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Ocelot II

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6. I doubt very much that there is a single copy of the files.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:26 AM
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It's a ton of stuff, on paper and stored electronically, and by now it's in many different hands. Once something takes electronic form it's very easy to move around. Many cats are out of many bags already; I doubt it's even possible at this point to alter, redact or destroy all copies or versions of the contents. (It's not like the Pentagon Papers, where Daniel Ellsberg smuggled batches of documents out of his office and took them to another location in order to photocopy all 7,000 pages, a page at a time, over a period of four months.)

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I think there are too many "insiders" that have seen them to get away with it. Wonder why Biden didn't release them? walkingman Yesterday #1
Ghislaine Maxwell's trial didn't conclude until the end of 2021 Arazi Yesterday #5
Thank you - makes sense. It highlights how much damage just one person can do to our country. walkingman Yesterday #7
At least two of the victims still had legal cases underway. GoCubsGo Yesterday #8
Thank you also - DU members are a wealth of information. walkingman Yesterday #9
I thought the Johnson cases were dropped in 2016? MichMan Yesterday #17
They were dropped in 2016 forthemiddle Yesterday #21
Maybe because Garland was doing his job Jersey Devil Yesterday #10
I just always assumed there are democrats Tree Lady Yesterday #16
Could be...because this has gone on for so long it leads to all kinds of speculation and rationalization.... walkingman Yesterday #19
Yes but that will backfire. Too many people have their own set of documents Arazi Yesterday #2
Biden was too busy trying to fix the country johnnyfins Yesterday #3
Gotta say that had the documents been displacedvermoter Yesterday #14
This is true as well johnnyfins Yesterday #15
Wasn't making sure Trump's crimes were exposed to the voters important to the country? samsingh 4 hrs ago #22
Of course it was, but we were coming out of a Pandemic. johnnyfins 1 hr ago #23
Could it be there is more of one copy out there, and Trump doesn't hold all the copies? patphil Yesterday #4
I doubt very much that there is a single copy of the files. Ocelot II Yesterday #6
It's the pics and videos that are most damning imo Iwasthere Yesterday #11
Trump must go now Blues Heron Yesterday #12
I hope the photos and possible videos are also released. Much harder deny something you walkingman Yesterday #13
Used to be the case before AI MichMan Yesterday #18
I think he needs to know who will vote on it off-the-clock Yesterday #20
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