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MichMan

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21. If it was staged, like many believe, why would the Secret Service have captured him alive?
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:38 PM
5 hrs ago

Seems like they would have shot and killed him, so he couldn't expose the plot at his trial.

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It's Magic! purr-rat beauty Sunday #1
FWIW: Physics doesn't work like that OC375 Sunday #4
Yeah. The video (doesn't) show all that. Buckshot hit ONE spot from maybe 3 feet? underpants Sunday #7
Buckshot is not a bullet, gab13by13 Sunday #2
Exactly. Even those who know virtually nothing about munitions should recognize that. hlthe2b Sunday #6
Agreed and gee, one whole pellet. ratchiweenie Sunday #11
I'll believe it, when they prove it! bluestarone Sunday #3
A buckshot shell fires 9 pellets at once NickB79 Sunday #5
Thanks. One pellet? Nothing on his legs? One pellet hit and the drywall behind him is okay? underpants Sunday #9
A suspicious new story pulled from a magicians black top hat..... magicarpet Sunday #8
If there are 9 pellets in one buckshot shell, at that range i want them to produce bluestarone Sunday #10
00 Buckshot melm00se Sunday #12
Before or after the gun was confiscated? cstanleytech Sunday #13
Do we even know if they checked to see if the gun was fired? what kind of shotgun shells did he have? 00 buck? ChicagoTeamster Sunday #14
Sure Jan orangecrush Sunday #15
Judge Boxwine sez what? area51 Sunday #16
The most important part of this story is dixiegrrrrl Yesterday #17
I'd bet we've heard 100,000 lies out of the felon, Leavitt, and cabinet. pat_k 21 hrs ago #18
Isn't This Calling A Suspect "Guilty" Pre-trial? ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #19
yeah, okay, cool story bro. nt Javaman 18 hrs ago #20
If it was staged, like many believe, why would the Secret Service have captured him alive? MichMan 5 hrs ago #21
Video released today Delphinus 5 hrs ago #22
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