When Ted Lieu says "let's hope," he's basically telling you "Here's what's going to happen."

[Miles Archer]

And if you need further proof, he tagged Uncle Billy.

Ted Lieu
@tedlieu

This is either another colossal screw up by the @realDonaldTrump Administration, or something nefarious happened. @HouseJudiciary Committee has oversight over the Fed Bureau of Prisons. Let's hope @TheJusticeDept won't obstruct Congress from looking into the death of Epstein.

Link to tweet

[uponit7771]

1. They will obstruct no doubt

[live love laugh]

20. "Will"? They probably already have. nt

[uponit7771]

25. +1,

[dchill]

24. Obstruction is their only tool.

Of course they are going to use it.

[mitch96]

33. Yup, seal all the documents.......... nt

[Pachamama]

2. I respect Harry Litman and Ted Lieu - neither are "conspiracy theorists"

There are a whole bunch of naysayers on DU and those mocking anyone suggesting that Epstein's death is suspicious and that DU is full of Conspiracy Theorists.

Bullshit.

Epstein's death is unfathomable and there is nothing about this that doesn't stink to high hell.

He had to die and not talk. The question is who and how was made sure. We may never know. But intelligent thoughtful people all see the same suspicious circumstances and know that there are reasons many wanted him dead.

[Miles Archer]

3. Something's rotten in Denmark on this one

There's no getting away from that. This stinks from every possible angle, and a person doesn't need to be a conspiracy theorist to see it.

[Pacifist Patriot]

12. Anyone denying this is worth investigating is clueless.

Someone who has already attempted suicide once while incarcerated is put on suicide watch, an escalated high level suicide watch. Especially given these charges and circumstances. It stretches credulity beyond the horizon to believe anyone in those circumstances could pull it off.

We aren't in tinfoil hat sporting territory here. No way SOP for these types of prisoners could have been 100% adhered to and still the prisoner topped himself. It just doesn't happen.

Unfortunately, we're in bizarro Hollywood script sensations here. Feels like a shitty movie rather than real in many respects. Lieu is absolutely spot on.

[wryter2000]

23. All they had to do

Was take him off suicide watch. Nothing more nefarious than that.

[malaise]

4. Oh My!

Rec

[onecaliberal]

5. K&R

[gibraltar72]

6. We need a department of coincidences.

[Kingofalldems]

7. Kick and rec for the gaslighters to see.

[calimary]

8. Yep.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. House Judiciary Committee?

this circumstance is to overload and distract them from the impeachment hearings

[lastlib]

10. Oh, no, I don't think so.

That's not what's behind it, IMHO. Epstein had powerful friends who didn't want him talking.

[Takket]

13. start at the bottom......

the mob bosses never kill anyone themselves....... eventually down the line is some prison worker that knows something about this. Find that person, get them to talk, follow the ladder up to the top

[jalan48]

14. What's going to happen will be about the same thing that happened with the Mueller report. Not much.

[Duppers]

15. Zactly.

[Beringia]

16. There will be no investigation

[klook]

17. Litman's WaPo piece lays out exactly why this must be investigated.

Without calling it a conspiracy, he details the extent to which this facility’s personnel and procedures go to prevent suicides.

This is either staggering and apparently unprecedented incompetence, or something fishy. The public — and, more importantly, Epstein’s victims — deserve answers, and quickly.

[tclambert]

18. The one thing we know is Donald Trump didn't plan this.

If he'd planned it, it would have failed spectacularly.

[Captain Zero]

26. Trump didn't plan it, because he would have to get the ok from Putin.

And Putin will let Trump do nothing. However my opinion is that Barr has worked for Putin for quite a number of years now.

[Miles Archer]

30. There's a pretty funny fake "Q" tweet on that subject on Rick Wilson's Twitter page

It's something Wilson re-tweeted, and it is CLEARLY a joke, CLEARLY satire of the whole "Q" mindset, but I tread lightly on the "no right wing conspiracy posts" thing here, even if it's obviously satire.

[Upthevibe]

19. I just left a msg. on Ted Lui and Kamala Harris'

voice mails (Lui's my Rep. and obviously Senator Harris is my Senator) NOT let this investigation go away! Just because Epstein's dead DOES NOT mean that the other sickos AND the enablers should get away with this. I feel pretty darn sure that reporters are going to be on this like there's no tomorrow.

[Cha]

21. kick

[Mc Mike]

22. Thanks, Congressman Lieu. Rec, nt.

[brewens]

27. Trump tweeting about the Clinton's being involved somehow will make it stink

worse if they end up trying to obstruct. I suppose Trump can put Barr on it and have him limit the scope of any investigation to only the Clinton's and his base will accept it somehow.

[Claritie Pixie]

28. Ted needs a copy of the prison mental health program coordinator's report.

That person is the only one with authority to take Epstein off suicide watch and must document why in a report, per the DOJ's manual for handling suicidal prisoners.

[hughee99]

29. I don't believe there will be any more than a superficial investigation into this by the house

committee. Just enough to say they looked into it. They'll find some negligence on the part of the people who worked there, and nothing else.

[empedocles]

31. Seems too HOT and complicated for a superficial combover

[hughee99]

32. Other organizations will look into it and the house will largely defer to them. n/t