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Ocelot II

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4. I think any significant attempt to get rid of incriminating materials

Reply to rainy (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:12 PM

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would backfire badly, because someone is bound to know evidence has disappeared, which makes the situation even worse. Remember Nixon's "missing" 18-1/2 minutes? That made the fact of the Watergate coverup even more apparent.

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Trump had plenty of time to scrub the files. [View all] Klarkashton Monday OP

Bingo Permanut Monday #1

How? There isn't a single copy of "the files" in a file cabinet somewhere. Ocelot II Monday #2

Thanks for this reply. rainy Monday #3

I think any significant attempt to get rid of incriminating materials Ocelot II Monday #4

It won't matter if there are conflicting versions of the files. That Klarkashton Yesterday #7

The other angle to "release the files" u-turn is that he can't stop the vote, so he RockRaven Monday #5

For months he had his doj dog put hundreds of FBI agents going through the files looking for his name yaesu Monday #6

Which files? Is there just one copy? Apparently not. vanlassie Yesterday #8