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[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 3 weeks ago

THATS WHY IT NEEDS TO BE RELEASED

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 49 points 3 weeks ago

"Your honor, I object!"

"Why is that?"

"It's devastating to my case!"

[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 38 points 3 weeks ago

Gracious no, we wouldn't want one of his primary accomplices to be inconvenienced by people seeing the full details of your actions...

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 35 points 3 weeks ago

Cool. Release the files.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 weeks ago

Why would that be? What could possibly be in those files, that makes her look even more guilty than a convicted sex trafficker?

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 25 points 3 weeks ago

It never occurred to me that releasing these files might cause child traffickers and rapists to actually have CONSEQUENCES. The horror. Anyways...

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 20 points 3 weeks ago

If it can, then it should. This should all be public information, and every unredacted detail should be made clear to the public so that no one can overlook it.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 19 points 3 weeks ago

"Prejudiced" by seeing the facts of the case? Right. That's kind of the point, yes.

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Good?

If your appeal requires everyone to have less information about what really went down, then I think were better off with you not having your appeal heard, no?

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 14 points 3 weeks ago

It's a risk we all are willing to take.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 11 points 3 weeks ago

There's no way "more information I don't have could be incriminating" can be spun positively, so we have this from her lawyers.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 11 points 3 weeks ago

Everything is so backwards. Releasing facts and proof someone knowingly trafficked children to be raped might have an affect on their appeal!? That's exactly why they need to be released. So the crimes that happened have a light shown on them, and victims have a chance for some semblance of justice.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds good to me

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 10 points 3 weeks ago

Oh no. Anyways

[–] lorski@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 7 points 3 weeks ago

"Out of respect for ~~this fucking criminal~~ Maxwell we've decided not to release the files in their entirety. We wish her the best!"

[–] 52fighters 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think her lawyer is probably thinking that, if the files are released, he has an argument he can use to legally maneuver around her appeal and get her a better outcome (from her point of view).

If her complaint results in the files not being released, then she presses Trump even harder for a presidential pardon.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Presidential Pardon would invalidate the basis for the Epstein Files not being released. (Not that I think Trump would understand that.)

[–] 52fighters 3 points 3 weeks ago

We live in a post-truth society. Facts don't matter anymore. Sadly.

[–] cheeseburger@piefed.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Please become an hero, Ghislaine.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

Too fucking bad, cunt.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago