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ThoughtCriminal

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4. As long as it pleases Trump and the MAGA base

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 03:35 PM

Oct 7

They don't care about the optics for anyone else.

They don't care if career law enforcement with an once of professionalism get fired because they won't play along.

They don't care about diverting resources away from preventing terrorism or fighting real crime - especially white collar crime because to them, that is a bonus.

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