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Chasstev365

(7,804 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:33 AM Feb 11

If Obama's FBI director James Comey had all this Epstein/Trump info in 2016, why the hell didn't it come out?

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So much destruction in the US and the world could have avoided if Trump had never become president.

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If Obama's FBI director James Comey had all this Epstein/Trump info in 2016, why the hell didn't it come out? (Original Post) Chasstev365 Feb 11 OP
Same reason they didn't release Trump's tax returns Bok_Tukalo Feb 11 #1
If a presidential candidate engaged in criminal behavior, can't the FBI legally let the public know? Chasstev365 Feb 11 #3
No. yardwork Feb 11 #6
Probably due to international financiers' entanglement and some Democrats influenced by Big Money Tim S Feb 11 #2
It ALWAYS comes back to $$$$ johnnyfins Feb 11 #4
It wouldn't have mattered. It would have been another "hoax". They saw the Access Hollywoood tape and did not care tulipsandroses Feb 11 #5
Chris Wray rso Feb 11 #7
Thanks; I will correct. Chasstev365 Feb 11 #8

Bok_Tukalo

(4,541 posts)
1. Same reason they didn't release Trump's tax returns
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:37 AM
Feb 11

They were public servants who followed the law. It is only recently that lawlessness has become the norm.

Chasstev365

(7,804 posts)
3. If a presidential candidate engaged in criminal behavior, can't the FBI legally let the public know?
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:42 AM
Feb 11

Tim S

(237 posts)
2. Probably due to international financiers' entanglement and some Democrats influenced by Big Money
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:41 AM
Feb 11

(Not every Dem has the integrity of Bernie)

tulipsandroses

(8,252 posts)
5. It wouldn't have mattered. It would have been another "hoax". They saw the Access Hollywoood tape and did not care
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 08:21 AM
Feb 11

He was right when he said he could shoot someone on 5th ave and not lose support.

rso

(2,673 posts)
7. Chris Wray
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:14 AM
Feb 11

Chris Wray was appointed by Trump 1.0, and retained by Biden, he was never Obama’s FBI Director.

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