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Sen. Markwayne Mullin tried to blame former President Barack Obama for Jeffrey Epstein‘s 2008 plea deal, despite Obama not being president at the time.

Mullin made the comments while being interviewed by Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. First, Tapper and Mullin debated over whether the attorney general has the ability to release documents related to the Epstein investigation, with Mullin insisting that only judges have the ability to make that information public and Tapper arguing that there is additional information that Attorney General Pam Bondi could — and has promised to — release, yet she has not done so.

Then Mullin made a bizarre claim that Epstein struck a deal in Florida in 2009, under President Obama. But that is factually incorrect, as Tapper pointed out.

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[–] unabart@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

His idiot redneck parents couldn’t decide on Mark or Wayne. The rotten apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Fkn hillbillies.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

I've heard of having two first names. But two first names concatenated to make a first name? I'd say that's new except "Markwayne" wasn't exactly born yesterday.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Why would he admit it? The MAGA base loves the lies. Why tell the truth if that would cause MAGAs to get mad and possibly not vote for you?

[–] griff@lemmings.world 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You thought he was a man, but he was a Mullin…

Do you know the Mullin man?

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Is he a man?

Or is he a Mullin?

If he's a man, then he's a Mullin of a man.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

Who gave Harvey Weinstein a cattleman hat and a Senate seat?

Fucking Oklahoma, goddamnit.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I will never get over this guy's name being Markwayne. It just screams ignorant redneck. His name alone should have reason enough to ban him from holding office.

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