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travelingthrulife

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35. To distract from the Epstein File release?

Reply to Tumbulu (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 12:41 PM

Jan 2026

If the pic I saw a few days ago of a very young girl with her hands tied behind her back and a gag in her mouth was real, we are headed into some really ugly stuff.

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Does anyone know why the Jack Smith deposition was released? [View all] Tumbulu Dec 2025 OP

The introductions were not on tape - Ms. Toad Dec 2025 #1

Thanks for the explanation of the lack of introductions Tumbulu Dec 2025 #4

Update: Name redacted. Ms. Toad Dec 2025 #7

That is outrageous choie Dec 2025 #12

I was quite surprised. Ms. Toad Dec 2025 #13

Timing is everything and this is a disaster IMO SayItLoud Dec 2025 #2

But was it promised to be released? Tumbulu Dec 2025 #6

Well, everyone that I know is home reading it Tumbulu Dec 2025 #8

I'm at 6 hours and 6 minutes . . . n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2025 #14

It was indeed stupid NJCher Jan 2026 #32

For the criminals involved, it was the BEST TIME to release it. CousinIT Jan 2026 #19

Wasn't Aileen Canon instructed to release the documents? Dan Dec 2025 #3

She gave the DOJ time to offer a counter-argument Volaris Jan 2026 #25

Republicans couldn't hide from it any longer so they released it when no one was looking. bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #5

Why was it nit open testimony? SheltieLover Dec 2025 #9

I have read almost all of the report. Not much new information there. Raven123 Dec 2025 #10

Maybe not new information for you. choie Dec 2025 #15

Perhaps. Raven123 Jan 2026 #22

everybody knows that jan 6 was by trump for trump and about trump rampartd Jan 2026 #30

I agree - but the video adds a dimension it is difficult to appreciate from prior text versions Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #34

Maybe they hope it drowns out the Friday Epstein files dump? applegrove Dec 2025 #11

Yes. H2O Man Jan 2026 #16

This is the low-key warning to trump mercuryblues Jan 2026 #17

Yes. H2O Man Jan 2026 #18

The news reports from several sources say it was released by the Republicans on the committee. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2026 #21

You are right! H2O Man Jan 2026 #26

Perhaps because Jim Jordan is a Republican? Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #23

You are right! H2O Man Jan 2026 #27

I'm wrong. H2O Man Jan 2026 #24

Thank you to H2O Man Jan 2026 #28

The transcript will make a useful roadmap for the 2027 impeachment hearings. Fiendish Thingy Jan 2026 #20

It is going to get out anyway, so dump it when attention is at a nadir. When people RockRaven Jan 2026 #29

Yep that's it. underpants Jan 2026 #31

RATS SCRAMBLING for the supposed 'exits'.... Jack Valentino Jan 2026 #33

Happy New Year Tumbulu Jan 2026 #37

To distract from the Epstein File release? travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #35

Could be Tumbulu Jan 2026 #36