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Cara Wakefield's avatar

I am literally praying that Russiagate is tried in Florida, because of the raid. I remember the speculation that the raid happened because they were looking for a binder full of Russiagate conspiracy evidence they were convinced Trump had. If he had such a binder, he didn't keep it there.

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Don Reed's avatar

08/08/25: Cara, you are absolutely correct about Florida being the best place to go.

In related news, "The stunt was revealed ... last year ... In response to Trump’s accusations the FBI mishandled items taken from his home ... Jack Smith ... confessed [that] FBI agents brought the colorful classified cover sheets to Mar-a-Lago.

"... Smith finally had to fess up: ... 'the [evidence response team] photographed the documents (with appropriate cover sheets ADDED BY FBI PERSONNEL) ... ' Smith wrote in a June 2024 brief... the photo ... proved that agents had tampered with the president’s belongings—consisting of evidence..." [my emphasis, in caps.]

The coverage of this event last year was so bad, thirteen months later, this is the first time I've heard that the FBI basically PLANTED "evidence."

(You will notice how much of the above in its original form had to be set aside ("...") so that the point of the story can be clearly made. This is a probable reason why so few of us even today know that the "evidence" had been planted. Let's stop writing ourselves into oblivion.)

And now to put Lisa Monaco in prison. I don't care how long that will take. As far as I'm concerned, she's the Ghislaine Maxwell of the Biden White House.

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Bill Dannenmaier's avatar

With the president in charge, I believe it should and will be tried in Florida, where the crime was committed.

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Wayne Pearson's avatar

Ironically, the crime wasn't committed by Trump.

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Michelle Dostie's avatar

I remember reading that it was removed. The motive affects venue and SOL at any rate.

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Marlan Hoerer's avatar

Grand Jury in S.FLA District Appeals Court. Trial venue t.b.d. later.

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AZGal55's avatar

It would make sense since MAL is located in Florida and we don't have to worry about Trump hating activist judges.

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Michael Smith's avatar

Theory: Jack Smith ordered the raid because he likes prancing around in frilly women's undergarments and figured Melania must have some nice ones.

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NothingButNet's avatar

Hmmm 🤔 You may be on to something! Keeping this in mind, when the various miscreants have been prosecuted, impoverished and incarcerated, maybe the punishment for Smith should be life in prison, rooming with the charming Hillary Clinton. That would make death look like a pleasant alternative. 😂😂

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Wayne Pearson's avatar

And it might come sooner than he thinks. Ask Vince Foster.

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Don Reed's avatar

08/08/25: In Stephen Colbert's infamous "vaccine" dance routine, Jack Smith is the dancer in front on the left: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSkFyNVtNh8&t=1s

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Mary's avatar

Oh No!! I cannot unsee what I just saw. The horror..Just kidding. I stopped watching late night "comedy" a long time ago and did not know it got that bad.

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Don Reed's avatar

08/08/25: It is impossible to believe that the Colbert Rat Hole (the theater) was once the venue of the esteemed quiz show, To Tell The Truth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdUm0Sq81IY

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Don Reed's avatar

08/08/25: My mistake! TTTT used to be taped in the theater that once housed the reprehensible and wildly popular Studio 54 (as I once said, "I would have never gone, but when it was popular, I was broke and I'm making a virtue out of a necessity!")

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LauraB's avatar

😂 or wanted to give them to (Honey) Jill as proof he was the BIG guy and who would ensure Trump didn't get elected 😉

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Wayne Pearson's avatar

Sounds like Smith is a big fan of J. Edgar Hoover.

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Don Reed's avatar

08/08/25: In WDC, the definition of "kinky" is straight sex.

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Tom S.'s avatar

Channeling J. Edgar Hoover perhaps?

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Ed Keefer's avatar

The saddest aspect of the Trump era has been the total corruption of the legacy media. You can no longer believe a word they say or write. Sometimes they do get the weather right

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JollyLittlePerson's avatar

When they assert that the sky is blue, I pack an umbrella.

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Jo Standifer's avatar

“Sometimes they do get the weather right…” When? 😂🤣

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Dena's avatar

They may get the weather right because they’re privy to the sky geoengineering schedule.

