, it is no doubt that there are other high profile associates too, who are making their actions about how they're handling this more apparent that their words ever could.

But the point I'm getting to is - why does this shit matter to an administration and particularly Trump when he's about dodged everything you can throw at him? If he's apparently immune, his voterbase doesn't care and there is no sense of honor or anything through this administration. Wouldn't these files mean next to nothing to him?

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[–] Alsjemenou@lemy.nl 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Okay, you have to see this in the context of QAnon conspiracy, that is injected into mainstream MAGA. Remember that guy going into a pizzaria to save children that werent there. Well according to conspiracy the ruling elites are child abusers, from sexual to ritualistic sacrifices. The Epstein files are for many a large list of people that are in this elite group. MAGA ran hard with it, Trump ran with it. It was specifically mentioned time and time again. So a very large part of the conservative voterbase are convinced that Trump, to drain the swamp, would release the list. All elites would get rounded up, convicted, and we would be free from the grip of the ruling elites.

Trump is on the list.

So there has been an extremely hard pivot by MAGA, down playing it, burying it, etc. Trying very hard to keep this under wraps.

It's not that Trump cares much about the voter base, as long as there is a devout little group to do the dirty work. He isn't going to give up his presidency either way. But it's annoying for him. He has done so much shit, why talk about some shit that happened ages ago. Trump doesn't understand why this is bad for him, neither does he care.

We should care. a. there are victims. b. its a disaster for the dictator.