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elliott oberman's avatar

MAGA’s New Target: Trump: It’s tough to blame the deep state when you are the deep state.

He is the keeper of the secrets. He is the one stealing away people’s liberties. He is the one weaponizing government and protecting the ruling class.

With ICE and DOGE, Trump deputized wolf packs to root around in Americans’ personal information. He got Republicans to give Stephen Miller his own army. Trump manipulates government to hurt his perceived enemies. He obscures rather than reveals, pushing aside reporters who ask penetrating questions in favor of Pravda-like partisans who take his side.

It’s mythic, being devoured by the forces you unleashed. Trump has trafficked in conspiracy theories since the despicable “birther” one about Barack Obama. Now that whirlpool of dark innuendo has sucked him down. He can no longer control the Epstein conspiracy madness inflamed by his top officials.

Trump bonded with Epstein years ago, although it’s not clear if Trump knew the extent of Epstein’s predations. He told New York magazine in 2002 that Epstein “likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

“I’m going to sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else,” he said in a call Tuesday with The Journal. (He filed the suit on Friday.) He denied that he ever drew an outline of a naked woman with his name scribbled in a salacious spot, along with writing an insinuating wish to Epstein that “every day be another wonderful secret.” (What had to be kept secret, Donald?)

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john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)'s avatar

We all want to believe so damn badly, but our faith in the rule of law has been trampled repeatedly into the dust. Each time we have an "AHA" moment of anticipation that the slippery snake Trump may actually face consequences, he manages to slither unfazed back to the sanctuary of the swamp.

Trump will drop the lawsuit against Murdoch. He doesn't have the balls to seriously challenge the one powerful dirtbag that actually knows and hoards more secrets than himself.

Trump's request for the Grand Jury to release the court filings from the Epstein case is another pile of steaming excrement. The court is nor permitted to unseal these documents normally, but if it makes an exception for Trump, as it seems to often do, don't expect any great revelations. I suspect the majority of the pages will be blacked out in redactions. The court won't publish names of people mentioned but not charged or proven guilty, and it won't reveal the names of victims, who need to be protected from persecution.

We do need to keep pressing the Epstein issue, because right now it's all we've got. We can hope that Murdoch, Bongino or some of the many others who have evidence of Trump's depravity, will shed light on his guilt.But we cannot hold our breath waiting.

Keep digging, because this POSUS needs to go.

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