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  • Vitalogensia
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    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Vitalogensia said:
    I know when I see a naked guy holding a gun, I'm swayed to not vote for him.  
    is hunter running? lol
    The way the people on the right focus on him, you'd think so.
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  • gimmesometruth27
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    Vitalogensia said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Vitalogensia said:
    I know when I see a naked guy holding a gun, I'm swayed to not vote for him.  
    is hunter running? lol
    The way the people on the right focus on him, you'd think so.
    well, i for one am not voting for hunter.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    gimmesometruth27 said:
    Vitalogensia said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Vitalogensia said:
    I know when I see a naked guy holding a gun, I'm swayed to not vote for him.  
    is hunter running? lol
    The way the people on the right focus on him, you'd think so.
    well, i for one am not voting for hunter.
    But you might in 2028 when it’s Hunter versus Don, Jr.
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  • lindamarie73
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    HughFreakingDillon said:
    what in the world is the relevance of that picture being posted?
    At least they didn’t post the pick of the shit-for-brains Presidents son sticking his finger up his ass while smoking a crack pipe… talk about multitasking 
  • Halifax2TheMax
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    lindamarie73 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    what in the world is the relevance of that picture being posted?
    At least they didn’t post the pick of the shit-for-brains Presidents son sticking his finger up his ass while smoking a crack pipe… talk about multitasking 
    At least his dad isn’t this fucking guy. From Letter From An American:

    In contrast, Trump ushered in Memorial Day with a post on his social media company, saying: “Happy Memorial Day to All, including the Human Scum that is working so hard to destroy our Once Great Country, & to the Radical Left, Trump Hating Federal Judge in New York that presided over, get this, TWO separate trials, that awarded a woman, who I never met before (a quick handshake at a celebrity event, 25 years ago, doesn’t count!), 91 MILLION DOLLARS for “DEFAMATION.” He then continued to attack E. Jean Carroll, the writer who successfully sued him for defamation, before turning to attack Judge Arthur Engoron, who presided over the civil case of Trump and the Trump Organization falsifying documents, and Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the current criminal case in New York.
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  • josevolution
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    lindamarie73 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    what in the world is the relevance of that picture being posted?
    At least they didn’t post the pick of the shit-for-brains Presidents son sticking his finger up his ass while smoking a crack pipe… talk about multitasking 
    Trumpollini does multitasking too! He can eat fries with one hand while holding Big Mac with the other hand and sipping on the Diet Coke all at once who would of thought it 🤷
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • mrussel1
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    lindamarie73 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    what in the world is the relevance of that picture being posted?
    At least they didn’t post the pick of the shit-for-brains Presidents son sticking his finger up his ass while smoking a crack pipe… talk about multitasking 
    You're a strange person. 
  • lindamarie73
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    Halifax2TheMax said:
    lindamarie73 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    what in the world is the relevance of that picture being posted?
    At least they didn’t post the pick of the shit-for-brains Presidents son sticking his finger up his ass while smoking a crack pipe… talk about multitasking 
    At least his dad isn’t this fucking guy. From Letter From An American:

    In contrast, Trump ushered in Memorial Day with a post on his social media company, saying: “Happy Memorial Day to All, including the Human Scum that is working so hard to destroy our Once Great Country, & to the Radical Left, Trump Hating Federal Judge in New York that presided over, get this, TWO separate trials, that awarded a woman, who I never met before (a quick handshake at a celebrity event, 25 years ago, doesn’t count!), 91 MILLION DOLLARS for “DEFAMATION.” He then continued to attack E. Jean Carroll, the writer who successfully sued him for defamation, before turning to attack Judge Arthur Engoron, who presided over the civil case of Trump and the Trump Organization falsifying documents, and Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the current criminal case in New York.
    Is this the Same Letter from that dip shit that is shared on here all the time??  That crap is almost as funny as an Onion story… Please keep on sharing . 

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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    lindamarie73 said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    lindamarie73 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    what in the world is the relevance of that picture being posted?
    At least they didn’t post the pick of the shit-for-brains Presidents son sticking his finger up his ass while smoking a crack pipe… talk about multitasking 
    At least his dad isn’t this fucking guy. From Letter From An American:

    In contrast, Trump ushered in Memorial Day with a post on his social media company, saying: “Happy Memorial Day to All, including the Human Scum that is working so hard to destroy our Once Great Country, & to the Radical Left, Trump Hating Federal Judge in New York that presided over, get this, TWO separate trials, that awarded a woman, who I never met before (a quick handshake at a celebrity event, 25 years ago, doesn’t count!), 91 MILLION DOLLARS for “DEFAMATION.” He then continued to attack E. Jean Carroll, the writer who successfully sued him for defamation, before turning to attack Judge Arthur Engoron, who presided over the civil case of Trump and the Trump Organization falsifying documents, and Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the current criminal case in New York.
    Is this the Same Letter from that dip shit that is shared on here all the time??  That crap is almost as funny as an Onion story… Please keep on sharing . 

