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JCMach1

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12. Occam's Razor...

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 06:51 PM

23 hrs ago

Trump has dissed MTG for years.

She was finally just tired of it.

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I just got the overwhelming feeling we've been set up... [View all] Javaman Yesterday OP

What's the alternative that we should have done instead? newdeal2 Yesterday #1

not we. Javaman Yesterday #4

I agree Dave says 22 hrs ago #31

Nobody in Trump's orbit is smart enough to pull something like that off without leaving a trail EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #2

never said they were geniuses, just that we got played so they could edit the files. Javaman Yesterday #5

It's not even a trail -- it's a neon billboard. Beartracks 22 hrs ago #21

I tend to agree. But, there are hundreds of FBI agents, current and past who know what is in those files... hlthe2b Yesterday #3

And that includes the survivors and their lawyers. RockCreek 22 hrs ago #22

Yet none of these has said anything yet. Ilikepurple 21 hrs ago #32

Maurene Comey is one of those (n/t) appmanga 21 hrs ago #33

And i expect we'll see more slightlv 20 hrs ago #38

I don't think they are that smart Nictuku Yesterday #6

They aren't nor are they clever Javaman Yesterday #7

But they are devious Deuxcents Yesterday #8

have previously similar doubts and could this be a setup for trump to get a big laugh at dems expense msongs 23 hrs ago #9

Many of these young women know their abusers Arazi 23 hrs ago #10

All true Javaman 23 hrs ago #11

Occam's Razor... JCMach1 23 hrs ago #12

Perhaps. Javaman 23 hrs ago #13

What? Boo1 23 hrs ago #14

You could be right Javaman 23 hrs ago #15

Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #29

I recently heard there are all kinds of witnesses out there babylonsister 23 hrs ago #16

Didn't see your post canetoad 23 hrs ago #19

One thing is 100% certain we are looking at self serving Kabuki theater. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #17

That is a believable scenario canetoad 23 hrs ago #18

Look how EVERYONE seemed to babylonsister 23 hrs ago #20

I don't really buy into the MTG angle. They don't need her to cook the material. BannonsLiver 22 hrs ago #23

ARE THEY ALL FAWKING Liars!!!!! a kennedy 22 hrs ago #24

Question everything, doubt nothing Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #25

Even if it is, it won't matter because Republicans are still going to get swept out of office next year. W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #26

Most likely, but the Epstein family has the goods... TickTock. Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #27

Remember the 1,000 FBI agents tasked to remove Trump's name? markodochartaigh 22 hrs ago #28

Exactly this. debsy 22 hrs ago #30

I thought some of the Epstein stuff the DOJ took from the New York KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #34

It would have to be a massive scrubbing... Half-step 21 hrs ago #35

We may have been played on the files, but I don't think MTG was part of it LymphocyteLover 21 hrs ago #36

There is something big blowing in the end. gordianot 21 hrs ago #37

I don't know about a "set up" - TBF 4 hrs ago #39