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RoeVWade

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5. If the details are right in the news. Then...

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:43 AM

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Then it looks like he's not admitting even to sexual relations with any women, which doesn't add up with the text messages recorded.

I'm sorry to say that too. But it hasn't been very long yet, so I will still wait and see what else may come out about this and how accurate all the information is.

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