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Ilikepurple

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32. Yet none of these has said anything yet.
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 08:34 PM
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I’m not sure, but those who know the truth, but haven’t been outraged enough to say anything when Bondi considered the case closed are now going to stick their neck out because the DOJ releases abridged or even fabricated files? I guess maybe in allegiance to those who are named if any. I don’t doubt revealing names and pointing out fabrications will bring the heat up, but who are many, including the media, going to put the burden of proof on? The DOJ and FBI or a whistleblower past or present? The American public and its institutions don’t have a great track record of following up whistleblower information. There is also not a great record of believing abuse victims outside of court proceedings. The decades long relative silence all around this issue and particularly identifying participants tells me at the least it’s a very dangerous subject for both the media and our justice system to get too involved. I don’t have the greatest confidence that any of our traditional mainstream media sources have the desire or fortitude to chase this story down and unfortunately alternative news sources will be taken as unsubstantiated clickbait or partisan hit pieces by many. My hope is that this issue gets hot enough that Republicans start to abandon fealty to this administration. If that happens perhaps the first domino will fall. It seems that everybody is trying to read the room and we’ll just have to see how this progresses in the coming months.

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What's the alternative that we should have done instead? newdeal2 Tuesday #1
not we. Javaman Tuesday #4
I agree Dave says Tuesday #31
Nobody in Trump's orbit is smart enough to pull something like that off without leaving a trail EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #2
never said they were geniuses, just that we got played so they could edit the files. Javaman Tuesday #5
It's not even a trail -- it's a neon billboard. Beartracks Tuesday #21
I tend to agree. But, there are hundreds of FBI agents, current and past who know what is in those files... hlthe2b Tuesday #3
And that includes the survivors and their lawyers. RockCreek Tuesday #22
Yet none of these has said anything yet. Ilikepurple Tuesday #32
Maurene Comey is one of those (n/t) appmanga Tuesday #33
And i expect we'll see more slightlv Tuesday #38
I don't think they are that smart Nictuku Tuesday #6
They aren't nor are they clever Javaman Tuesday #7
But they are devious Deuxcents Tuesday #8
have previously similar doubts and could this be a setup for trump to get a big laugh at dems expense msongs Tuesday #9
Many of these young women know their abusers Arazi Tuesday #10
All true Javaman Tuesday #11
Occam's Razor... JCMach1 Tuesday #12
Perhaps. Javaman Tuesday #13
What? Boo1 Tuesday #14
You could be right Javaman Tuesday #15
Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado Tuesday #29
I recently heard there are all kinds of witnesses out there babylonsister Tuesday #16
Didn't see your post canetoad Tuesday #19
One thing is 100% certain we are looking at self serving Kabuki theater. Irish_Dem Tuesday #17
That is a believable scenario canetoad Tuesday #18
Look how EVERYONE seemed to babylonsister Tuesday #20
I don't really buy into the MTG angle. They don't need her to cook the material. BannonsLiver Tuesday #23
ARE THEY ALL FAWKING Liars!!!!! a kennedy Tuesday #24
Question everything, doubt nothing Grim Chieftain Tuesday #25
Even if it is, it won't matter because Republicans are still going to get swept out of office next year. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #26
Most likely, but the Epstein family has the goods... TickTock. Joinfortmill Tuesday #27
Remember the 1,000 FBI agents tasked to remove Trump's name? markodochartaigh Tuesday #28
Exactly this. debsy Tuesday #30
I thought some of the Epstein stuff the DOJ took from the New York KS Toronado Tuesday #34
It would have to be a massive scrubbing... Half-step Tuesday #35
We may have been played on the files, but I don't think MTG was part of it LymphocyteLover Tuesday #36
There is something big blowing in the end. gordianot Tuesday #37
I don't know about a "set up" - TBF 13 hrs ago #39
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