Christopher Bates at Electoral-vote.com suggests four ways MAGA world is reacting to the magical disappearance of Jeffrey Epstein's client list that was/ wasn't on AG Pam "Blondie" Bondi's desk in February:
- Oops!: The conspiracists could decide they were wrong, at least this time, and that
there's no smoke and no fire here. This is only theoretical; conspiracists NEVER admit to being wrong.
- Blame Trump: The conspiracists could declare that there's a cover up, specifically to
protect Donald Trump from being outed as one of Epstein's clients. This was an uncommon, but not unheard of, response
yesterday, likely coming from people who like Elon Musk better than they like Trump, and who have bought into the South
African's insinuations that the Epstein materials implicate Trump.
- The Deep State Deepens: The conspiracists could accuse Bondi, Patel and Bongino of having
been co-opted by the Deep State, such that they are now doing its bidding. This was the most common response yesterday;
Bongino, in particular,
is absolutely getting flayed
on social media.
- 3-D Chess: The conspiracists could assert that this is actually a brilliant plan by the Trump administration, and that the Epstein client list exists, but that the White House is pretending it doesn't so that it can use that information to blackmail the Deep State, and thus to tame the Deep State. You really have to stand on your head to go through this many mental gymnastics, which is why it's not surprising that the foremost advocate of this perspective yesterday was certifiable loon Alex Jones.
The answer, of course, is option 2 above. But, imagine the number of tiny, empty heads that would explode if the truth ever came out.
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