duckduckgo news | House Republicans seek DOJ probe of abuse allegations raised by Epstein's assistant

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and several Republican lawmakers asked the Justice Department to investigate abuse allegations made by Sarah Kellen, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant, who testified that she was sexually and psychologically abused by former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai, and Ghislaine Maxwell while working for Epstein and Maxwell. In a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the lawmakers urged the DOJ to use all tools, including possible witness immunity, to probe any criminal conduct by Levine and Fekkai. Kellen’s May 21 interview, released in a transcript, marked a notable point in the committee’s expanding inquiry into Epstein’s network, the federal government’s handling of the case, and alleged misconduct by associated individuals. The committee’s investigation has already included high‑profile testimonies from figures such as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Howard Lutnick, Pam Bondi, Les Wexner and others, and plans to interview additional witnesses including Lesley Groff and Bill Gates. Epstein died in custody in 2019; Maxwell is serving a 20‑year sentence for sex‑trafficking offenses.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-assistant-house-republicans-doj/

#JamesComer #ToddBlanche #SarahKellen #JeffreyEpstein #GhislaineMaxwell #PhilipLevine #FrdricFekkai #BillClinton #HillaryClinton #LesWexner #LesleyGroff #BillGates

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and several Republican lawmakers wrote to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Justice Department to investigate abuse allegations made by Sarah Kellen, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant. In a May interview with the committee, Kellen said she was sexually and psychologically abused by former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai while working for Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and also alleged abuse by Maxwell herself. The lawmakers’ letter asked prosecutors to use all tools, including possible immunity for witnesses, to examine any criminal conduct by Levine and Fekkai. Kellen’s testimony, which the committee described as the most substantive interview to date, also highlighted that she received no contact from law‑enforcement until after Epstein’s 2019 arrest, prompting questions about earlier investigative gaps. The request represents the latest development in the Oversight Committee’s broader probe of Epstein’s network and the federal government’s handling of the case.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-assistant-house-republicans-doj/

#JamesComer #ToddBlanche #SarahKellen #JeffreyEpstein #GhislaineMaxwell #PhilipLevine #FrdricFekkai #BillClinton #HillaryClinton #PamBondi #LesWexner #LesleyGroff #BillGates

"Complotisme, pédo-sataniste et franc-maçonnerie : le business lucratif des médias alternatifs" (Marianne, 28 mai 26)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://laicite-republique.org/revue-de-presse/liberte-d-expression/article/complotisme-pedo-sataniste-et.html

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton : #HillaryClinton #InformationWar #SecretaryOfState

"So we are in an information war. And we are losing that war. I’ll be very blunt in my assessment. Al-Jazeera is winning. The Chinese have opened up a global English-language and multi-language television network. The Russians have opened up an English-language network." - official testimony on March 2, 2011

Thanks to @pluralistic, I found this from May of 2016: https://morecrows.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/unnecessariat/ by Ann Amnesia.

Read it all. This part, however, explains why someone might make ballot choices you wouldn't agree with. Read to the end.

Context: Extracted from author's letter to a friend who is a professor. . .

"Lets be honest- Clinton doesn’t give a shit about me. When Clinton talks about people hurt by the economy, she means you: elite-educated white-collar people with obvious career tracks who are having trouble with their bills and their 401k plans. That’s who boomed under the last president Clinton, especially the 401ks. Me, or the three guys fighting two nights ago over the Township mowing contract, we’re nothing. Clinton doesn’t have an economic plan for us. Nobody has an economic plan for us. There is no economic plan for us, ever. We keep driving trucks around and keep the margins above gas money and maybe take an odd job here or there, but essentially, we’re history and nobody seems to mind saying so.

"And let me be honest again- Trump doesn’t have an economic plan for me either. What Trump’s boys have for me is a noose- but that’s the choice I’m facing, a lifetime of grueling poverty, or apocalypse. Yeah I know, not fun and games- the shouts, the smashing glass, the headlights on the lawn, but what am I supposed to do, raise my kid to stay one step ahead of the inspectors and don’t, for the love of god, don’t ever miss a payment on your speeding ticket? A noose is something I know how to fight. A hole in the frame of my car is not. A lifetime of feeling that sense, that “ohhhh, shiiiiiit…” of recognition that another year will go by without any major change in the way of things, little misfortunes upon misfortunes… a lifetime of paying a grand a month to the same financial industry busily padding the 401k plans of cyclists in spandex, who declare a new era of prosperity in America? Who can find clarity, a sense of self, any kind of redemption in that world?

"Fuck it. Give me the fascists, I’ll know where I stand…

"But I went ahead and took a democratic ballot regardless. And voted for Sanders. And as long as chumps like me keep doing that, we’ll keep getting the Clintons we deserve."

#trump #hillaryclinton #berniesanders #primary
#voting #voters #fascism

Salon.com | Trump’s big beautiful income tax dodge by Heather Digby Parton

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The column explains how Donald Trump’s tax returns, revealed after a 2018‑2020 IRS contractor leak, showed he paid little or no income tax for years despite reporting millions in revenue, employing aggressive legal avoidance that dwarfed even the wealthiest 0.001 % of filers. After repeatedly refusing to disclose his returns and battling congressional and state demands, Trump sued the IRS in January 2026 for $10 billion over the leak, while also pursuing claims against the Justice Department. The government soon announced a settlement that created a $1.776 billion “Anti‑Weaponization Fund” and, crucially, included language waiving any current or future claims—effectively shielding Trump and his family from IRS audits and other tax-related actions, despite the agency’s belief he owes over $100 million. The piece argues that this deal, framed as protection from “lawfare,” essentially grants Trump unprecedented immunity from tax scrutiny.

Read more: https://www.salon.com/2026/05/25/trumps-big-beautiful-income-tax-dodge/

#DonaldTrump #IRS #TrumpOrganization #ToddBlanche #politicalcorruption #HillaryClinton

Colbert Finale: Joe Biden & Hillary Clinton Praise ‘Late Show’ Host’s Decade Long CBS Run; Ex-POTUS Says “America Could Always Count On A Laugh”
#LateNightTV #News #Politics #BillClinton #CBS #DavidEllison #DonaldTrump #HillaryClinton #JoeBiden #LateShowWithStephenColbert #StephenColbert

https://deadline.com/2026/05/colbert-finale-joe-biden-hillary-clinton-praise-host-1236918330/

RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/116596142198903842

"With Trump, all roads lead to Putin."
#HillaryClinton

"Russia, Russia, Russia"
#trump

#Putin #Russia #USpol