I’d say you can only lie about what is so clearly evident for so long before folks catch on, but apparently for many, 10 years isn’t long enough for the evidence to set in. You are probably right.

So, isn’t accepting a pardon seen as an admission of guilt in the eyes of the court? (Burdick?) Seems like when state charges are on the table it wouldn’t be wise to accept a federal pardon to begin with, yes?

I’m somewhat embarrassed for her. Why even go knowing you’d perform so poorly?

In other emails, Epstein described his relationships with foreign leaders, advised Steve Bannon on how to increase his influence in Europe and offered his (mostly, but not entirely, dim) assesment of Trump to those who asked. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Doesn’t matter. She can say ANYTHING happened in there. We’ll believe her. I mean, the alternative is that we believe this band of morons brought her to the situation room to just have a friendly chit-chat.

It was super dumb. She now has license to say whatever she can think of - truth, lie, whatever and we’ll believe it because …behind closed doors and clearly seems suspicious. These are not smart people. And if they go after her, her story is even more believable.

That could have been an easy ‘No’ that she could not say. 🤔

“I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” - Musk describing the Optimus robot which is being marketed as a personal assistant helping with tasks like folding laundry. 😑

All I can say is, if they sue, let their juries be made up of the kind of folks who wouldn’t convict a guy for throwing a sandwich.

Sadly, the ones holding the bag will be the employees who went against protocol (and law) and provider the records. S—t rolls downhill but pardons are for those at the top. 😐

Yes, a low-income person battling cancer and juggling 2 min-wage jobs is really excited about the prospect of getting to spend their spare time reviewing health insurance policies and hoping any insurers still want to cover their market.