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Respectable and advisable? No. Smart? Yes.

Their audience here is the incoming administration, which is founded on party loyalty and an "us-vs-them" mindset, where "them" are the corrupt elites.

They're making a bet that whoever is prosecuting them in 4 months is going to be a lot friendlier to them if they act like victims of a vengeful democratic elite, and they're probably right. Really smart, honestly.






Given Peter Thiel is a big investor in polymarket, and is JD Vance's daddy, I'm sure they will have no problem getting this case dismissed.

Before you place bets on Polymarket you need to check the box which says something like this: "I promise I'm not from US". Pinky swear that I'm not using VPN to place illegal bets. That's why FBI is investigating them, so case still hangs in the balance.



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