Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming public

“The president’s been saying this is a hoax,” Massie said, referring to several claims Trump has made in reaction to repeated calls for full disclosure of the files. “He’s been saying that for months. Well, he’s just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it’s a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations that he’s announced. If they have ongoing investigations in certain areas, those documents can’t be released.

“So, this might be a big smokescreen, these investigations, to open a bunch of them, as a last-ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein files,” he added.

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    15 hours ago

    Might be? Are you fucking kidding with that?

    It is blatantly fucking obviously a goddamn smokescreen Jesus fucking Christ

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    Also in news, the 37 felony convictions might be because trump comitted some crimes. Does he think he’s brilliant and the rest of the country is idiots? You aren’t dealing with a criminal mastermind, your dealing with a batman villain. The issue isn’t that he’s so clever nobody can see his clever manuvering, it’s that everyone in a position to do something about it, is corrupt as fuck.

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    “The president’s been saying this is a hoax,” Massie said, referring to several claims Trump has made in reaction to repeated calls for full disclosure of the files. “He’s been saying that for months. Well, he’s just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it’s a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations that he’s announced. If they have ongoing investigations in certain areas, those documents can’t be released.

    “So, this might be a big smokescreen, these investigations, to open a bunch of them, as a last-ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein files,” he added.

    The summary didn’t quite get to how it’s a smokescreen: Investigating Epstein’s ties to Dems might seem like just a distraction from Trump’s connections to him, but investigations also create an excuse for DOJ to block the release of files.

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      “You know, I’ve never said that these files will implicate Donald Trump,” Massie replied. “And I really don’t think that they will. I think he’s trying to protect a bunch of rich and powerful friends, billionaires, donors to his campaign, friends in his social circles. That’s my operating theory on why he’s trying so hard to keep these files closed.”

      Like the Mossad? Like certain interest groups of people required to spy?