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sop

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9. "274 FBI agents" is a very specific number.

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 05:00 PM

13 hrs ago

Reminds me of Senator Joseph McCarthy's "I have here in my hand a list of 205 card-carrying Communists in the State Department." Consummate liars often try to be overly specific in an effort to appear more credible.

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"He gave up his $400K salary..." [View all] CousinIT 16 hrs ago OP

Gonna be some rich FBI agents... lame54 16 hrs ago #1

MAGA sucks at chronology. House of Roberts 15 hrs ago #2

Not just chronology. Anything that requires accuracy and honesty. erronis 14 hrs ago #3

or math! orleans 13 hrs ago #12

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On 1-6-2021 CHUMP WAS STILL PRESIDENT! FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #4

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Neither have I. calimary 5 hrs ago #21

"If this is so, which it is..." Who TF talks like that? Grokenstein 14 hrs ago #8

"274 FBI agents" is a very specific number. sop 13 hrs ago #9

Like Trump was in contact with each of the 274. Also reminds me of Romney's binder of females.... erronis 13 hrs ago #13

Knowing the fucking asshole, there's no way he's letting that money go to waste. Initech 13 hrs ago #10

agree! nt orleans 13 hrs ago #14

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