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[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Epstein "best friend" Trump chief among them, still working to help actual real life adults who have molested minors evade justice. Trump has always publicly lusted after under age girls, including famously his own daughter.

[–] Smeagol666@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I agree. Trump is definitely a fucking pedo. I don't understand why he kept pushing the "Epstein List" with his base only to try and gaslight them about it now. I think he may have overestimated his toadies' competence level in trying to delete himself from it while implicating his political rivals.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

This is exactly it, I think. Or maybe he's just in it so much that there's not a lot left without him.