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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ghislaine Handed DOJ 100 highly selective Names in Shameless Pardon Quid Pro Quo

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

How much we betting that all the names handed over are Democrats and Republicans critical of trump?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Handed DOJ back the same 100 names they handed her.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

I wonder which name she would never dare write down if wanting a pardon..

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The title is confusing- she didn't receive a pardon.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Not right now, she didn't. In reality who can say what was promised or implied.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This culture of pardoning criminals for handing over other criminals is sick.
In this case specifically Trump has a huge conflict of interest, and she is probably pardoned for NOT mentioning Trump.

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

The Pedophile of the United States, folks.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 209 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Ten bucks says they gave her a list to sign off on.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 146 points 2 days ago (1 children)

100% this. This will be the hit list they want to go down. Pardon Maxwell, then say listen....here are the names (with no evidence but her word). Then they start making arrests. Probably 5 or less GOP members, the rest nobodies and Dems.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 44 points 2 days ago (5 children)

They won't arrest anyone. If they do, everything about this whole process will be subpoenaed and plastered in public for all to see.

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 91 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That’s cute, you think the law matters anymore

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Precisely. They don't need to arrest anyone for that crime because they can just lock people up whenever they want anyway. It's interesting that you realized the law doesn't matter but couldn't apply it one step earlier in the process.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 17 points 2 days ago

*for the poors

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And the list includes all Democrats. This is how they snip the final strands of democracy.

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[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

At what point is it acceptable to advocate for violence? I’d argue months ago, but I’d settle for now.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

sounds like we'll get a release of the epstein files with one name missing. That seems strictly better than no epstein file release.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago (5 children)

No, it sounds worse. What good is the testimony of a "witness/convict" that you threaten and bribe? It's not, it's nothing. Well, if you put it together with the Epstein Files, that might be something. Which is what we already knew.

I think you knew it too, but maybe a few other readers didn't.

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[–] QueensGuyaneseMoronTrumper@sh.itjust.works 64 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“Trump’s personal defense attorney meets with witness to coerce her. Presidential pardon dangled to force outcome.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

Wait, what the hell is an "auto-mod" doing banning people? That's not a reason but a method as well, flying in the face of the very point of lemmy's mod log system.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Not that I care much, I wonder how many days she will last on the street. So many people want her gone.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Well we know how long Epstein lasted in prison, so you can bet she'd rather take her chances on the street.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 118 points 2 days ago (6 children)

SHE'S GETTING A FUCKING PARDON!!!

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And then, probably pushed out of a window.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 days ago

She must have realized how much the epstein shit storm was storming and threatened to spill it all. I can't see any other reason. It doesn't look good for them to pardon her, that's for fucking sure.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 days ago

MAGA did a 180 on her when someone explained her grooming tactics and they realized it's not all that different from how they get their daughters ready for dates.

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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 103 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

100 names is a suspiciously round number. Surely these aren’t just the 100 most politically convenient ones, right?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said after the meetings that his client was asked about maybe “100 different people” in connection with Epstein. He said she did not hold anything back.

She didnt list the names of offenders or anything like that. She just responded to their questions about 100 people.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sounds an awful lot like the old HUAC trials. "We'll grant you clemency, all you gotta do is give us the names of your best friends that are communists. We just wanna talk to them."

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 18 points 2 days ago

So anyone who even said hi to him at one time pretty much.

100 person list: 98 Democrats, a delivery guy, and a repair tech.

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[–] Microw@piefed.zip 90 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Her lawyer said that the sit-downs this week were Maxwell’s first opportunity to answer questions about what happened."

I'm pretty sure that she was questioned by investigators during multiple investigations into Epstein over the years, including her own trial that sent her to jail.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Yes but this was the first opportunity for her to answer questions "truthfully" with a sword dangling over her so they could get the answers they wanted.

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Markus also said that she was asked about “every possible thing you could imagine–everything."

So logically that would mean she's revealed everything she knows about Trump.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 19 points 2 days ago

I mean yeah, duh. Anything is better than jail, especially when you belong there for trafficking minors. In the likely event she gets freed, I hope she's harassed until the end of her worthless days.

[–] Kurious84 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is very simple to predict how this regime will respond. Theyll release her list without trumps name and call it a day. Duh.

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Close, they'll release a doctored list with the names of his political opponents, have her nod in exchange for clemency, and the have ICE drag them away in unmarked vans.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 61 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 60 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Glaring Emissions, 2017, de-colorized

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 2 days ago

"I don't know anyone named Krasnov."

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago

“Donald J. Trump in no way knew about any of Jeffry’s illicit doings. In fact, he was a model, moral and honorable person - perhaps the most moral and honorable person in the history of the world, except for maybe Jesus. Jeffery used to come to me, tears in his eyes, and say I wish I could be as strong, powerful and moral as Donald. Any mention of him in any files were related to him going to church and praying.”

-Ghislaine Maxwell

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah now I'm convinced they wanted her free so she could continue supplying the elite with young girls.

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[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 days ago

Pedophile Lives Matter!

-LITERALLY the Republican Party!

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