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bigtree

(91,972 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2025, 09:32 PM Jul 17

Trump personally called the WSJ's editor to keep this story under wraps. [View all]

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump.

Democrats @TheDemocrats 1h
Trump personally called the WSJ's editor to keep this story under wraps.

Totally not suspicious behavior.

article, no paywall: https://archive.md/2025.07.17-225639/https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796

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Trump personally called the WSJ's editor to keep this story under wraps. [View all] bigtree Jul 17 OP

Have they published a pix of the letter? SheltieLover Jul 17 #1

that's the only thing that will keep Trump from rolling over them bigtree Jul 17 #2

Give him enough time to hang himself malaise Jul 17 #3

But will they? SheltieLover Jul 17 #6

Remember someone let them see it malaise Jul 17 #7

And avoid windows & tea, I suppose SheltieLover Jul 17 #8

That one is for effin with Putin malaise Jul 17 #9

I love Lawrence! SheltieLover Jul 17 #10

Oh boy I'll have to catch the repeat. emulatorloo Jul 17 #15

Yes, you must! electric_blue68 Jul 17 #18

OMG, Yeah! 😄 It's on at 10PM for me. electric_blue68 Jul 17 #17

Lawrence agrees malaise Jul 17 #19

Hahaha! SheltieLover Jul 17 #20

Yup SheltieLover Jul 17 #5

Ohhh, ya..."Nothing to SEE here!". Riiiiight 😄 electric_blue68 Jul 17 #16

Just curious has anybody else confirmed this story Tribetime Jul 17 #4

Everything Trump has ever called "FAKE" has been true. emulatorloo Jul 17 #11

Lawrence is saying that the other people involved in this story Tribetime Jul 17 #12

Yeah. Plus I added something to my post that WSJ lawyers musta vetted this. emulatorloo Jul 17 #13

If it's fake, why would he go to so much trouble personally to stop it? newdeal2 Jul 17 #14

I swear I've seen that drawing described before Farmer-Rick Jul 17 #21

I'm Missing Something DET Jul 17 #22

Trump's bluster makes it interesting. TomSlick Jul 17 #23

All those letters need to be made public Blue Full Moon Jul 17 #24

Trump says he's going to sue Blue Full Moon Jul 18 #25

What's the source of your post title? Sogo Jul 18 #26

Kick Scott Alan Swaggerty Jul 18 #27

fake news know shithole had sex ..... Lovie777 Jul 18 #28

Calling in his crimes is his m.o. - called Ukraine to hound BIDEN, Georgia to steal votes, lots of calls UTUSN Jul 18 #29