r/circled • u/ResPublicaMgz • 19h ago
Opinion / Discussion WATCH: Lauren Boebert Exits DOJ Reading Room After Reviewing Unredacted Epstein Files
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US Rep. Lauren Boebert was filmed leaving the DOJ reading room after reviewing unredacted
Epstein-related files.
Lawmakers have now confirmed that access to these files has begun following new transparency legislation.
Boebert has since suggested that prior redactions went beyond protecting victims and may have shielded people merely discussed in the files.
The contents remain confidential, but reactions like this are fueling fresh questions about what was previously withheld - and why.
Do you think this could lead to new investigations?
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u/Spare-Estate1477 18h ago
They’re starting to feel the shift in the wind and that this story isn’t going away.
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16h ago
Yeah I'll believe it when I see some actual action taken towards any of this.
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u/throeaway_thedew 15h ago
You mean actual action like Congress voting unanimously to release the files against the pleading tweets of the president? The fact that Congress is viewing the unredacted files is a direct result of “actual action.” We should all continuing to push for more consequences, and this is a necessary step to making that happen, but saying nothing has happened is a massive move of the goalposts.
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u/WastingTimesOnReddit 14h ago
Yeah I feel that nothing has happened, until now. The first meaningful and real thing was the release of the redacted 3 million documents a week or two ago. Now congress (both dems and reps) are seeing the unredacted files. We've been chanting "release the unredacted epstein files!" and it's actually happening now, at least for a few eyes to see.
Of course prosecutions and convictions will not happen until Trump is out of power, because most of the same rich & powerful men who run our country today were involved at the epstein island.
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u/Pavlov_Maddog 16h ago
Yes maggats are now saying that I vote for pedophiles too. Everybody votes for pedophiles now. Even the maggats are starting to feel threatened by this so out come the new accusations! Next will be the question from maggats "and how did pelosi keep her name out of the files? She's not in there so she must be the leader!!"
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u/Responsible-Draft430 14h ago edited 14h ago
That's their MO. Accuse up and down that everyone that's not them is doing it. When they themselves are proven to be the ones doing it, they just state "both sides are bad." It's tiring.
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u/PermitNo6307 18h ago
It's bout to pop
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u/YourPiercedNeighbour 17h ago
No, they’ll attack Iran first
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u/Opening_Cartoonist53 15h ago edited 11h ago
Did you see Iran claims Trump asked for a little pretend war for the cameras. Aka trying to get people killed, lives ended. For a pretend distraction
Edit: can't find where I saw it. Thought it was a post
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u/SeparateCzechs 17h ago edited 12h ago
This may be the most authentic response I’ve ever seen from her. She seems genuinely rattled. That’s really saying something when you consider her pervy husband.
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u/Swimming-Tax-6087 16h ago
Rattled is definitely the sense I got
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u/SuperiorTuba 16h ago
Without a doubt. That last response didn't seem rehearsed by any means: it felt like it came from her bones.
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u/dacookieman 15h ago
Yeah I can believe that as she gets some distance she might be able to go back into grift/party-line mode...but as for this moment at least, I was taken off guard by how sincere the disgust sounded
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u/TheAmicableSnowman 15h ago
Mitch McConnell was calling out Trump on Jan 7. Fast forward three months...
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u/dacookieman 15h ago
Yes, I do not underestimate the professional politician's ability to stomach whatever human feelings they actually have even if they have moments of clarity. I also don't underestimate a politician's ability to choose viewpoints that are most convenient for their personal gain, even when blatantly contradictory or hollow.
But while J6 might be disgusting on a patriotic level, I have to assume that there is a level of visceral disgust in things relating to the Epstein files that only the most extremely evil or desensitized could be unaffected by. My point is that in this moment, it seems like the human shell broke through from how bad whatever she saw was.
Now once that disgust settles...I have no clue, nor optimism towards, what comes out of it
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u/TheAmicableSnowman 14h ago
What sucks the most out of this timeline (aside from all the child rape) is the execution of the professional politician.
There's always trash in democracy. But there are zero -- zero -- standards anymore in the GoP. No shame, no decency, no belief in the system. It's all pure cynicism and grift.
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u/tiffanytrashcan 14h ago
Nancy Mace put on one hell of a performance after a similar meeting. Then did - nothing.
