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Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) told Congressional reporter Pablo Manríquez on Monday that she now supports the full release of the Epstein files after expressing shock at the inclusion of a potentially nine-year-old victim in the latest document dump.
“I’ve not been one of the members who has glommed on to this as an issue. I’ve sort of intentionally deferred to others to find out about it. But nine-year-old victims—” Lummis told Manríquez, expressing shock and horror at the revelation.
Manríquez jumped in and added, “All over the world—Moscow is saying it was sort of like a real global network that they’re now getting to see on these four terminals they have.” The terminals refer to the Department of Justice computers that members of Congress are being allowed to view the unredacted Epstein files on.
“Wow. Well, initially, my reaction to all this was, ‘I don’t care. I don’t know what the big deal is.’ But now I see what the big deal is, and it was worth investigating. And the members of Congress that have been pushing this were not wrong. So that’s really my only reaction,” Lummis added.
ALSO ...
Lummis announced late last year that she will not seek reelection and is leaving politics when her term ends in January 2027.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-senator-changes-tune-epstein-041005866.html
https://x.com/PabloReports/status/2020998239143546982
Unredacted Epstein files implicate ‘six powerful men’ and reveal victim aged just 9
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/epstein-files-unredacted-republican-lawmakers-b2917334.html
Gryphonosiris
NOW you see what people have been talking about....?!?!?! Jesus fucking tap-dancing Christ...
AceBandito
"Ooooooh, it's been about raping children this whole time? Wow, egg on my face, huh?"
nighoki
What I want to understand is, how come this Epstein dude held so much influence on people as to discuss policies and such? Why did they listen to him?
SocoFox
"I haven't glommed onto" translation: I didn't give a shit until I realized I'm going to get elected out of office if I don't pretend to care.
Rats. All of them.
LurkMasterP
Yeah, no. I am 100% convinced that they knew all along what was going on, and it was just politically expedient to go along and protect the criminals to protect themselves. If they considered some of the crimes were okay but only the crimes against the very youngest children are where they have to stand up, then they should be in jail. If they had their heads so far in the sand, that they didn't realize what was going on, they should never have been in any position of power. Ever.
Eiladar
Get smacked in the face enough times by the truth, and I guess _something_ has to sink in.
Cornchip2000
This person is a total pos.
CallMeMcGyver
They always only seem to begin to begin to grow a spine when they are not seeking reelection… weird huh?
NZSheeps
HandFireWeapon
So the 12 year old rape victims were too old for her to care?
idownvoteplottwist
"as long as they could have conceivably gone through puberty by that age I'm fine with it" -- Senator Lummis
WickedSludge
"I was fine with world leaders raping 14 year old children but I draw the line at raping 9 year olds!" - This daft cunt
Sonicschilidogs
Like, I'm glad you drew a line, I'm just disgusting where you drew it.
PaperinoVB
Why, WHY every day there must be a WTF moment - or more than one?
HollerinAtTheVoid
I think a lot of them are in denial. I know of many democrats who were in denial for the longest. Had a few come back and say “sorry, you weren’t overreacting”
Some of them will change and do the right thing, some won’t.
Holinyx05
Translation: There's no way we're winning re-election, therefore, omg loook how awful all this is! I'm sooooo against it now!
Clockworkdancerobot
Keep up the pressure. ERODE HIS BASE. DO NOT SUBMIT!
clonedeeznuts
The concept of a republikkkan woman is wild. Wanting to be part of a group that wishes you were still in the kitchen and even defending them is on a whole new level.
SecurityBadger
Funny how different the Epstein files look when you're not looking to get re-elected.
AlmostCertainlyNotPickles
wow. someone doing the "are we the baddies?" meme but in real life.
Neednoggle
Where was the fucking line for her before then?? She didn't give a shit about adult victims, 16 year olds, 13 year olds, but a 9 year old and now it's suddenly time to start clutching her fuckin pearls?
BarnegatLight
A whole bunch of people thought it was a big deal and you had no curiosity about it? And you've only developed curiosity *after* you've decided not to seek reelection this year? You're just as much a ducking coward as the rest of them, GTFO.
