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Bluetus

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12. That Judge's statement is one of the most cynical things I have heard in a long time.

Reply to lakeguy (Reply #9)

Thu Nov 21, 2024, 01:47 PM

Nov 2024

He knows that if the trial has not completed by Jan 20, Trump will gut the DoJ and end that trial. If this judge actually meant a single word of what he said, he would put this in the fast track to be completed and sentenced/imprisoned (if guilty) this year.

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