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choie

(6,147 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2025, 04:50 PM Jul 23

Any theories as to who is providing the Wall Street Journal all the info

for their trump/epstein exposes?

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Any theories as to who is providing the Wall Street Journal all the info (Original Post) choie Jul 23 OP

i've heard the persons code name is "chlamydia" ret5hd Jul 23 #1

Ha! Good one! mountain grammy Jul 23 #4

The call is coming from inside the GOP party. Irish_Dem Jul 23 #2

I agree. When Murdoch turns on Trump with a revival of Epstein, wnylib Jul 23 #11

Yes if the cult leader goes away, some of the cult members will peel away. Irish_Dem Jul 23 #15

Much like the unfortunately named David Pecker, YodaMom2 Jul 23 #3

Yes I agree. But it is more than just Murdoch who has the long knives out. Irish_Dem Jul 23 #6

Oh, no doubt. YodaMom2 Jul 23 #16

Trump has made many enemies. They may all pile on if there is blood in the water. Irish_Dem Jul 23 #17

Right on the mark. Well said. wnylib Jul 23 #12

The WSJ used "multiple sources" in the birthday card story -- and believe Nicolle allegorical oracle Jul 23 #5

Yes, who do you think the others are? Irish_Dem Jul 23 #8

Maybe Eloon dodged it all up newdeal2 Jul 23 #7

He's already copied every file there is. Blue Full Moon Jul 23 #9

I suspect he is one of several. GoCubsGo Jul 23 #21

My guess is Elon Musk Arazi Jul 23 #10

My first thought. He has all the data. multigraincracker Jul 23 #14

I think that's a good guess too. Only, I don't know if he'd have knowledge of Mike 03 Jul 23 #18

It's obviously Q. flvegan Jul 23 #13

Nobody the public knows Wiz Imp Jul 23 #19

Hannibal Lecter? DoBW Jul 23 #20

May he rest in peace lame54 Jul 23 #22

Ted Kaczynski ? DoBW Jul 23 #24

Are his initials EM? ananda Jul 23 #23

ret5hd

(21,812 posts)

1. i've heard the persons code name is "chlamydia"

Reply to choie (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 04:55 PM

Jul 23

Deep Throat was already taken.

mountain grammy

(28,247 posts)

4. Ha! Good one!

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:06 PM

Jul 23

Irish_Dem

(75,501 posts)

2. The call is coming from inside the GOP party.

Reply to choie (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:05 PM

Jul 23

wnylib

(25,325 posts)

11. I agree. When Murdoch turns on Trump with a revival of Epstein,

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:33 PM

Jul 23

it's very likely being done with the approval of the MAGAs who backed Trump as the face of Project 2025. My guess is that they want a replacement for him. Time to move the bought-and-paid-for Vance into Trump's position.

Replacing Trump will not be the end of the fascists in government. But, it could cause loss of general support among the MAGA rank and file. They've been enamored of the image that Trump projects of himself. No one else in the MAGA fascist movement can dupe the masses as well as President Doohnibor.

Should get interesting.

Irish_Dem

(75,501 posts)

15. Yes if the cult leader goes away, some of the cult members will peel away.

Reply to wnylib (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:49 PM

Jul 23

Vance has zero charisma and is a terrible liar.
He is also lazy.
Seems to be on permanent vacation since he took office.
And using his little children as human shields like his pal Musk.

But yes he is bought and paid for.
But he will flip to the highest bidder.

YodaMom2

(122 posts)

3. Much like the unfortunately named David Pecker,

Reply to choie (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:06 PM

Jul 23

I wouldn’t be surprised if Rupert Murdoch has been sitting on a veritable treasure trove of salacious information about Mango Mussolini, a la “catch and kill”, just in case…

But now that the oligarch’s pet narcissistic sociopath has outlived his usefulness (they got the tax cuts and deregulation they wanted), and his chaotic behavior and ridiculous fixations have become a nuisance, out comes the dirt. Exactly as planned…

Irish_Dem

(75,501 posts)

6. Yes I agree. But it is more than just Murdoch who has the long knives out.

Reply to YodaMom2 (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:12 PM

Jul 23

YodaMom2

(122 posts)

16. Oh, no doubt.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 06:37 PM

Jul 23

His pervy behavior has been grist for the NYC gossip mills for decades. But Murdoch's drip, drip, drip of scandalous info, and his "so what?" response to tRump's threats have created, IMO, a permission structure for the gossips to speak aloud what they've been whispering about. To release the Kraken, to unsheath the knives.

By the time they're done with him, that SOB is gonna look like a freakin' porcupine.

Irish_Dem

(75,501 posts)

17. Trump has made many enemies. They may all pile on if there is blood in the water.

Reply to YodaMom2 (Reply #16)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 06:43 PM

Jul 23

wnylib

(25,325 posts)

12. Right on the mark. Well said.

Reply to YodaMom2 (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:34 PM

Jul 23

allegorical oracle

(5,750 posts)

5. The WSJ used "multiple sources" in the birthday card story -- and believe Nicolle

Reply to choie (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:11 PM

Jul 23

read the same attribution in today's WSJ piece. Appears that there is more than one leaker somewhere. Patel will have to set up his handy dandy polygraph soon.

Irish_Dem

(75,501 posts)

8. Yes, who do you think the others are?

Reply to allegorical oracle (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:15 PM

Jul 23

I think some of the leakers would surprise us?

newdeal2

(4,237 posts)

7. Maybe Eloon dodged it all up

Reply to choie (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:15 PM

Jul 23

And can access things he’s not supposed to.

Blue Full Moon

(2,904 posts)

9. He's already copied every file there is.

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:24 PM

Jul 23

GoCubsGo

(34,393 posts)

21. I suspect he is one of several.

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 07:20 PM

Jul 23

There are still loads of people left in the government who are not Trump loyalists, including in the DOJ and other pertinent agencies. There are likely leakers all over the place.

Arazi

(8,394 posts)

10. My guess is Elon Musk

Reply to choie (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:26 PM

Jul 23

Long shot: the Maxwells to pressure for a pardon

multigraincracker

(36,361 posts)

14. My first thought. He has all the data.

Reply to Arazi (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 05:47 PM

Jul 23

Mike 03

(18,685 posts)

18. I think that's a good guess too. Only, I don't know if he'd have knowledge of

Reply to Arazi (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 07:07 PM

Jul 23

communications between DOJ and the White House, or whether the WSJ would consider him a credible source.

It could be two to five individuals who are not public figures but worked on the Epstein case in some capacity. I haven't read the article so I don't know if these are "current" or "former", etc.. But Musk is a perfectly reasonable guess.