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angrychair

(12,512 posts)
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 05:48 PM Sep 2025

A foundation of Lies

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) asked Patel if he told Mango Mussolini he was in the Epstein files and Patel said "no" right away and did not hesitate or embellish or become combative.

When Rep. Swalwell asked Patel if he ever told AG Pam Bondi that Mango Mussolini was in the Epstein files he gave a non-answer. Asked him again. He gave a non-answer and Patel became agitated.

Rep. Swalwell asked Patel again if he ever told AG Pam Bondi that Mango Mussolini was in the Epstein files
He, again, gave a non-answer and Patel became even more agitated and slightly combative in his response.

Rep. Swalwell, again, asked Patel if he ever told AG Pam Bondi that Mango Mussolini was in the Epstein files
Patel, again, gave a non-answer and became even more agitated and overtly more combative in his response.

Rep. Swalwell, again, asked Patel if he ever told AG Pam Bondi that Mango Mussolini was in the Epstein files.
Patel, again, gave a non-answer and became combative and hostile in his response.

The director of the FBI never answered the direct question if he told the AG of the United States that Mango Mussolini was in the Epstein files.

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A foundation of Lies (Original Post) angrychair Sep 2025 OP
That Lie Will Be Revealed MrWowWow Sep 2025 #1
And this is why leftieNanner Sep 2025 #2

leftieNanner

(16,170 posts)
2. And this is why
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 06:13 PM
Sep 2025

These assholes must ALWAYS be questioned under oath. So they get to choose between lying and obfuscating.

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