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Send In The Clowns: Elon Musk mocks Trump's claim Epstein files are a hoax

Old_JoeOld_Joe
edited July 16 in Off-Topic
The Guardian is reporting that Elon Musk is less than impressed by Trump's latest fantasy:
In a series of posts on his social media platform X, Elon Musk mocked Donald Trump’s wild claim that files related to the federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender and longtime Trump friend, are “a hoax”.

“Wow, amazing that Epstein ‘killed himself’ and Ghislaine is in federal prison for a hoax,” Musk wrote in response to video of Trump’s attempt to deflect questions about Epstein, and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, by casting doubt on the authenticity of the documents his justice department has refused to release.

“Not a single Epstein client has been prosecuted. Not a single one,” Musk pointed out in response to a copy of Trump’s long screed on the matter earlier in the day.

In response to the far-right podcaster Tim Pool, who said that “Trump is trying to nuke his base” by insisting that any of his supporters who “bought into” a hoax created by Democrats were “weaklings”, Musk wrote: “He should just release the files and point out which part is the hoax.”

Elsewhere on Musk’s platform, the podcaster Theo Von shared video of JD Vance agreeing with him in an old interview: “Seriously, we need to release the Epstein list, that is an important thing.” Von, who hosted Trump during last year’s campaign, added the comment: “Yeah, what changed?”
And then we have this, from the "leader" of the free world:
Trump says FBI should investigate 'the Jeffrey Epstein hoax' as a criminal conspiracy against him

In an interview with Real America’s Voice, the far-right network created to host Steve Bannon’s podcast, Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the FBI should investigate what he called “the Jeffrey Epstein hoax” as part of a criminal conspiracy against him: “They could look at this Jeffrey Epstein hoax also, because that’s the same stuff, that’s all put out by Democrats,” Trump said. “And you know some of the naive Republicans fall right into line.”

Trump went on to suggest that all of the files from the federal investigation into his late friend, the convicted sex offender Epstein, should not be released because they might include false information about him planted there by his Democratic rivals.
U'mmm, right! It was the Democrats who forced candidate Trump to promise a full investigation and report on Epstein. Those damned Democrats sure are sneaky!

A few lines from "Send In the Clowns" do seem fitting-
        Quick, send in the clowns...
        Don't bothеr, they're herе.
        Isn't it rich?
        Isn't it queer?
        Losing my timing this late
        In my career?

Comments

  • CrashCrash
    They talked about Reagan being teflon, and "Slick Willy" Clinton. The current FOTUS puts them to shame. Such a hollow, vapid pretend-human.
  • larryB
    at Crash. All TRUE ! But the fact is that the ORANGE REVOLUTION is destroying America as we knew it. For every shortcoming we all knew America had pre Jan 2025 ,the ORANGE REVOLUTION is almost hourly making life in America worse for everyone save a small number of the ultra rich. Soon the shit will hit the fan for his blind followers but it may well be too late. We were in a news black out zone hiking in the high country today and ignorance was bliss. When we returned it was nothing but more bad news. Is it not the eve of destruction?
  • CrashCrash
    @larryB. I hate to agree with such a description, but you are correct!
  • DrVenture
    Old_Joe said:

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    Trump went on to suggest that all of the files from the federal investigation into his late friend, the convicted sex offender Epstein, should not be released because they might include false information about him planted there by his Democratic rivals.
    ...

    Might, eh? He has basically admitted he is in there, with this statement.

    We already know that he flew on Epstein's plane multiple times, with Epstein.

    https://people.com/donald-trump-named-in-jeffrey-epstein-flight-logs-released-by-his-own-attorney-general-11687947

    "President Donald Trump's name appears in Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs released by his own attorney general on Thursday, Feb. 27. PEOPLE reviewed the flight logs and found Trump's name a total of seven times."
  • a2z

    although rumors greatly excite the q-anon types embedded deeply in the gop, skepticism is warranted if/when facts are revealed.
    it is certain MAGA loses interest when facts emerge, and there will be no shortage of rightwing media, congressmen, and scotus to spin\support as needed. not to mention 10-100 billions extorted for free legal support from the private sector.

    trump loves any spotlight, and this is a distraction from much more meaningful economic and social disasters.
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