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Javaman

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16. I don't think they'll be redacted

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 10:29 PM

Tuesday

“I bet they cooked the books”

Created, edited, removed and reassembled the whole thing so as no repuke appears in the let alone the orange asshole

Of course they are inept and this will be spotted a mile away, but that draws the Dems into a new argument, thus distracting from the files themselves

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If the Epstein files come out heavily redacted, it could actually hurt Trump more, not protect him. [View all] Quixote1818 Tuesday OP

yeah but it's to protect the victims.....him nt msongs Tuesday #1

I would be shocked if there was photographic evidence. gordianot Tuesday #2

There s definitely photographic evidence in the files Wiz Imp Tuesday #10

Yeah, right NJCher Wednesday #28

He's in a no win position malaise Tuesday #3

Two things malaise Tuesday #4

Yes. Did you see Comer has subpoenaed two banks. yellow dahlia Tuesday #7

Yep malaise Tuesday #8

I love Lawrence also. yellow dahlia Tuesday #9

Those 2 banks paid out millions of dollars to Epstein victims. Wiz Imp Tuesday #12

Sometimes not knowing but speculating is more dangerous. Ocelot II Tuesday #5

Weren't some of the emails from the estate redacted? MichMan Tuesday #6

I would assume the House Oversight committee who received the files Wiz Imp Tuesday #17

It was reported that Epstein's estate did the redacting. n/t Emrys Wednesday #22

I doubt anything that could get Trump is in whatever comes out Jarqui Tuesday #11

Easy code to break. xuplate Tuesday #13

Yep. Releasing "scrubbed" files will not make it go away. Wiz Imp Tuesday #14

Pages are numbered QED Tuesday #15

I don't think they'll be redacted Javaman Tuesday #16

Black boxes are obsolete Diraven Tuesday #21

hope so...nt Javaman Wednesday #24

Paging Peter Thiel, Palantir, and "digital janitor" to clean up anything the FBI agents missed. Botany Wednesday #27

If they come out without any Trump references Johonny Tuesday #18

I think that is what he is shooting for. drray23 Tuesday #19

Every redaction will be trump or a good buddy of his. sheshe2 Tuesday #20

I've been cynical about it planj07 Wednesday #23

"explitive deleted" H2O Man Wednesday #25

As my Polish grandmother used to say....lie all you want... MiHale Wednesday #26

Well Timewas Wednesday #29