Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made clear on Saturday afternoon that she has no intention of taking her own life after making the case for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The controversial conservative lawmaker appeared to be making the case that a “foreign government or powerful people” would attempt to silence her permanently to halt her efforts and, should she be found dead like the convicted pedophile in his jail cell, there needs to be an investigation.

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    The only ones who would harm her over this would be other Republicans. I wish she would let that sink in, because she’s spent her career propping them up.

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    Who cares about shameless attention seekers like MTG and Candace Owens?

    This is just media friendly paranoia designed by their publicity teams for public consumption.

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      I have no idea who candace owens is, and id rather keep it that way i think, but this isnt about MTG as a person.

      This is about someone who is “on their side” who has been consistent about releasing the epstein files. About sharing truth and knowledge (presumably) regardless of who it takes down, and now shes being threatened to be permanently silented. If she’s offed, im not going to shed a tear for her personally, but the message thats being sent is a damning one.

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    another martyr in the making?

    are they recycling the nutjobs while they are not needed anymore?

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    But it’s only an issue in the news because it has become a political fight and it should not be one.

    Like religion, or medicine?

    Still, as much as I dislike her, I appreciate that she’s taking a stand on this issue.

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    Three hours later, she hinted that she fears for her life.

    She wrote,” I am not suicidal and one of the happiest healthiest people you will meet. I have full faith in God and Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. As a sinner, I am only saved through His grace and mercy. With that said, if something happens to me, I ask you all to find out which foreign government or powerful people would take heinous actions to stop the information from coming out. Not only about this issue, but because of the truth that I have been speaking. The People understand what I’m saying.”

    Meanwhile Candace Owens seems to be implying today that Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin is also at risk of being Epsteined

    I hate to say this bc of all the insane conspiracy theories I’ve heard these two spout, but I feel like there is a decent chance these both might be legit concerns, but they’ve cried wolf (or Jewish space lasers) so many times in the past, nobody is taking them seriously now.

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      MTG will be fine but that kid who killed kirk… Would fit better into the MAGA narrative dead than alive.

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        But he’ll fit MUCH better as an example. They’re not gonna throw away an opportunity to publicly execute him to show what happens if you dare to attack one of theirs. He’s in custody, they’re already spinning the narrative that he was brainwahsed into radical leftism, they’re not gonna just knock him off. He’s a pocket ace if they play their cards right.

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      Nothing will happen, but if MTG does it offed because of the Epstein files. Then we are in interesting times.

      I’m sure it will be blamed on the libs.

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      It’s legit. We’ve heard of senators, congresspersons and judges saying the same things for months, in the MSM, no less. Take. Her. Seriously.

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      Of course they are legitimate concerns. Epstein was a warning, they can get anyone anywhere. They got Kirk, and they can get anyone.

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    the message was sent long ago.

    https://lemmy.ca/comment/14829551

    I would take this as the moment they fell in line:

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/truck-hit-by-train-carrying-gop-lawmakers-was-in-crossing-after-warning-ntsb-says

    The train carrying members of Congress to a Republican retreat in West Virginia last month struck a garbage truck that had entered a railroad crossing after safety gates had come down, according to a new report released Wednesday.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/train-carrying-gop-lawmakers-to-retreat-hits-truck-on-tracks-1-killed

    Authorities identified the person killed as Christopher Foley, 28, of Louisa County, Va., one of two passengers inside the truck. The other passenger, still unidentified, was airlifted to the University of Virginia Medical Center with critical injuries.

    The truck’s driver, also still unidentified, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, according to Madeline Curott, public information officer of the Albemarle County, Va., police department.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/train-carrying-gop-lawmakers-retreat-hits-trash-truck-n843311

    The driver of the truck was transported by ground in serious condition. President Donald Trump had said Wednesday afternoon that the driver of the truck had been killed.

    Marshall later told MSNBC that he first tried to help the deceased victim but “couldn’t find a pulse, so we started CPR and worked on that person for several, several minutes, and [it] just didn’t go real well for that gentlemen.”

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      It may be, but in the end does it matter?

      The key question of course is how the maga base is interpreting this.

      Besides Media Matters, are there any groups who track the latest sentiments from right wing outlets, forums, etc?

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        The key question of course is how the maga base is interpreting this.

        At least some of them are going to read it as “the corrupt pedophile Democrats want her dead so they aren’t exposed”. I wish I were joking, but these people might as well be holding the Olympic medal for mental gymnastics in blaming “the left” for everything that ever happens.