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In reply to the discussion: Deranged Trump claims Obama and Hillary wrote the Epstein files and urges people to not care about them [View all]Wiz Imp
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A couple of inconvenient facts which render his accusation here pretty much impossible:
Epstein was first arrested in 2006 and convicted in 2008 via an illegal plea deal. This all happened under the Presidential Administration of George W. Bush. The Attorney General from 2006 thru September of 2007 was Alberto Gonzales. The Attorney general from November 2007 thru the end of the administration was Michael Mukasey. Both were Republicans appointed by Bush.
Epstein's second arrest was in July 2019 under the Administration of Donald Trump. In 2015 & 2016, new private civil lawsuits were filed against Epstein. In early 2017, Trump nominated Alex Acosta as Secretary of Labor. Acosta was the US Attorney who approved Epstein's original illegal plea deal. Acosta resigned 13 days after Epstein's second arrest. Epstein was found dead in his cell August 10, 2019. The Attorney General in 2019 was Republican & Donald Trump Appointee Bill Barr.
So ALL Federal legal activity surrounding Epstein took place entirely under Republican administrations including the most recent being under Trump himself. Those legal cases would form the majority of information in the "Epstein Files".
So exactly when were Obama & Clinton supposed to have "written" them? If there was any evidence of tampering with the Epstein files during Obama's Presidency, you can bet Trump's DOJ in his first term would have brought charges against them quicker than Trump's "hair" blows around in a windstorm.
I think he is truly frightened that the truth about Epstein is going to come out and it will destroy him.
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