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Exsqueeze me?
Ok, fine, they didn't release them.
Who the fuck decided not to release them?!?!
Someone who was on them, in all likelihood.
I mean....this is the FBI we are talking about. Anyone the least bit surprised?
This is the outfit that kneecapped Hillary on purpose.
What were they supposed to do? Release nude pictures of abused minors to the public? Or transfer them to the team performing the investigation? Going to say people should have been more vocal about their existence, but discussing ongoing investigations is often considered wrong.
Remember Julian Assange, Ed Snowden, or Chelsea Manning?
Public turned on whistleblowers.
Somebody should make a FOIA request for them.
It would be declined. 100% guaranteed.
Source: I've made countless FOIA requests. Federal agencies decline the most innocuous requests for the least valid of reasons. Something important like this would be declined instantly.
Wait, so information is not in fact "free"?
Not only that, but some responsive files cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars in prep fees.
They were pictures of victims topless to be fair. Additionally it's not clear to me that they are over 18.
Fair point. So edit them out.