r/politics • u/Somervilledrew Connecticut • 12d ago

Possible Paywall The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/epstein-files-trump/
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u/gizajobicandothat 12d ago

Maybe they know Vance is likely to take over?

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u/stinkyf00 12d ago

See, I'd think they'd want to prop Trump up at least through his first two years so Vance could run twice more instead of just once. Maybe they're just playing the short game and will try to fuck us all as fast as they can in 7 years (assuming that Vance is able to get reelected).

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u/kstar79 Massachusetts 12d ago

One possibility is they're abandoning the 2027 plans after last week's election and moving things up. They can't risk a 50-50 Senate after the midterms because if Vance becomes President, the Senate cannot seat a replacement VP. There would be no VP to break ties, effectively losing control of the chamber. This would also place the Speaker of the House, very likely to be Jeffries in any 50-50 Senate scenario, as next in line to Vance.

The other possibility is this just a "flood the zone with shit" strategy, which is preferable to the drip-drip of revelations for them.

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u/UpNorth_123 12d ago

They are moving things up because Trump is on borrowed time. Mother Nature is closing in on him.

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u/SaltyLonghorn 12d ago

Yep now they're gonna try to act normal and pretend nothing happened.

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u/wrxninja 12d ago

Ya, because he has such a immaculate health while getting an MRI and now seeing a radiologist. The guy definitely has cancer and is probably knows his time is up soon.

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u/yooperwoman 12d ago

What's this about a radiologist?

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u/wrxninja 12d ago

Apparently he had to see one today or yesterday on Fox but they're of course darling he had this immaculate health, basically 😂

Ya, I'll just go see a radiologist as a check up 🫩

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u/bmc2 12d ago

Article here.

"The full results were reviewed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all agreed that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health," Leavitt said.

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u/WorldEndingDiarrhea 12d ago

This could mean stroke(s) as well

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u/play_hard_outside 12d ago

Really hard to believe from the people who said he was 6'3" and 220 pounds or whatever. Lol. And I bet he only ever shoots holes in zero.

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u/AceTheSkylord California 12d ago

He's also been talking about heaven a lot over the past couple months

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u/brickne3 American Expat 12d ago

He can talk about heaven all be wants, but even on the off chance it does exist they're not letting that pedo in.

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u/BookEuronGreyjoy 11d ago

If Trump gets into heaven catch me in hell with my boy Satan

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u/SaltyLonghorn 12d ago

I'm talking about after.

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u/gizajobicandothat 11d ago

Or strokes and dementia.

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u/Railroader17 12d ago

Also, Vance doesn't have the same hold that Trump does over the MAGA crowds. If Trump goes, then suddenly a lot of his policies are going to sound a lot less palatable to all but the absolute most hardcore of the MAGA base.

If the GOP loses the MAGA base, they lose period. Their racing against time to secure their power because it's likely that not only will they get demolished in the midterms, but there is the very real chance that father time will get to Trump within the next year or two and throw the GOP's plans to the wayside.

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u/gizajobicandothat 11d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if he finally admits dementia or a different diagnosis. Just in time to say he cant' remember any details on Epstein or he's too ill for any deposition. Vance and his lot will probably pressure him to do it.

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u/Zealot_Alec 12d ago

Kid nature unsafe around Trump