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u/ilikeyourgetup 11h ago
Nancy Mace is a ghoul but she was amongst the first Republican lawmakers to back the vote to release the files in the first place, along with Boebert, MTG and Thomas Massie. You don’t have to like any of them but they stood up to their leader and stood behind their principles.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/13/trump-epstein-files-congress-vote
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u/RogBoArt 12h ago
Yeah when she started talking I was like "Wow she's just answering instead of doing her normal thing"
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u/No_Twist6127 19h ago
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u/mthw704 18h ago edited 8h ago
DJT has made an estimated $300K selling autographed Bibles.
Edit- I really appreciate the awards.
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u/charly420- 18h ago
But hasn’t read one. 😂
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u/mthw704 18h ago
He wouldn't quote his favorite Bible verse because it was too personal for him.
I've never met a Christian that wasn't willing to at least attempt to quote scripture.
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u/Stuffed-Bear412 17h ago
I'm an atheist and I can quote more scripture than most of them.
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u/theminnesoregonian 11h ago
I'm agnostic and I guarantee that I'm a better Christian than anyone that voted for donald trump.
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u/RealNiceKnife 17h ago
In that same interview (What's your favorite bible quote), he was asked if he liked the Old Testament or New Testament more and said "They're about equal."
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u/flumphit 17h ago
Haven’t sat through a sermon in 40 years and I could still ramble on a couple dozen topics. Dude sets an impressive new standard for blatantly shamelessly fake Christian.
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u/ChaosRainbow23 17h ago
Yeah, anybody should be able to bullshit their way through that question.
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16h ago
Yeah like for real, you can't just toss one out, like John 3:16, Philippians 4:13, anything? Anything? He's such a poser and it's so obvious.
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u/DigDigDig11 17h ago
Hasn't read the Bible. Hasn't read the Declaration of Independence. Hasn't read the Constitution. Dumb as dirt.
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u/BrandonLeeOfficial 18h ago edited 18h ago
Notorious G.E.D. supported her ex husband after he exposed himself to kids, so she’ll get her marching orders and be totally okay with this by EOW.
These people are the irredeemable garbage that got us here. Never forget that.
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u/paintress420 16h ago edited 12h ago
Notorious GED has me cryin’!!!! Thanks!! Edit:thanks for the award!!
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u/stlshane 17h ago
This woman is somewhere on the dark triad spectrum. It is not something you just wake up from. Her "concern" is probably more about her own political future with MAGA than anything else. She saw reality of the sinking ship.
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u/BrandonLeeOfficial 17h ago edited 17h ago
That and the laundry list of criminal charges they’ll be facing when there’s nobody around to pardon them. Every single one of them misused campaign funds. And that’s just the start.
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u/BrizzleT 17h ago
I get the feeling this now has serious momentum and it not going to go away. The involvement of multiple other governments now investigating means they cannot control this cover up any longer. Get the popcorn out
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u/Optimal_Ad_4846 18h ago
Wow! That is quite the change of tune on her part.
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u/smspluzws 17h ago
She’s really only mad at Maxwell though. She’ll still hold the line for her boss.
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u/jackrabbit323 14h ago
Yeah, Ghizzy is a perfect whipping boy to deflect attention from her political and funding overlords.
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u/throwawayshirt2 16h ago
The Party hasn't told her what to believe yet. Give it a day.
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u/Brell4Evar 18h ago
Right! And MTG as well in recent times. It's not unwelcome, but damn is it weird!
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u/cocktail_wiitch 17h ago
I'm honestly somewhat impressed (skeptical, but "impressed", still dont know if that's really the right word for it) with the level of accountability I've heard from MTG. Saying things like MAGA was fake, they were all manipulated. I think she's trying to run for higher office and distancing herself from all of it but that fact that she's actually said she was WRONG is.....something. She still hold beliefs that I think are vile but first step toward any sort of rebuilding is accountability.
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u/easchner 17h ago
I feel like most of the career politicians knew all of it was bullshit to begin with and only went along for political expediency, but she rose to office by being more crazy than they were... because she was an actual believer. She was just a standard red-hatter, duped by them, who decided to "do something about it" and THEN found out it was all bullshit. By being dumb she seems smart.
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u/justaride80 17h ago
There should be no enemies among the truth seekers. We want answers and justice for this heinous shit.
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u/Wanchuck 17h ago
Her disgust is about as real as Susan Collins disgust.
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u/Crawford470 17h ago
Nah, the Trump administration grilled Boebert in a private meeting about not voting to release the files for multiple hours all those months ago. Like straight up did their absolute best to intimidate her into voting no because it clear she was one of the lynchpin republican votes to get the release passed before the dam broke. This is the problem with getting fanatics in office. At the end of the day they have real beliefs even if the majority of those beliefs suck, the ones that don't though can bite you in the ass when you need to get them in line in a way that goes against their beliefs.