    Random capitalization. I like it. No, same stupid ass twits or toots from this loser.



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  • shecky
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    Hunter Biden is prepping for his federal gun trial, but faces other legal challenges

    Hunter Biden's federal gun trial stemming from Special Counsel David Weiss' probe is set to begin Monday

    Published June 1, 2024 4:00am EDT

    Hunter Biden is preparing for his first criminal trial, which is set to start Monday, but that federal gun case stemming from Special Counsel David Weiss’ yearslong investigation is just one of several legal challenges the first son faces. 

    Biden pleaded not guilty to federal gun charges in U.S. District Court for Delaware after Weiss charged him with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm; making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a licensed firearm dealer; and one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. 

    With all counts combined, the total maximum prison time for the charges could be up to 25 years. Each count carries a maximum fine of $250,000, and three years of supervised release. 

    That trial is set to begin Monday with jury selection. 

    But Biden is also facing other federal charges. 

    Weiss charged the first son in a California federal court on alleged federal tax crimes. 

    Biden pleaded not guilty to those charges — specifically, three felonies and six misdemeanors concerning $1.4 million in owed taxes that have since been paid. Weiss alleged a "four-year scheme" when the president’s son did not pay his federal income taxes from January 2017 to October 2020 while also filing false tax reports. 

    That criminal trial was scheduled for June 20, but Biden’s attorneys requested to delay the trial. 

    Judge Mark Scarsi sided with Biden’s attorneys, and moved that tax trial to Sept. 5, when jury selection will begin. 

    On top of the already-filed charges, Biden is also dealing with allegations of making false statements to Congress. 

    House Republicans obtained information they say proves "indisputably" that the first son lied under oath multiple times during his congressional deposition earlier this year.  

    The House Ways and Means Committee, last month, said Biden lied at least three times during his deposition. 

    After publication, Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell denied in a statement that any of the three examples were lies. 

    "Here they go again, grasping at straws and twisting Hunter’s testimony to try to revive an impeachment inquiry that was a complete and utter failure," Lowell said. 

    But Committee Chairman Jason Smith warned that "lying during sworn testimony is a felony offense that the Department of Justice has prosecuted numerous individuals for in recent years, and the American people expect the same accountability for the son of the President of the United States." 

    House Republicans claim Biden mischaracterized his role working for his firm, Rosemont Seneca, and actually controlled bank accounts he claimed in his deposition he did not. 

    They also said Biden claimed he did not help a foreign national obtain a visa, but the committee says emails between himself and his former associate Devon Archer show that the first son helped a man named Miguel Aleman with visa documents.

    The committee also pointed to Biden's claim that he sent a text to the wrong "Zhao," due to being under the influence, but WhatsApp records show Biden only spoke with one Zhao — Henry Zhao of Chinese energy firm CEFC. 

    Biden in the WhatsApp message allegedly told a Chinese business associate from Chinese energy company CEFC that he and his father would ensure "you will regret not following my direction."

    Biden requested the $10 million wire for his joint-venture with CEFC called SinoHawk Holdings. 

    "I am sitting here with my father, and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled," Biden told Henry Zhao, the director of Chinese asset management firm Harvest Fund Management. "And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction."

    Zhao responded, in part, "CEFC is willing to cooperate with the family."

    House Republicans have not yet taken steps to hold the first son accountable for those alleged lies, or taken any formal steps to accuse him of making false statements to Congress. 

    Biden was deposed before the House Judiciary, Oversight and Ways and Means Committee earlier this year. Congressional Republicans have been investigating Biden's overseas business dealings and whether his father, President Biden, personally benefited from those arrangements. 

  • mrussel1
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    Corrupt DOJ going after the son of a presidential candidate.  ELECTION INTERFERENCE!
  • HughFreakingDillon
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    Haha. Classic. 
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    I so look forward to Hunter’s pardon. And the rigged election and Brandon’s refusal to leave office and staying in the White House for 36 years. At least.
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  • mickeyrat
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    https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-joe-biden-election-gun-drugs-e2cc8b5d459ad80e5bd7b05c5e9105c1   President Joe Biden's son Hunter arrives for jury selection in a federal gun case


    President Joe Biden's son Hunter arrives for jury selection in a federal gun case
    By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and COLLEEN LONG
    5 mins ago

    WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden's son Hunter arrived at court Monday for jury selection in a federal gun case against after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election.

