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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAny theories as to who is providing the Wall Street Journal all the info
for their trump/epstein exposes?
ret5hd
(22,588 posts)Deep Throat was already taken.
mountain grammy
(29,221 posts)Irish_Dem
(82,386 posts)wnylib
(26,468 posts)it's very likely being done with the approval of the MAGAs who backed Trump as the face of Project 2025. My guess is that they want a replacement for him. Time to move the bought-and-paid-for Vance into Trump's position.
Replacing Trump will not be the end of the fascists in government. But, it could cause loss of general support among the MAGA rank and file. They've been enamored of the image that Trump projects of himself. No one else in the MAGA fascist movement can dupe the masses as well as President Doohnibor.
Should get interesting.
Irish_Dem
(82,386 posts)Vance has zero charisma and is a terrible liar.
He is also lazy.
Seems to be on permanent vacation since he took office.
And using his little children as human shields like his pal Musk.
But yes he is bought and paid for.
But he will flip to the highest bidder.
YodaMom2
(215 posts)I wouldnt be surprised if Rupert Murdoch has been sitting on a veritable treasure trove of salacious information about Mango Mussolini, a la catch and kill, just in case
But now that the oligarchs pet narcissistic sociopath has outlived his usefulness (they got the tax cuts and deregulation they wanted), and his chaotic behavior and ridiculous fixations have become a nuisance, out comes the dirt. Exactly as planned
Irish_Dem
(82,386 posts)YodaMom2
(215 posts)His pervy behavior has been grist for the NYC gossip mills for decades. But Murdoch's drip, drip, drip of scandalous info, and his "so what?" response to tRump's threats have created, IMO, a permission structure for the gossips to speak aloud what they've been whispering about. To release the Kraken, to unsheath the knives.
By the time they're done with him, that SOB is gonna look like a freakin' porcupine.
Irish_Dem
(82,386 posts)wnylib
(26,468 posts)allegorical oracle
(6,594 posts)read the same attribution in today's WSJ piece. Appears that there is more than one leaker somewhere. Patel will have to set up his handy dandy polygraph soon.
Irish_Dem
(82,386 posts)I think some of the leakers would surprise us?
newdeal2
(5,625 posts)And can access things hes not supposed to.
Blue Full Moon
(3,653 posts)GoCubsGo
(35,007 posts)There are still loads of people left in the government who are not Trump loyalists, including in the DOJ and other pertinent agencies. There are likely leakers all over the place.
Arazi
(8,887 posts)Long shot: the Maxwells to pressure for a pardon
multigraincracker
(38,060 posts)Mike 03
(18,690 posts)communications between DOJ and the White House, or whether the WSJ would consider him a credible source.
It could be two to five individuals who are not public figures but worked on the Epstein case in some capacity. I haven't read the article so I don't know if these are "current" or "former", etc.. But Musk is a perfectly reasonable guess.
flvegan
(66,531 posts)*Commence with the exploding heads of the idiot members of that sect of the cult*
Wiz Imp
(10,446 posts)Probably mid-level DOJ & FBI staff who've managed to fly under the radar so far.
DoBW
(3,331 posts)lame54
(40,114 posts)DoBW
(3,331 posts)ananda
(35,520 posts)???
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