GOP Sen. Refuses to Admit Bush, Not Obama, Was President During Epstein's Plea Deal

Sunday, July 27, 2025

CNN's Jake Tapper tries to correct Sen. Markwayne Mullin who just refuses to admit to facts. Mullin tried to blame former President Barack Obama for Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal, despite Obama not being president at the time. "No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor," Tapper says to Mullin who continues to incorrectly insist that the Epstein deal was struck in 2009.

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MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama TAPPER: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor M: Who was in office at the time? T: Bush M: No. Obama was in office TAPPER: Not true

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Jul 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM

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The essence, the very stinking essence , of MAGA.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-27 05:56 PM | Reply

How do you know when republican politicians are lying?

Their lips are moving.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-27 05:59 PM | Reply

Sen. Mullin is just plain stupid!

#4 | Posted by danni at 2025-07-27 06:18 PM | Reply

He's smart enough to know republicans will believe any lie he tells.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-27 06:19 PM | Reply

Mullin blames Obama for pedo 47's rape of Katie Johnson.

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-27 07:16 PM | Reply

And the more outrageous the lie, the more strongly they'll believe it.

See: PizzaGate.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-27 07:46 PM | Reply

... "No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor," Tapper says to Mullin who continues to incorrectly insist that the Epstein deal was struck in 2009. ...

Do not mistake MAGA for reality.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-27 08:00 PM | Reply