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radical noodle

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14. For one thing

Reply to Cirsium (Reply #10)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:35 PM

17 hrs ago

I think they weighed the options and decided not testifying would be used by the GOP to pretend that it implied guilt. Having the Clintons look guilty at this point in time would not be best for the country, or for Democrats. It would have distracted from trump's possible guilty associations with Epstein.

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I have no idea why the hell kacekwl 19 hrs ago #1

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Going to jail Cirsium 18 hrs ago #3

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Somebody has to Cirsium 18 hrs ago #7

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Don't be ridiculous Cirsium 17 hrs ago #10

For one thing radical noodle 17 hrs ago #14

No good option Cirsium 17 hrs ago #15

Sure, but the Clintons really have nothing to lose radical noodle 10 hrs ago #30

This JBTaurus83 12 hrs ago #28

You most certainly made it sound like she should've bit the bullet and went to jail for contempt. FascismIsDeath 17 hrs ago #16

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