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The US Department of Justice has released the transcript and audio recording of an interview conducted by Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, with the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell, in the released transcript, said that she never saw Trump do anything inappropriate and she repeatedly showered Trump with praise. That sort of comment would have been welcomed by Trump and his circle who have been keen to dismiss concerns about this relationship with Epstein which have roiled his support base.

“I actually never saw the president in any type of massage setting. I never witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting in any way. The president was never inappropriate with anybody,” Maxwell said.

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[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 65 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"I never saw the man from whom I'm seeking a presidential pardon in any inappropriate setting. He's actually a very stable genius."

We can all see the bullshit for what it is, and it will probably still work because this country's stupid as hell.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I hear he has a massive dong that looks like a third leg.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That he's never shown to anyone who wasn't asking for it (with their clothes and makeup.)

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

And if they do see it, he forces them to sign an NDA so he can threaten to sue the shit out of them to keep them silent.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a huge difference between just being stupid versus "willful ignorance." Most people aren't that dumb - they're just assholes practicing the latter (which admittedly can be considered "stupid" in the long run, but I think that qualifies more as "short-sighted & self-centered" IMHO).

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't mean people are stupid literally. I mean the country is in a farcical position with criminal leadership.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The country was always controlled by thuggish idiots.

The presidency has been mostly a figurehead of a barely controlled mob of the powerful, ever fighting with each other.

Now there is more profit to be made from this sort of dysfunction, instead of the appearance of a well run nation.

This is simply capitalism

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's a country where the first president was a slave owner, and has slavery embedded into its founding. So you're of course correct. We are just wavering between levels of "awful" and "very awful."

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 43 points 2 weeks ago
[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

A lot of people don't know this, but it's actually considered appropriate to grope children on Epstein's island.

[–] fletcher_bosom@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

I think "claims"would have been a better verb for this headline. Nobody's buying it.

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

as believable as Israeli's ''hello i'm a hamas terrorist under a hospital'' transcript

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

And why would one terrorist (or even a bunch) warrant leveling a hospital full of civilians anyway? You know where they are (supposedly), why not gas them out or something, unless they aren't the real target ...

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

I can't believe anyone expected any other outcome. Justice does not exist. Truth does not exist.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Galaxy brain 5D chess from trump lol

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

The guy who admitted to molesting, has been accused of molesting, and was best friends with a molester definitely didn't molest

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

Somebody is desperately trying to avoid having a prison accident.

[–] frogbellyratbone_@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

did they ask her what her definition of inappropriate is.....?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unrelated, but fwiw her name is pronounced "jiLAYnuh" all the news outlets are butchering it painfully

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago

You mean it's not pronounced "jizz lane"?