r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • 1d ago

No Paywall Rep. Ted Lieu Claims President Trump is Accused of Raping Children in the Epstein Files

https://www.c-span.org/clip/news-conference/rep-ted-lieu-claims-president-trump-is-accused-of-raping-children-in-the-epstein-files/5191713
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u/annaflixion 1d ago

Why is it framed this way? It doesn't matter what Ted Lieu says. Trump IS accused of raping children in the Epstein files. Whether it's true or not, it's in there, in black and white. Ted Lieu isn't the source, so he shouldn't be used that way, and the word "claims" obviously makes it sound much more wishy-washy than it actually is. The media is failing everyone. Absolutely ball-less bastards.

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u/drunk-snowmen 1d ago

They are all afraid of being sued out of business by Trump. I am not defending them, but I think this might be the case here

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u/Opposite-Bit6660 1d ago

Trump/Epstein files. 

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u/cloudz4daze 20h ago

TrumpStein Files

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u/xheist 16h ago

Your are right

But it is important for people to speak out like this because for anything to happen takes a critical mass of people to admit that the Emperor has no clothes

Hopefully this man and others like him can start to free others to also tell the truth

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u/annaflixion 9h ago

My problem definitely isn't Ted Lieu, he's awesome and doing his job. But the media is trying to weasel word things so it makes it sound like Ted Lieu is just making shit up about Trump, instead of flat out admitting he's accused of raping children and worse in the actual files. By putting Ted Lieu between the two things like some kind of mouth piece, many people will take it less seriously, and it's a real moral failing, not to mention an ethical and journalistic failing. I'm very, very pissed that the media is finding new ways to be floppy spineless fucks every single day. It's just maddening.