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MineralMan

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1. Yes, of course. It's all carefully calculated.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 02:32 PM

Jul 25

Based on the public's willingness to forget anything in a couple of days, they're getting ready to do the deed, pardon her and let her disappear from public view forever. Willingly or unwillingly.

Most people will simple shrug and get on with their day.

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They're normalizing a pardon for Maxwell [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 25 OP

Yes, of course. It's all carefully calculated. MineralMan Jul 25 #1

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 25 #2

Your last paragraph is what helps me senseandsensibility Jul 25 #9

I don't understand how this helps with MAGA EarlG Jul 25 #3

You make excellent points senseandsensibility Jul 25 #5

Its a cult GusBob Jul 25 #10

Not in this case. A pardon for Maxwell will make the portion of MAGA whom are already upset Wiz Imp Jul 25 #12

"Sucker me once, sucker me a thousand times... BoRaGard Jul 25 #4

It will be political suicide, gab13by13 Jul 25 #6

I sincerely hope you're right senseandsensibility Jul 25 #7

They just kicked it up a notch senseandsensibility Jul 25 #8

The portion of MAGA that are irate about the Epstein mess will not be pacified with a Maxwell pardon. Wiz Imp Jul 25 #11

Newsmax is already declaring she is a victim in this. Liberal In Texas Jul 25 #13

Not according to her victims senseandsensibility Jul 25 #14

I believe that trump will pardon Maxwell LetMyPeopleVote Jul 26 #15