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2. They wanted to avoid speaking poorly of Trump

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 06:30 AM

9 hrs ago

Yet they do not want to go down in history as protecting a pedophile.

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So they can read the tea leaves Raven123 10 hrs ago #1

They wanted to avoid speaking poorly of Trump Quanta 9 hrs ago #2

I don't believe this for a second. choie 9 hrs ago #3

I know hard to believe isn't it? They might do the right thing to save their own skin or for the right price. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #4

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Yup BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #12

Exactly, how many times have we gotten our hopes up that the truth will come out Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #13

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Exactly. YodaMom2 4 hrs ago #25

Well, the "right thing" PatSeg 5 hrs ago #20

What's left of the files. We'll never know how much they destroyed already IronLionZion 8 hrs ago #6

The information is worth too much to be destroyed. And it is an insurance policy for some. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #10

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Probably a major reason he wanted access to the entire US govt data base. Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #32

Put the files out. Let chips fall where they may! oasis 7 hrs ago #11

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Based on reporting this week, I could definitely see it getting 292 votes in the House Wiz Imp 4 hrs ago #27

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