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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:46 AM Jan 2017

Donald Trump shows the world folders 'containing his business plan', then they the pages are blank.




And the pages themselves appear to be blank. While the majority of the sheets were hidden, some of them were visible – and there was no sign of page numbers or the sticky notes that lawyers tend to use to mark places in large documents.

The paper itself also appeared to be the wrong size, printed on A4 rather than legal size sheets, and appears to have fallen like fresh sheets of paper. And the folders themselves were also entirely blank, despite Mr Trump suggesting that each of them related to a different business that Mr Trump was moving himself away from.

It is possible that the documents had been printed precisely for the press conference, but the fact that reporters weren't allowed to check the details of the documents led to concern that they didn't include any information at all.

The room also appears to have been filled with staff members, as well as the reporters who attended the event. Those staff members laughed and applauded throughout the conference, in noted contrast with the occasional hostility from journalists.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-press-conference-folders-business-plan-empire-blank-fake-handover-donald-jr-eric-a7523426.html
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Donald Trump shows the world folders 'containing his business plan', then they the pages are blank. (Original Post) kpete Jan 2017 OP
Every Element of this lapfog_1 Jan 2017 #1
They may be blank pages but I do believe they contain his business plan. tecelote Jan 2017 #2
You pegged it! NO plans to divest or have 'blind trust' wishstar Jan 2017 #3
great rejoinder. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #13
Forget the pages, the file folders themselves are immaculate. rug Jan 2017 #4
Yes- they'd never been handled at all it appears. And no labels? On hundreds of files? bettyellen Jan 2017 #11
At first I thought no one should jump to a conclusion without ever seeing the documents. randome Jan 2017 #5
He makes bigger fools out of his deplorables every fucking day world wide wally Jan 2017 #6
I have onethatcares Jan 2017 #7
You'd think he could hire a pro magician or hypnotist BSdetect Jan 2017 #8
The pages are blank, just... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #9
Meanwhile in a nondescript dumpster somewhere off Fifth Avenue... SticksnStones Jan 2017 #10
But see the difference? Those files actually contain printed pages! bettyellen Jan 2017 #12
True, true SticksnStones Jan 2017 #14
K&R BSdetect Jan 2017 #15

wishstar

(5,270 posts)
3. You pegged it! NO plans to divest or have 'blind trust'
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:52 AM
Jan 2017

Just like no plan to replace ACA with something better- Empty folders from empty suit

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
4. Forget the pages, the file folders themselves are immaculate.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:54 AM
Jan 2017

Untouched by human hands.

The whole thing is a prop.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
11. Yes- they'd never been handled at all it appears. And no labels? On hundreds of files?
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 02:29 PM
Jan 2017

You don't get to be Russia's law firm of the year by not labeling your files.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
5. At first I thought no one should jump to a conclusion without ever seeing the documents.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 10:17 AM
Jan 2017

But the observations about how immaculate the papers and folders are is enough to convince me now. It was all for show and, like most things Trump and the GOP do, it was done poorly.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)
6. He makes bigger fools out of his deplorables every fucking day
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 10:24 AM
Jan 2017

Understatement of the day: America disappoints me

onethatcares

(16,172 posts)
7. I have
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 11:47 AM
Jan 2017

a ream of that paper and a box of those same file folders. Can I get paid for presenting that as my healthcare plan?

Or can i take them to the hospital to show I am covered for all eventualities?

BSdetect

(8,998 posts)
8. You'd think he could hire a pro magician or hypnotist
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 12:01 PM
Jan 2017

but I guess its easy to fool most of the msm?

Cheaper too.

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