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thucythucy

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1. Conceding that the Epstein files no doubt contain incriminating material on Trump,

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 10:18 AM

Jul 15

I'm left to wonder why Democrats neglected this issue during the campaign.

In fact, I wonder why the material wasn't made public sometime during the Biden presidency.

Was it an unwillingness to "sink to their level?" Or was there some serous legal obstacle to pursuing this? If only the former, in my humble opinion this constitutes a mistake of the highest order. Perhaps there was a feeling that Trump's base wouldn't care--since it didn't care about so much other damning information--or that it would be seen--and dismissed--as "partisan."

But given Trump's sensitivity about this, and the response of MAGA, it seems to me that an enormous opportunity to derail the MAGA train was missed.

Imagine what LBJ would have done with something like this,

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Jeffrey Epstein Is a Policy Issue [View all] Passages Jul 15 OP

Conceding that the Epstein files no doubt contain incriminating material on Trump, thucythucy Jul 15 #1

Yes. The leadership in our party has approached corrupt pols like GW Bush and Wall Street Passages Jul 15 #2

No doubt the sexcapades of the rich and famous (and not so famous) include some folks the party wants to protect. usonian Jul 15 #3

Precisely right. Passages Jul 15 #4

Chump cannot in any way mischaracterize this as "presidential immunity" FakeNoose Jul 15 #5

I'd say more of a roadblock than an "end" Skittles Jul 15 #6