MeganC...

But it is up to the Russian people to decide the trajectory for their nation.

They chose their fate when they elected Putin.

IF there are specific reasons for the purpose of withholding Grand Jury information, victim protection, avoiding slandering those who did nothing wrong, then why not cite those reasons for the non disclosure of the evidence rather than come out and say there is no list, nothing to see here, move along?

It isn't that Republicans aren't reasonable people or that they cannot understand there might be reasons for withholding information pending prosecution, and that releasing it would make a fair trial impossible.

But to dangle this carrot in front of the mule that pulled your wagon for so long and then to act as if it doesn't exist is not only an exceedingly poor read of the room, it calls into question credibility on a serious scale. It is relatively rare that the Right cedes rationality to emotion, unlike the Left, but this is perhaps THE universal hot-button issue, that of those who would exploit minors for sexual purposes.

@DCPatriot We have a legal standard called 'age of consent'. There's a reason, simply because we do not consider our offspring mature enough to be fully fledged adults as a rule, before then. While there are a few exceptional youngsters out there capable of making informed and mature decisions, we impose that age limitation across the board.

Were the 15-16-17 year olds willing? Perhaps, but it does not matter, because they were legally not considered capable of giving consent to engage in sexual activities with adults. There are (or so I have been told) girls out there as young as 12 who have 'relations', which is a product of sexualization at an early age and perhaps the amount of estrogenic substances in diets and elsewhere. BUT they are not old enough to consent until they reach an accepted age for adulthood.

Can you think beyond the boilerplate of the moment?

Sorry buddy, but we're not going to send our troops there.

New information: Ghislane Maxwell has offered to present Epstein's client list to Congress. So yes, there is a list.

That said I have yet to determine if you are bought and paid for by the Z govt.