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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 03:02 PM Monday

Trump's CBS "Confession" Should Be the Biggest Story in America [View all]

Without a doubt, the biggest story in the country today should be Donald Trump admitting on CBS last night that he has no idea who he’s pardoning. He let a convicted crypto fraudster walk free and then, on national television, straight-up said he only did it because his sons told him to. Let that sink in.

Can you imagine the reaction if Joe Biden said he pardoned someone because Hunter told him to? If Biden blindly freed a scammer based solely on his son’s recommendation — no due diligence, no second thought — conservative media would be frothing at the mouth. Republicans would launch twenty investigations before lunch. But with Trump? Shrugs. Silence from the MAGA influencers.

Let’s be clear: this wasn’t a Freudian slip. It wasn’t a mistake. It was a confession. Trump freed a crypto kingpin who pled guilty to fraud — just like he pardoned cop-beaters from January 6th, just like he pardoned drug dealers, sex offenders, and white-collar crooks — because he’s likely getting paid, one way or another, in this massive corruption scheme.

This crypto guy didn’t get pardoned for fun. He got out because Trump’s kids are knee-deep in the same crypto scam, raking in billions. To Trump and his inner circle, the presidency isn’t a job or a responsibility. It’s a money pipeline. And by admitting he doesn’t even know who he’s pardoning, Trump’s telling us exactly who he is: a puppet for profit, a vessel for other people’s corruption.

https://endlessurgency.com/p/trumps-cbs-confession-should-be-the

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