• Dicska@lemmy.world
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      While basically everything is pointing at that (and basically everyone knows, including even some MAGAts), there is no hard evidence for that at the moment, and if a newspaper mentions such a serious claim they could be sued for that. Now, unfortunately, “but come on, Mr. Judge, we all know that” is both true and unfortunately insufficient for defense. I guess that’s part of the reason they didn’t use his entire face, and they can say it’s just someone whose eyes look similar (it might even be the case, and they might reveal the entire photo). You could also say the smaller letter text under it is unrelated. I guess there is a reason they didn’t mention his name in the big text one, either.

      Honestly, even if they got their hands on the Epstein files, a single name entry in a list of invitees might not be sufficient for sentencing him, since simply being there doesn’t immediately mean that you’ve done anything to minors by existing in that location. It is a great material to start a legal process or an investigation, but unless there is an actual photo, video or someone’s confession in it, it won’t stand on its own.

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        I actually think it would be really cool and based to bait him into a defamation suit

        Just go in there and start presenting evidence.

        Flight logs, public comments, pictures, video, the testimony from the 12 and 13 year old Trump had dress up in maid outfits in a New York hotel before raping them and telling them they did a disappointing job, his very well documented habit of barging in on Miss teen usa contestants changing… Hell, he nearly admitted it explicitly on Howard Stern before catching himself

        There’s a mountain of evidence, and even more is coming out every day now that people are starting to care.

        The new York times and South Park are baiting him, but neither one is just explicitly calling him a pedo. I think someone should take that step, so we can properly establish it as a legal precedent and plaster it everywhere

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      Everyone who you think is on the list is on the list.

      Just write all their names down on a piece of paper and say it’s the list, if they want to disprove it they’ll have to release the actual list. Except it won’t, because your fake list will be an accurate representation of the real list.