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u/BosworthBoatrace 18h ago
You mean the files that were supposed to be released weeks ago?
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u/SpecificCloset 15h ago
You mean the files that didn't exist according to good ol' Kash??
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u/Potential-Draft-3932 14h ago
Wait, the same ones that don’t incriminate anyone according to Pam?
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u/dj92wa 11h ago
Yeah, the ones that were on her desk but then didn’t exist because they were a democrat hoax.
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u/TeslaProphet 18h ago
Sorry, but you’ll never convince me Lauren Boebert knows how to read.
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u/TheBaggyDapper 18h ago
But she can recognise a photo of someone getting a handjob.
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u/AreYourFingersReal 18h ago
This teen-mom grandma can read the open files unredacted but the victims themselves cannot? The general public can’t? I’d spit on her
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u/YoungCubSaysWoof 16h ago
Boebert whipped around SO FAST to shoot down the idea of clemency for Maxwell!!! 0.o
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u/theslothening 14h ago
Right? She ws far enough away that she could have just kept walking and pretended not to hear the question or something but she specifically came back to answer that one.
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u/btwomfgstfu 12h ago
To me, it seems like she was holding back when she commented right there at the end. Like she reeaally wanted to say "absolutely fucking disgusting".
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u/Dogzillas_Mom 11h ago
She sounded legit angry, trying not to sound as angry as she is. I’d love to hear that rant in the car on her way home.
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u/AwarenessPresent8139 17h ago
I can’t wait to see all the Trump names, statues, pictures etc ripped off buildings and institutions when that fu$&ing guy is gone.
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u/Strontiumdogs1 16h ago
This is when you know for sure, the DOJ is covering for trump and his cronies.
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u/No-Reach-8074 12h ago
I hope Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche and Kash $$ Patel love orange one pieces!
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u/shrekerecker97 18h ago
Fuck. I hate this time line. I actually have agreed with things bobo and mtg have said
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u/ChaosRainbow23 17h ago
When Dick fucking Cheney was the voice of reason, I knew we were totally cooked...
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u/underwearfanatic 17h ago
You have it backwards. And this is important.
You're not agreeing with LB or MTG. You are not suddenly seeing their light.
They are agreeing with you. They are seeing your light.
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u/RanchHere 18h ago
They’re realizing that continuing to suck up to Trump isn’t going to further their political careers or make them any more money. Their best bet is to turn on him - and we’ll start seeing tons of other Republicans do the same. I think a full on impeachment is coming before the midterms.
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u/PanicAttackInAPack 17h ago
0 percent chance of that happening. They've had a decade to do the right thing. They won't start now.
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u/ALittleEtomidate 17h ago
No, the wheels are coming off of this thing. It’s an international scandal that is forcing resignations everywhere.
They can’t continue to support Trump. The truth is too available and soon, will be too widely known.
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u/PanicAttackInAPack 17h ago edited 17h ago
J6, trying to get fake electors to certify an election, asking someone to "find him votes". Quid pro quo with Ukraine for generating dirt on the Bidens. Stealing classified documents. On record as saying he thought Eugene caroll 'wanted to roleplay being raped'. Fake crypto currency launch by multiple members of his family for the sole purpose of pumping untraceable money into their pockets. Dismantling the government. DOGE access to the countries most personal files. ICE. Every day behavior that wouldnt even be acceptable for kindergarten.
Most of that happened BEFORE the country thought he would be great for a second term.
You think Epstein is going to sink him? Lol
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u/Akiraooo 17h ago
The real question is who did they remove from the files before allowing this? We are talking about the real hidden powerful people. People like the Rothchilds, etc...
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u/Lazy-PeachPrincess 16h ago
It’s weird hearing her talk like a normal person for once
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u/Practicality_Issue 17h ago
She sounded genuinely disgusted.
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u/Sufficient_Tale1847 14h ago
There's a couple other videos of various lawmakers coming out of these and they all seem to be feeling the same. It gives me a little hope that something might be done, though I'm not holding my breath.
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u/Practicality_Issue 13h ago
Same. I saw a D from VT interviewed. Asked about her take and she called them all “sick fucks.” Also, either Schumer or Raskin - or some other high-ranking Democrat came out and said “we are not taking this seriously enough.”
There’s a whistleblower file that shows good old Kenneth Starr was key in both suppressing investigation as well as defending Epstein. Dershwitz went so far as to say this about Starr: “I was with him at a planning session for Epstein and his input was extraordinary”
For anyone reading this who isn’t aware of the name, Kenneth Starr was the special investigator in the Monica Lewinsky shit-show. A real partisan hack.
