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karynnj

(60,872 posts)
12. Had the records been accounts implicating a Democrat or someone non political,
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:21 AM
Yesterday

it could be believable. Accidentally removing files dealing with Trump, given we were TOLD thousands of FBI people flagged anything pertaining to Trump is simply not believable.

A better, though likely not true, story would have been that the FBI years before moved (not removed) files after accusations were thoroughly and privately investigated and found not credible. In parallel with putting together the case against Maxwell, cases should have been started against others whose actions deserved it. It is entirely possible that some people intertwined with Maxwell and Epstein might not have been quilty of anything indictable.

However, I think the clumsy unbelievable excuse that it was an accident makes that claim less likely to convince anyone.

We should demand that Maureen Comey and others appear before Congress to address the status of investigations before Trump fired her.

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Not a mistake. They did it on purpose. twodogsbarking Yesterday #1
Sure they are. Scrivener7 Yesterday #2
Which 3 million document parcel are they talking about? /nt bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3
No. None were mistakenly withheld. mwb970 Yesterday #4
"mistakenly" ?????????????????? AverageOldGuy Yesterday #5
;-{)...... Goonch Yesterday #6
...Like donald tRump-stein was "looking into" the girls' dressing room at the pageant...... lastlib Yesterday #7
"Justice Department says it's reviewing whether any Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld" MLWR Yesterday #8
"Mistake." BlueKota Yesterday #9
You don't get two chances to prove your honesty, Bondi (nt) William Seger Yesterday #10
Of course, nobody's ever going to see those documents that were deep-sixed by Bill Barr FakeNoose Yesterday #11
Had the records been accounts implicating a Democrat or someone non political, karynnj Yesterday #12
Funny how they keep making 'mistakes' on the pages and material referring to travelingthrulife Yesterday #13
Those documents that were packed and shipped to Mar-A-Lago back in 2020 & 21 FakeNoose Yesterday #14
drumpf makes all Justice Department decisions JoseBalow Yesterday #15
The dog ate my homework. Talitha Yesterday #16
No , no mistake those deleted were done so on purpose. republianmushroom Yesterday #17
It's obvious that the DOJ did bury those records. Mblaze Yesterday #18
We can expect more lying Quanto Magnus Yesterday #19
Oh good, that's really reassuring ... KPN Yesterday #20
Yeah, just like O.J. said he was looking for his wife's killer. ificandream Yesterday #21
I haven't seen Trump's justice department do anything "consistent with the law". patphil 23 hrs ago #22
But they ARE "consistent" with BREAKING the law. BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #23
"mistakenly withheld" Sam I Yam 18 hrs ago #24
right???? Skittles 17 hrs ago #25
"Mistakenly" withheld, my fat pink ass. Ocelot II 17 hrs ago #26
To likely reiterate the above, since I did not read every single post: Janbdwl72 17 hrs ago #27
None were mistakenly withheld SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #28
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