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Miles Archer

(21,808 posts)
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 04:34 PM Dec 20

Wait ONE F*CKING SECOND...The DOJ DELETED the "photo in the drawer of TRUMP" from their website?

Fallon Gallagher, an award-winning legal affairs reporter for MS NOW, appeared on the network over the weekend. The host asked, "The DOJ rollout of these documents, it did not go as the law has required it to go. What went wrong? And what do you think we can expect to see and when?"

According to the reporter, "The biggest thing that went wrong here is that the DOJ was supposed to release all of the Epstein files by last night at 11:59. That has not happened."

"They signaled that that wasn't going to happen on time. So inherently, they're not following the law," she added. "Now, what we've learned today is that one of those photos, at least one of those photos appears to be deleted. There is a photo that is no longer on DOJ's website that included a picture of a drawer with a number of framed photos. One of the photos that's in the drawer is that famous photo that we've seen a number of times of Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. That photo has mysteriously disappeared. We do not know why that photo has disappeared. We have asked the DOJ why it's disappeared. We do not know yet. So that has now gone away."

She further added, "The big thing about this entire release, though, is that there really isn't that much new that we're learning. I would say that this is more of a compilation rather than a full release. Basically, they've taken public files that have been from court documents, FOIA requests, House oversight drops, and compiled it all in one place with a number of new files from this, this new law."

https://www.rawstory.com/epstein-2674817265/

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Wait ONE F*CKING SECOND...The DOJ DELETED the "photo in the drawer of TRUMP" from their website? (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 20 OP
They are deleting a bunch of stuff. RockRaven Dec 20 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Dec 20 #2
Unbelievably stupid that they deleted the photo karynnj Dec 20 #3
I cannot believe people thought they would release these files Wifes husband Dec 20 #4
The only way we'll ever see them is if a whistleblower has them, and leaks them Miles Archer Dec 20 #5

Response to Miles Archer (Original post)

karynnj

(60,787 posts)
3. Unbelievably stupid that they deleted the photo
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 04:43 PM
Dec 20

1) That photo has been publicly available for years and is shown often.

2) It was included in the drop. This added a few additional publications of that photo. I never heard anyone dispute the photo, but if they had its inclusion in the drop makes it more official.

3) Taking it down just drew even more attention to it

What is clear is that this was not really a release of FBI investigations or of back up to the indictments of Epstein.

Wifes husband

(697 posts)
4. I cannot believe people thought they would release these files
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 05:25 PM
Dec 20

No surprise to me. I remember being surprised that Nixon released the tapes. Republican assholes are not going to make that mistake again. I am surprised they still exist, if they do.

Miles Archer

(21,808 posts)
5. The only way we'll ever see them is if a whistleblower has them, and leaks them
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 05:30 PM
Dec 20

And now that we have a real, live case of obstruction of justice...BY THE DOJ...it will be interesting to see what happens next. Probably nothing.

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