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no_hypocrisy

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28. The Buck Stops Here. If there was definitive evidence and Biden knew about it,
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:03 PM
Jul 19

my best guess is that he didn't choose to release it for two reasons:

1. His faith. I have no doubt that Joe Biden would have meditated on this, asked his priest for guidance, and believed it would be sinful to purposely hurt another soul, especially after the latter had not held back on hurting him and his family.

2. His integrity and pragmatism. Joe Biden believed that he could win a second term without releasing the Epstein files. And if he did release the files and won, a certain segment of the population would believe that he won by playing dirty, by using the cruelest strategy against his opponent. (Don't get me wrong. The same segment would be cheering TSF for doing the same thing to Biden. Which he did. Hypocrisy reigns.)

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