What happened to, "there aren't any epstein files, it was all a hoax by the radical left?"
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It's not real but if it is then it's a hoax and if it's not a hoax it's okay to fuck kids.
Because they're older kids, it's not pedophilia, right? Just gotta think of a new angle!
15 is basically 16 is basically 17 and de facto 18. Wham bam, case closed.
Remember people: it's about AGE not CONSENT! That's where they want the goalpost.
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I think they've already begin that spin in some circles.
"It's just hebophilia" or whatever the fuck, as if a grown ass man (or anyone, for that matter) raping a 15 year old is fine.
Schröedinger's files!
Even better, just release them :3
He doesn't care?
Then tell us who bubba is!? Who'd you blow? Who's knob did you gobble? We're all dying to know, Mr. Doesn't Care.
There are no consequences for anything that he’s done, so why would he care?
He probably panicked at some point because of it, but realised what country he's king in.
Thought they didn't exist, Donny boy?
It's very simple...
He doesn't care if the files, which don't exist, get released, which he could do unilaterally, but he won't, since he doesn't care, because he's not in them, and they're a political hit job by the democrats, or they would be, if they were real, but they aren't.
Got it?
He's tried every other argument, now he's trying reverse psychology again
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Maybe the only part he was worried about getting out was him sucking a guy's dick
Unlikely
Why should he care if they prove he committed heinous crimes? Nothing is going to be done about it
Sucking a guy's dick isn't a crime, but sex with a minor sure is.
He has already been convicted of multiple other felonies and doesn’t serve time. Why should this be any different?
I don't know that it would be, but he sure seems to think so. I think him trying so desperately to cover it up for so long has made it more damaging than it would have been if he'd just owned it when his cult was clamoring for the files to be released. He'd downplay it with his usual word salad, news articles would be written about how terrible it was, and nothing of consequence would happen to him. Now, though? It's not just about the horrendous crimes, but his betrayal of his conspiracy theorist cult. Maybe it would still amount to nothing, but he hasn't done himself any favors by alienating his cultists.
I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me how Trump will face repercussions for these crimes when he hasn't for any other crimes. Who is going to prosecute him? What is the plan if the files prove he committed heinous crimes? Since he's clearly immune to all consequences of crimes, I think he's more concerned about people thinking he's gay
IF anything happens to him, it will be because he has eroded the trust of his conspiracy theorist cult by trying to cover up his pedophilia more than the pedophilia itself. A lot of his power is derived from his cult, which the Republicans are terrified of alienating. If he loses enough of their support, Republicans won't be so hell-bent on protecting him at all costs. It's a big "if."
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Which is what they just said?
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Demented old fool has forgotten he's in them
Nah. I'm sure he knows he's in them. He probably just thought he could tell one of his sycophants to remove or redact his name like they could just do a "find all" and delete. He probably thinks his name has been scrubbed.
They probably did that but it didn't match DONNI TEE which is how that email got released
The Narcissist's Prayer
- That didn't happen.
- And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
- And if it was, that's not a big deal.
- And if it is, that's not my fault.
- And if it was, I didn't mean it.
- And if I did, you deserved it.
by Dayna Craig
We're at line 3, it seems
We've been doing this dance for years and years.
He thinks the ones his fbi has redacted are the ones we're gonna go with
hot take: drumpf has lived in fear of the day pootin releases his p(enis blowing) tape and secretly can't wait for the sweet release of death at the hands of the heir apparent. Any day now...
Suuuure he doesn't care..
(That's why he's got Pam Bondi digging through them to find dirt on the Democrats.)
He's gotta act cool, no matter what..
I'm 100% sure there are democrats in the files. However, the fact that they haven't released any den names or tried to prosecute any sure is interesting.
Would be difficult to use the actual documents to pick and choose only Democrats to prosecute while protecting Republicans. Might as well just make everything up at at that point.
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Translation: he really, really cares.
That's not what he's telling his toadies in Congress
gets punched in face
IT DUSNT HURRRT
After dodging this issue for over a year? Press X to doubt.
You don't think that means they are done purging every copy of the files in existence of any mention of people in his corner?
Either the pedo-files have been scrubbed, or he got the go ahead to have the DOJ tie it up in an investigation so that he can now say, “I really wish we could show them, but my hands are tied!”
Good news everyone!
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