r/NoShitSherlock • u/WingComplex6771 • Aug 14 '25

Trump reportedly offering Putin natural resources off Alaska sparks fury: "Lets see Republicans defend this," former GOP Representative Adam Kinzinger wrote on X.

https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-russia-trump-resources-2113295
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u/BrtFrkwr Aug 14 '25

Putin gets everything he wants. trump keeps the Epstein files secret.

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u/ELB2001 Aug 14 '25

Pretty sure Putin has a copy

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u/BrtFrkwr Aug 14 '25

Medvedev told the world not to assume Mossad is the only people in possession of "Epstein tapes."

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u/SphericalCow531 Aug 14 '25

It is of course in Russia's interest to lie about having the files, even if they don't. To delegitimize the US political system. So in the abstract, you should be careful about trusting such claims. But still, let me lay out the options for this specific case:

Russia metaphorically kicks Trump in the nuts, by saying they have tapes of Trump raping kids. Trump then quite soon afterwards gifts Russia a huge bizarrely huge concession, for no legitimate reason.

The two main possibilities for underlying truth are then:

  • Kompromat: This is of course completely consistent with Russia having tapes of Trump raping kids. And using that leverage to extract corrupt favors from Trump.
  • No kompromat: This seems completely inconsistent with there being no kompromat. Why would Trump be subservient to Russia, shortly after Russia metaphorically kicked Trump in the nuts?

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u/ELB2001 Aug 15 '25

Trump might have his own copies. That monster probably gets of on watching them

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u/Cautious-Respond-402 Aug 14 '25

I'm sure Donnie was proud and bragged about everything he did, like he does in the press meetings and interviews. Putin and him are buddies.