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[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 149 points 11 months ago

Of course he will. Pedophiles have to stick together, after all.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 100 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Not only has Donald trump raped children, there's a lot pointing to him being involved in smuggling them in to be raped by others as well.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 49 points 11 months ago

It's the most likely reason to exclusive hire underage children to be massage therapists...

Or to openly brag you bought a child's beauty pageant just so you can gawk at them changing...

Or to have a decades long close friendship with a child trafficker...

It's honestly crazy anyone thinks he didn't rape kids.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Wait, are you telling me Donald "grab 'em by the pussy" Trump is a child rapist?!?! That's fake news!!!

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, like the info that's coming out can be easily pieced together by anyone, and that's just the tippity top of the ice berg

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

You'd think, but I have talked to people who think that him "banning Epstein" from mar-a-lago as him being innocent in the whole thing... they'll stick their head in the sand to protect the chief-pedo.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 57 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Trump on Maxwell: "I wish her well."

Interesting that this is the only occasion where this blowhard shitheel doesn't pretend to know everything about the subject.

[–] Charapaso@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

Right? No childish nicknames, no rage-fueled late night social media posting, no off kilter diatribes during an unrelated speech. He's just, transparently cool with a child trafficker. It is so mind numbingly damning I'm split between being horrified and fascinated by how his supporters refuse to connect any dots.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

He always treats people who have shit over him very nicely. Putin, Bibi, Maxwell, etc.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I mean, this isn't a distraction. This is very specifically the opposite of releasing the Epstein files.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 51 points 11 months ago

Surprising no one, since people have been calling this for months

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago
[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 40 points 11 months ago

She's a foreigner pedophile, of course she's on the fast track to pardon town

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 31 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Nobody ever talks about where the new Island is, who the NEW Epstein is.

What you thought they stopped when they were caught? Who do you think we're talking about here?

Saw a luxury liner header for Saipan... Where's the new Island??

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

Trump responded, in part, regarding Maxwell, "I haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ.

That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

At this point, I'm starting to think that they should have put it in the Constitution that you cannot pardon anybody who you have a social/monetary/business connection to.

[–] Dionysus@leminal.space 16 points 11 months ago

social/monetary/business

Forgot to list "criminal" for this case

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 4 points 11 months ago

It's almost like pardoning random people is just stupid. You know Obama for example could've pardoned Snowden, but didn't, because Americans would be mad because they don't know what an actual hero looks like. But what would i gaaaain from that? I need to gaaain something from my mighty pardon. Instead they use it to free pedophiles and racists.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why allow pardons at all. Most countries don't do this.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago

because muh freedom, amurika, and the possibility of the death penalty

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Am I missing something? Has anyone anywhere actually asked for the pardon for someone who committed sex trafficking?

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Oh I’m sure she did.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

So all criminals who committed atrocities have to do is just ask to be released? How nice.

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

That suggests Trump will take the repercussions for them. Maybe try this template?

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/277315444/Big-guy-protects-small-guy

[–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Well. That's weird.

If you are a terrorist or a pedo aligned with Orange Jesus, you can rely on a pardon, I guess.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Republican schism in 5...4...

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago