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Aussie105

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2. The defense will be . . .

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:45 PM

Monday

"You Are Not the Boss of Me!"

His lawyers may well say he is in the US illegally, no passport, no visa, so he should be deported . . . to Venezuela.

More likely though, it will be a sham trial, and he will get locked up permanently.

And get Epsteined once the media moves onto the next cringeworthy topic.

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