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Johonny

(25,279 posts)
9. The answer is sort of obvious
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:36 AM
Jul 2025

The 2020 election was about Trump's presidency. The 2024 election was about Biden's. It was the 2016 election where Trump's character was in play. Trump's friendship (decade plus long) with Epstein came out. Trump's sexual predatory nature. Trump's marriages, affairs, rape and sexual assault, the accusations of using Miss Teen USA to oogle young girls. All this was last really hashed over in 2016, when a lot of the new voters were in grade school through college and not giving a shit. It was assumed to be a known known that his voters didn't care about.

What changed was in the last election Bro Culture went heavy into both politics and into Trump's political brand. Bro culture is awash with Internet conspiracies. And the Epstein conspiracy is a big one. A lot of his new male voter base is heavy into Influencers and conspiracies. And many of these people didn't know how involved Trump was with Epstein. Rogan spent all his air time on Hunter Biden's laptop, he didn't ask Trump about any of this shit.

The fact Trump is acting like he is covering up something (the thing conspiracy peddlers love most is the appearance of a coverup) is more damaging than likely any one thing they will likely find out new information wise. His current shifty activities are the thing this culture feasts on. Trump is, more or less, now the deep state. By 2028, he will have been president for a majority of these people's adult lives. It is obviously getting harder and harder for him to pretend to be a government outsider. And these conspiracy people hate the government and their love their cover-ups.

No matter what he releases, it won't be evidence of a left wing global sex trafficking ring Qonon bull shit that never existed, so he's fucked. He has become one of them now. This is the humor in all this. He lost Bro Musk and Bro Musk controls Twitter, so good luck stamping this out over there. Bro Rogan isn't thrilled with him. Now he's got Bro Tucker etc . . . These guys are all competing for the same narrow audience and that audience loves themselves Epstein conspiracy shit.

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I don't get it either MichMan Jul 2025 #1
Here you go: Kingofalldems Jul 2025 #2
No one at DOJ leaked even a bit... after the DOJ has been leaking stuff for 30 years? WarGamer Jul 2025 #4
Give it up, it's not working. Kingofalldems Jul 2025 #8
Morning Joe asked the same question... WarGamer Jul 2025 #10
He's a republican. Kingofalldems Jul 2025 #13
your response is telling! FHRRK Jul 2025 #16
I honestly don't understand why you're mentioning Morning Joe senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #24
Possibly because he's anti-Trump and on MSNBC. WarGamer Jul 2025 #25
Oh please Keepthesoulalive Jul 2025 #29
He and Meee-ca went to Mar a Lago to kiss tsf's ass. sheshe2 Jul 2025 #30
To deflect defense of Trump onto someone else. W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #33
According to your link, Trump is also prohibited from releasing them MichMan Jul 2025 #14
.. WarGamer Jul 2025 #20
However, Senator Wyden has rightly demanded the release of the Treasury department file on Epstein Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #21
Nonsense Raven123 Jul 2025 #3
We filed over 300 hundred lawsuits against Trump but held Melon Jul 2025 #27
It's not vindictive to take down a man involved in trafficking children still-prayin4rain Jul 2025 #36
Because the Dems had Merrick the Meek as AG. republianmushroom Jul 2025 #5
THIS may be the answer. WarGamer Jul 2025 #6
That's about it BOSSHOG Jul 2025 #26
Biden didn't do things for petty personal political reasons underpants Jul 2025 #7
It wouldn't have been petty or personal. If it could have been released, it should have. And if it couldn't Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #23
Yep, exposing a person's involvement with harming children is not petty. still-prayin4rain Jul 2025 #37
The answer is sort of obvious Johonny Jul 2025 #9
There ***WERE*** embarrassing details released MAGA didn't care then and they don't care now uponit7771 Jul 2025 #11
Merrick Fucking Garland and Christopher Wray - a TRUMP appointee Arazi Jul 2025 #12
I'm in complete agreement fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #18
Agreed. snot Jul 2025 #15
I gotta admit I wonder about this too fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #17
Your post makes it sound like you think Biden ran the DOJ like Trump runs it. Sogo Jul 2025 #19
Garland fucked up more ways than one! Emile Jul 2025 #22
The Buck Stops Here. If there was definitive evidence and Biden knew about it, no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #28
I think Biden really wanted to try to return us to " norms" of politics. I may be wrong, but I am skeptical that tulipsandroses Jul 2025 #31
Oh, you! W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #32
Everyone thought the legal system would take him down. Kablooie Jul 2025 #34
The guy probably wasn't just a client, but also a silent partner. miyazaki Jul 2025 #35
Are you pretending he might not be in there after even Elon says he is? Brainfodder Jul 2025 #38
He's definitely in there... WarGamer Jul 2025 #39
From what I understand.. the files were not opened because of appeals being made Peacetrain Jul 2025 #40
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