Ibanez wrote:CitadelGrad wrote:
There is no reason NOT to believe it wasn't known. Your argument is that it's ok to be associated with someone b/c he wasn't publicly out as a pedophile. I'm not sure about your logic. Just because he wasn't known to the public doesn't mean the friends knew something. And given the scope of the operation, and the multiple people involved, it sounds like it wasn't a secret.
If you have some evidence that Trump knew before the incident at Mar A Lago (which resulted in Trump banning Epstein), then present it.
You seem to believe that speculation is evidence. It isn't.
You post reads a lot like the Muller Report -- there is no evidence to support Russian collusion allegations, but there is no evidence Trump didn't collude, therefore he is probably guilty.
There is no reason not to believe Ibanez is a pedo, but there is no evidence he isn't, therefore Ibanez is likely a pedo.
Are you starting to see the logical fallacy here? This is what happens when you demand proof of a negative and set aside the whole presumption of innocence thingy.
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