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It seems like a simple decision for Donald Trump's administration – release files related to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffery Epstein, or keep them out of public view.

But battles raging among the US president's supporters in some of the more conspiratorial spaces online suggest that the choice facing Trump is not easy at all.

In those spaces, users argue about whether to trust the White House, and they speculate on what might be going on behind the scenes and Trump's strategic acumen - which some fans liken to playing a game of "4D chess".

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[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 53 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tearing apart? I'll believe it when I see it.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 30 points 3 days ago

Yeah. Too many MAGA-NAZIs will happily no longer give a shit about paedophiles because they get to say the N word and hate on immigrants and LGBTQIA+ folk.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

No it isn’t

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

Nothing is going to happen. He's a 34x convicted felon rapist. The fact is there's a fascist regime in charge of the United States. They will not give up power. The political fight is over. It's done. We are a fascist country now. Stop this rhetoric that these files will change anything. Organized violence will be the only thing that stops the Conservatives now, and no one will be motivated to do anything like that until the gestapo is knocking on their door.

You've already lost. It's been over since January. Stop pretending these files are going to change anything.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This won’t go away until they release trump’s long-form rape certificate.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Death certificate might also do it

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago

How does something tear apart that wasn't even cohesive to begin with?

It's just a cult filled with hate, fear and anger with no real clear direction other than a group of individuals who all believe that they are more important than any other person including the ones in the angry mob they are standing in.

[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago

Tearing apart MAGA's conspiracy theorist wing by having an actual real life conspiracy.

[–] paige@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

This is wishful thinking. I don’t think this fever is breaking with anything in this category of news or information.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Tearing apart? Like he tore apart the lives of those girls he sexually abused?

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 5 points 3 days ago

Someone needs to make Trump a Make the Epstein Files Great Again hat. Flood the White House with them.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 days ago

Hint: it absolutely is not. See the post about Newsmax referring to Jizz-lane as a victim