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Charles Wemyss, Jr.'s avatar

As the whole Russiagate, crossfire hurricane, midterm exam and on and on unravels, the rats who are fat and drugged from a 10 year party at an enormous cheese wheel called the power and promise of a corrupt Washington DC can’t run very fast. The lights are on, but they are so fat they can’t fit through the holes in the wall they came through to get to the cheese wheel. So the question as they begin to starve to death and panic ensues who flips on who first? The options are practically unlimited! Hopefully Vegas is making odds on all of it. My money is still on Brennan. Bully’s are cowards and that mid wit with a too big ego and bad snarling temper is going to be the first big rat to turn on his cheese eating buddies. The thought of Merrick Garland in a club fed orange jump suit cleaning breakfast trays is kind of a nice visual. How about ole Chris Wrey emptying the trash before morning lectures on what you can do when they let you walk out the gate to your not so waiting family! (News flash he won’t be invited back to the Upper St. Regis “summer cottage” next to the Merriweather Post) estate..and on and on we could go. Not enough bad stuff can befall these clowns..

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WI Patriot's avatar

The picture was 'perfect' or was it 'too perfect'. The cornucopia carpet, the blinds, the brown desk that everyday Americans could recognize as a hotel they may have stayed in at one time. Then the folders 'Top Secret', oh yes the former president was so careless with U.S. intelligence that he just had them just laying on the floor. Then this picture was 'leaked' to the press. Maybe half the country is that naive but I hope not. The other famous picture you should show Julie is the Biden garage photo. The garage was so cluttered and a banker box just sitting on the floor next to his Corvette. How many of you keep important docs in your garage? A garage can be a reflection of the man, or woman, that lives there and this photo clearly shows that the Biden home was literally a mess and we all are still cleaning up after them. The blatant hubris of the press is the most damning thing to me and their loss of influence cannot come soon enough.

Julie I hope you, and everyone else here, enjoy the last dog days of summer !!

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War Eagle's avatar

The entire raid was staged for theater and for the world to see. If they are allowed to get away with this our country is lost. The disgusting disgraceful democrats will continue to destroy our country, if you think it cannot get worse, watch what happens if they regain power. May God help us if they do. I just hope those responsible are held accountable.

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Bill H's avatar

Thank you Julie for being on top of this disgrace from the beginning.

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Kevin Beck's avatar

There used to be a policy that required the plaintiffs in a legal action must come to the courtroom with clean hands; in other words, they are not allowed to commit crimes to establish their case. It is now obvious that the Den of Jackals, under the oversight of the contemptible Merrick Garland, never followed that rule.

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working rich's avatar

Melania came from Slovenia not Slovakia.

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Don Reed's avatar

08/10/25: You say "tomavenia, I say "tomakia"...

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Rev. Karlan Fairchild, MDiv's avatar

You never cease to amaze me, Julie! Your piece on the third anniversary of the "invasion" of Mar-a-Lago was spot-on because your illustrated how unprecedented said invasion was and how lethal it might have become. Those quotes attributed to First Lady Melania Trump were chilling, especially for a man who is very knowledgeable about communist police states such as Slovokia was when she grew-up. Now that we are being daily entertained by the release of the damning evidence of the conspirators of the Ruskie-Ruskie-Hoax, we might actually get to the point of witnessing actual accountability for those above-mentioned conspirators. Specifically, I read between the lines and noticed that the quote attributed to Jack Smith about mishandling top secret documents very well could be said about the felonies committed by H. Clinton while she was Secretary of State. Which brings to mind the recently released evidence that the entire Ruskie-Ruskie-Hoax was nothing more than a diversionary tactic to draw attention away from to those above-mentioned felonies. In the best of all possible worlds, she and others would be in prison. One can only be hopeful and prayerful that it will come to pass...

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HR's avatar

People I know, some related, still have no idea Russian Collusion was made-up, the believe President Trump mocked the dead at a military cemetary in France, and that he stole classified documents and that picture was reflective of his sloppiness. All they know is what they are fed by the administrative state's media partners. Still waiting for indictments...

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Tom Wigand's avatar

>>"Luckily, it appears payback is in progress; recent reporting suggests the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago could constitute a seminal event in the 'grand conspiracy' investigation announced this week by Attorney General Pam Bondi."

God works in mysterious ways. :-)

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John O'Neill's avatar

The bottom (hopefully) of a terrible assault on the Republic by a gaggle of corrupt Ds Judges FBI officials. Remember the great Republic survived only by miracles.

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desmond oneill's avatar

Even Netflix's worst editor would not accept MAL as a viable script. I pray the FBI (esp. Wray) and the JackSlit scum get to stand in front of Aileen Cannon. She has proven venue, after all.

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Danimal28's avatar

Hey, you got to finally see federal employees on display = asshole.

We who have been public employees our whole lives are embarrassed at best.

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Wayne Pearson's avatar

Too bad they didn't apply the same standards to HRC and Double 'O' Dummy-licensed to steal, and his crime family.

Yes, the truth needs to come out-and maybe it can be used against Jack Smith.

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