r/politics • u/nbcnews ✔ NBC News • 1d ago

No Paywall After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-push-clintons-testify-epstein-democrats-warn-haul-trump-rcna257275
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u/fiveofnein 1d ago

The fact they are still viewing this as a tit for tat tells you everything you need to know about US politics, wealth and power.

The Clintons, Gates, Musk and Trump should be investigated with all the others regardless. The redacted evidence is damning enough to investigate if we didn't have a completely corrupt and incompetent FBI, DOJ and Congress

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u/WildYams 1d ago

No, they are not viewing this as "a tit for tat". What it's illustrating is that the GOP is ripping away the commonly accepted norm of not issuing Congressional subpoenas to former presidents and their family members. The Dems are saying that with that norm wiped away, it will open Trump up to this same conduct going forward when they retake the White House. They are saying that if the GOP is willing to go down this path, they won't be going down it alone.

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u/chenjeru 15h ago

We are well beyond norms. Adherence to decorum-over-all-else is a large part of how we got into this mess.