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[–] 210 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Ten bucks says they gave her a list to sign off on.

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  • [–] 145 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    100% this. This will be the hit list they want to go down. Pardon Maxwell, then say listen....here are the names (with no evidence but her word). Then they start making arrests. Probably 5 or less GOP members, the rest nobodies and Dems.

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  • [+] 44 points 1 year ago (6 children)
  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Plot twist: Trump issues a blanket pardon for Maxwell, and all the Democrats she names. Whether or not they actually did it, for precisely that reason. If they prosecuted them, then the government have to prove it's case. But Trump can pardon anything for any reason, even shit he makes up.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That'll piss off his base because he's supposed to be the savior, not the swamp or something. They'll release the "names" and then nothing will happen because, exactly like you said, then they don't have to prove it.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    He doesn't need the base anymore. If he holds on to power past Jan 2029, he won't need their votes to do it. He won't need any votes at all.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    Public opinion always matters. Even kings needed their people on their side; why do you think they made up all that divine right bullshit and had the churches preach it so much?

    Every country has the government that a sufficient number of people are willing to tolerate. Tyranny can only tip the scales, it cannot change the game. If a populace doesn't want to be ruled, it cannot be ruled. That's why fascism relies so heavily on the imposition of a hierarchy; because the people who aren't at the bottom will support the system that gives them someone else to tread on, while the rich and the powerful live it up at the top. But you always need to keep a significant sector of the population on your side. There always has to be an in group who benefit enough from the government to want to keep it.

    Governments end when enough people want them to end. Democracy is just a way of doing it politely.

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  • [–] 88 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    "Her lawyer said that the sit-downs this week were Maxwell’s first opportunity to answer questions about what happened."

    I'm pretty sure that she was questioned by investigators during multiple investigations into Epstein over the years, including her own trial that sent her to jail.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yes but this was the first opportunity for her to answer questions "truthfully" with a sword dangling over her so they could get the answers they wanted.

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  • [–] 62 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    “Trump’s personal defense attorney meets with witness to coerce her. Presidential pardon dangled to force outcome.

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  • [–] 119 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    SHE'S GETTING A FUCKING PARDON!!!

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  • [–] 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Ghislaine Handed DOJ 100 highly selective Names in Shameless Pardon Quid Pro Quo

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It is very simple to predict how this regime will respond. Theyll release her list without trumps name and call it a day. Duh.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago*

    This culture of pardoning criminals for handing over other criminals is sick.
    In this case specifically Trump has a huge conflict of interest, and she is probably pardoned for NOT mentioning Trump.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago

    “Donald J. Trump in no way knew about any of Jeffry’s illicit doings. In fact, he was a model, moral and honorable person - perhaps the most moral and honorable person in the history of the world, except for maybe Jesus. Jeffery used to come to me, tears in his eyes, and say I wish I could be as strong, powerful and moral as Donald. Any mention of him in any files were related to him going to church and praying.”

    -Ghislaine Maxwell

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  • [–] 61 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 54 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said after the meetings that his client was asked about maybe “100 different people” in connection with Epstein. He said she did not hold anything back.

    She didnt list the names of offenders or anything like that. She just responded to their questions about 100 people.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Sounds an awful lot like the old HUAC trials. "We'll grant you clemency, all you gotta do is give us the names of your best friends that are communists. We just wanna talk to them."

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    I mean yeah, duh. Anything is better than jail, especially when you belong there for trafficking minors. In the likely event she gets freed, I hope she's harassed until the end of her worthless days.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    I wonder which name she would never dare write down if wanting a pardon..

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    The Pedophile of the United States, folks.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah now I'm convinced they wanted her free so she could continue supplying the elite with young girls.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago*

    Not that I care much, I wonder how many days she will last on the street. So many people want her gone.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    I fully expect him to say out loud that 110% of the people on the list are Democrats.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is going to be the biggest nothing burger of all time. Question is will the maga base eat it. I've actually seen parts of th base fragment.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    At what point is it acceptable to advocate for violence? I’d argue months ago, but I’d settle for now.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    The title is confusing- she didn't receive a pardon.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    So she's the most powerful man in the world by knowing stuff about the orange one she's practically above the law. It may be possible that she's also a Schrödinger person, both dead and alive but mostly alive soon to be dead. Once She's out of public view and jail "protection", she could have all sorts of unfortunate accidents like three shots to the head while falling from a fifth floor. It could be a broken neck before "jumping" off a perfectly good plane. Propane unscheduled disassembly of her car even though its a Prius. Things like that.

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  • How many times was trump mentioned?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    ...super, where's the full 'list' in which orangeskin is named as an accomplicessociate...

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    On Friday, Trump not only acknowledged that he is “allowed” to pardon Maxwell as president, but he also tried to scapegoat others as he denies he ever had a close relationship with Epstein.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    What worries me is using this as "evidence" to arrest Democrats in office.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    sounds like we'll get a release of the epstein files with one name missing. That seems strictly better than no epstein file release.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    well if you put it together with the epstein files, that might be something

    You do realize I was talking about the epstein files right? Seeing as I said "epstein file" in both sentences that I wrote.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Even if the list had no apparent omissions, how could you verify it wasn't doctored? Generally, we don't tend to consider redactions as the same thing as doctoring.

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    Markus also said that she was asked about “every possible thing you could imagine–everything."

    So logically that would mean she's revealed everything she knows about Trump.

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