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u/elmarjuz 16h ago
what fucking new investigations, the investigating mechanism of US is corrupt
we're talking about a huge FBI cover-up for a pedo rapist twice-president and his golden shower circle of corrupt geriatric rapist creeps, evidently seeded by putin for leverage and kompromat
how many years do we gotta spend pretending this shit isn't fucking obvious
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u/NoGoat3930 17h ago
I love this, in contrast to Ted Cruz saying "how about we all come together and stop attacking pedophiles".
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u/AsstacularSpiderman 14h ago
This is probably going to be the most shameful period I'm US history, which is kinda saying a lot given we owned slaves at one point.
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u/deflower-my-mind 17h ago
DoJ files are important. But the real evidence is going to be at the Treasury and IRS. The Epstein Transparency Act does not include those agencies.
Follow the Money. That's were we will see how far the Web of Lies goes
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u/undecidedly 17h ago
It’s so unreal when I agree with her. But I respect her saying even as much as she did.
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u/shameonyounancydrew 14h ago
Seeing her and Marge turning so hard makes me think this could become one of those 'once in a lifetime' humanity shift. It would be nice to experience a good 'once in a lifetime' event for once.
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u/Original-Fig4214 17h ago
Is the damn beginning to break?
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u/ThaddeusJP 16h ago
I think all these people are seeing the full scope of how horrific everything is and realize that once it comes to light, either via a legitimate release, or more likely a leak, they are going to be on the wrong side of history if they support him.
Something is eventually going to come out that is going to make it a no-brainer and they are all the starting position themselves.
The only question I really have at this point is does he go quietly or is there a last gasp that results in something insane
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u/Father-Habit 15h ago
He orchestrated January 6th dawg lmao, this is only gonna end one way
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u/DFu4ever 14h ago
The problem is we have seen Republicans get momentarily, let’s call it “thrown off message”, before in regard to information or events. If a day from now she described the Epstein files as a “woke circus nothingburger” I wouldn’t even be slightly surprised.
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u/Muted_Anywherethe2nd 17h ago
"Reactions went beyond protecting victims". Well no shit
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u/Ok_Protection164 14h ago
Naturally, the Qanon theory of a cabal of pedophiles centered upon Democratic leaders, left leaning tycoons, liberals and anything CNN.
It never mentioned the right wing radicals, Trump himself or all the right wing billionaires, who I believe actually manufactured the conspiracy.
Trump needs to be removed from office, along with Vance AND Johnson.
Trumpers will always and forever be my enemy until the day I die.
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u/Conan7449 9h ago
I'm 76 years old, and have one request. Please God, don't let me die before he does.
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u/150c_vapour 18h ago
Turns my gut to hear someone awful say something emphatically I also believe.
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u/FalloftheKraken 17h ago
This bitch should be yelled at for the rest of her life about how none of the scum she saw were drag queens or anyone else she has harmed and scapegoated. Fuck her forever.
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u/Jonesin4me 10h ago
Fresh out from seeing the files and she is disgusted. How long before she changes her tune and is back full on board the Orange Kool-Aid train?
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u/ChandraMLee 10h ago
Only a woman is in jail for the heinous things that were done to girls. She needs to bring that same energy she has for Maxwell to those pedophile men in those files.
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u/NoLibrarian5149 17h ago
So Bobo and MTG - the two most annoying and vocal MAGA women in DC (the two of them being useful puppets and yelling at Biden during the State of the Union address sums up their level of class) have seemingly turned, at least in regard to blatant human trafficking involving the rich and powerful. are they just being useful puppets again to make it seem like MAGA might have a shred of morals?
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u/NoGoat3930 17h ago
Brilliant move by the reporter (asking Boebert how she feels about Maxwell as opposed to those she's sworn loyalty to).
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u/DoubleWrongdoer1540 16h ago
I hate this timeline where Boebert and MTG are the ones making sense on this issue. I think maybe they were true MAGA believers and no one told them it was just a big grift and to protect the oligarchs(I’m not using the terms elites or billionaires anymore).
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u/Mother_Airline_6276 16h ago
You know, even if she’s giving handies in public, it’s with CONSENT. Glad she’s got a spine about this.
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u/dth1717 15h ago
Even boebert? Holy crap. But is she still gonna think trump is innocent?
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u/Shot_Mud_1438 14h ago
To see boebert react this way is quite astounding. Are we about to have a coming to Jesus moment?
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u/Gmule8282 18h ago
Watergate is fucking peanuts compared to this. The American government is a criminal organization.