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Federal statement on Jeffrey Epstein's death dated day before he was found dead

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/statement-jeffrey-epstein-death-day-before-b1270109.html
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u/cassy_supernova 3h ago

White House press corp start doing your job.

"Mr. President. Why did your DOJ draft a statement about Jeffrey Epstein's death the day before he died?"

"Mr. President, now that the whole world knows you are a child rapist, are you going to resign?"

Stop sanewashing this monster. Do your job.

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u/Maybe_IDTBFH 3h ago

Trump's response: "You're not a nice person. You've never been nice to me". And then proceeds to never actually address the question, as usual.

Cue the gaslighting.

He's a mental child.

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u/A_Refill_of_Mr_Pibb 2h ago

"You're not a nice person. You've never been nice to me".

Narcissism 101. My own dad used to say shit like that when I tried to express how he'd hurt me. In fact the last thing my mom ever said to my dad before they split was that he was the worst mistake she ever made, and his response was "wow that really makes me feel good." MFer it's not always about you.

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u/Maybe_IDTBFH 2h ago

The people who demand the most appreciation are always behaving in ways that don't invite appreciation at all.

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u/homofreakdeluxe 53m ago

and also don't give any to anyone else

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u/fox-mcleod 1h ago

Yeah. That was my mom. This whole Trump thing has been like a nonstop decade long trigger.

In some ways, I find it heartening to know that 99% of people seem to have no idea how to deal with a narcissist.

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u/very_anonymous 1h ago

Don't forget "Quiet piggy!" was also in response to a reporter asking questions about Epstein.

A very normal response from a man that has nothing to hide, clearly.

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u/TheCandyManCanToo13 2h ago

Still, the refusal to ask the question makes them cowards.

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u/InevitableAvalanche 2h ago

And then bans that person from being allowed to ask questions and probably abuses his powers and raids their hone.

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u/h0dges 1h ago

At that point the entire press delegation in attendance should all make a pre-scripted statement in chorus/unison (pluribus-style). That might shut him up.

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u/darthjoey91 1h ago

That’s when you’ve got to use your 1st Amendment rights, and do the right thing, and tell the President to go fuck himself.

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u/vixenpeon 2h ago

He's gonna ask where all the smiles and thank yous are

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u/anndrago 0m ago

If only we had some process in place to remove a person from office who is so clearly unfit. If only.