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In reply to the discussion: DOJ tells Republicans that Epstein files even worse for Trump than they thought: report [View all]AZJonnie
(2,299 posts)rather than "leeringly smiling" and "obviously very young girls"
I think I can answer that question, however: if they clearly look 15 or under, then it will most definitely NOT be "ho-hum", rather he will be quite fucked. If they appear to maybe be 16-17, then it will be a big problem but it's unlikely anything serious happens to him. Assuming he did not take the pictures, did not possess the pictures, and is only IN the pictures, then there's probably no legal recourse because the illegal part is taking and possessing the pictures, not being in them (as long as there's no sex, groping, etc). Just talking about the existence of the pics here. In that case, the GQP is likely to just claim "Oh, he didn't know their age and anyway he never touched these girls".
The smoking gun would be just one (now woman) coming out and putting her name on a compelling and convincing recount of how Trump had sex with them at Epstein's behest when they were minors. So far, none have. And Virginia Guiffre clearly stated she never saw him around.
Not saying what SHOULD happen in either case (I think he should go to Jail IMMEDIATELY!), just that he's been Teflon Don all along, so absent something like convincing eyewitness testimony, my guess is that pics of him with topless girls (unless they clearly look really young) are unlikely to force the flying monkeys of the GQP congress (or Bondi's DoJ) to act on them (i.e. impeach/indict).
That's a different matter from how many people will turn against him over it in the public at large over ANY such photos where the girls look *likely* to be minors. You likely will finally see his approval rating drop below 30%, and more importantly, the SCOTUS stop kissing his royal ass
So I'm NOT saying their exposure would lack value, just that pics alone won't get him impeached unless the girls look really young. That's my guess.
EDIT: Oh, also, the more different TIMES there are such pictures of, the worse it will be for Trump. Different parties, different girls. If there's like 3 or 4? That could definitely push things way over the 'ho-hum' edge.