Jimthebutler
Late is better than never, you have seen the light so prove it. Act on it, your words mean nothing.
Cranbananarama
Slow horse, but at least it crossed the finish line. Probably still needs putting down later though.
Prototypo
"I didn't initially see what the big was with a global pedophile ring involving the most powerful people in the world" really doesn't make her seem any more credible as a person. I'd trust a muppet over Lummis to validate my parking let alone be a member of Congress.
LazerSpacePirate
SayonaraSally
The most important thing here is that they're turning. She may be a dick and this reflects poorly on her, but she's turned.
algoritham
There's no-one braver than a retiring republican.
thundercactus
I'm still blown away MTG stuck to her guns on the Epstein issue. And while she's a completely vile piece of trash excuse for a human being, she could have at least stuck around long enough to make a difference on the issue.
Instead she made it just 3 days after trump turned on her and the pressure was too much.
So on top of everything else, she's also a coward.
invaderjak
Oh, you finally see what the big deal is? You finally understand why the nation is upset about our leaders raping children?
pancreas
these dumbasses literally can't read. but now there's a picture out. they literally need pictures to comprehend things.
damogen
No, she was completely fine with that. It was when she saw what else was in there, the things we don't know about yet. That is when she thought they had crossed a line that she couldn't accept
vonHoopla
Nah. I'm pretty sure the Reps would accept ritualistic cannibalism-necrophilia of babies at this point. There is nothing that will make a Rep change their tune except for personal gain. She's on her way out and didn't want to be vilified once she no longer has political power to toss around.
QuitLookinAtMineAim
And she can only say it out loud because she's not trying to get elected again
UserNamesArentEasy
Sad when being against diddling kids is political suicide......
schmendrickthemagician
She got hers. Not seeking reelection means she’s on a stipend paid by tax dollars for the next whenever she dies. She’ll live on retirement paid by our tax dollars comfortably, more so than any regular tax paying citizen will ever see. Thanks to our government.
schmendrickthemagician
This is what your tax dollars are covering. For cowards like her and the enormity of so-called government employees who enact bills to line their pockets and leave the rest of us destitute. She has no moral compass. Just knows to get out while the getting a good.
0xBADA55
“I”m fine with the raping of 10, 11, 12 or 13 year olds, they’re mature enough BUT NINE YEARS OLD .. that’s where I draw the line” - Sen. Cynthia Lummis .. probably
idownvoteplottwist
this was my first reaction. my second reaction was, i bet she has a 9 year old right now
dendiverdown
Nah, that dried-up old bag is too old to have a child that young
gtollie
Plus .. I wonder if she would have changed her mind if she was running for reelection again ?? GOP reps seem to find their balls when they don’t have to deal with the prospect of Trump turning the MAGA coalition “gun” onto a waffling member and threatening to “primary” ( see Senator Tillis from NC who also just found god again )
howcansomeonepossiblyhavethesameweirdusernamealready
As a woman, I say fuck this goddamn piece of shit cunt. Fucking bitch.
Kittynomnoms
This is sort of how conservatives are. She probably knows someone who's 9 or that number ticked something specific in her brain that suddenly made her care. If it doesn't relate to them personally in some way, conservatives don't give a shit.
thekeyofe
"Forget it, Jake. It's Wyoming."
MotoCanuck
What episode of adventure time was this from?
thekeyofe
Is this a serious question or are you just being silly?
If it's a serious question, it's not from Adventure Time. It's a paraphrase of the final line from the movie "Chinatown."
If you're just being silly, I LOL'd. Well done. 🤣
CorvidPrime
Not even “probably”. Her own words were: “My reaction to all of this was ‘I don’t care…’”
If your reaction to raping children is “I don’t care”, you are a monster.
0xBADA55
PennysWorthOfTea
Addendum: If your reaction to rape is “I don’t care”, you are a monster.
Madalchemist2018
Jeff Foxworthy voice: if your reaction to rape is "I don't care" you might be a republican
TsukariYoshi
Addendum to that - if the thing that changes you from "I don't care" to "I care now" is "I'm not seeking re-election", you are a monster.