    Hunter Biden, who spent the weekend with his father has been charged in Delaware with three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase when he was, according to his memoir, in the throes of a crack addiction. He has been accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application used to screen firearms applicants when he said he was not a drug user, and illegally having the gun for 11 days.

    He has pleaded not guilty and has argued he's being unfairly targeted by the Justice Department, after Republicans decried the now-defunct deal as special treatment for the Democratic president's son.

    The trial comes just days after Donald Trump, Republicans' presumptive 2024 presidential nominee, was convicted of 34 felonies in New York City. A jury found the former president guilty of a scheme to cover up a hush money payment to a porn actor to fend off damage to his 2016 presidential campaign. The two criminal cases are unrelated, but their proximity underscores how the criminal courtroom has taken center stage during the 2024 campaign.

    Hunter Biden is also facing a separate trial in California in September on charges of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. Both cases were to have been resolved through a deal with prosecutors last July, the culmination of a yearslong investigation into his business dealings.

    But Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was nominated to the bench by Trump, questioned some unusual aspects of the deal, which included a proposed guilty plea to misdemeanor offenses to resolve the tax crimes and a diversion agreement on the gun charge, which meant as long as he stayed out of trouble for two years the case would be dismissed. The lawyers squabbled over the agreement, could not come to a resolution, and the deal fell apart. Attorney General Merrick Garland then appointed the top investigator as a special counsel in August, and a month later Hunter Biden was indicted.

    This trial isn't about Hunter Biden's foreign business affairs — which Republicans have seized on without evidence to try to paint the Biden family as corrupt. But it will excavate some of Hunter Biden's darkest moments and put them on display.

    The president's allies are worried about the toll the trial may take on the elder Biden, who’s long been concerned about the well-being and sobriety of his only living son and who must now watch as those painful past mistakes are publicly scrutinized. He's also protective: Hunter Biden was with his father all weekend before the case began, biking with his dad and attending church together.

    President Biden, in a last-minute switch in plans, shifted from his Rehoboth Beach home back to his Wilmington compound on Sunday evening. Boarding a helicopter on Sunday was the only time the president was seen publicly without his son all weekend.

    Allies are also worried the trial could become a distraction as the president tries to campaign under anemic poll numbers and as he is preparing for an upcoming presidential debate while the proceedings play out.

    Prosecutors are hoping to show Hunter Biden was in the throes of addiction when he bought the gun and therefore lied on the forms. They have said they're planning to use as evidence his published memoir, and they may also introduce contents from a laptop that he left at a Delaware repair shop and never retrieved. The contents made their way to Republicans in 2020 and were publicly leaked, revealing embarrassing and personal photos in which he's often nude and doing drugs and messages in which he asks dealers about scores.

    The judge will ask a group of prospective jurors a series of questions to determine whether they can serve impartially on the jury, including whether they have donated to political campaigns or run for political office. She will ask whether their views about the 2024 presidential campaign prevent them from being impartial.

    She's also going to ask whether prospective jurors believe Hunter Biden is being prosecuted because his father is the president. Also, she’ll ask about firearms purchasing and addiction issues, including: “Do you believe someone who is addicted to drugs should not be charged with a crime?”

    The case against Hunter Biden stems from a period when, by his own public admission, he was addicted to crack. His descent into drugs and alcohol followed the 2015 death of his brother, Beau Biden, from cancer. He bought and owned a gun for 11 days in October 2018 and indicated on the gun purchase form that he was not using drugs.

    Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty in both cases, and his attorneys have suggested they may argue he didn’t see himself as an addict when prosecutors say he checked “no” to the question on the form. They'll also attack the credibility of the gun store owner.

    Prosecutors, meanwhile, are also planning to call as witnesses Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and his brother’s widow, Hallie, with whom he became romantically involved.

    If he were to be convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison, though first-time offenders do not get anywhere near the maximum and it's unclear whether the judge would give him time behind bars.

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    Follow the AP's coverage of Hunter Biden at https://apnews.com/hub/hunter-biden.

     

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  • mickeyrat
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    A jury has been seated in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case
    By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and RANDALL CHASE
    10 mins ago

    WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, after prospective candidates were questioned on their thoughts about gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom in a show of support for her son. Opening statements will begin Tuesday.

    A jury of 12 panelists and four alternates was selected in one day.

    Hunter Biden, who spent the weekend with his parents, has been charged in Delaware with three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase when he was, according to his memoir, in the throes of a crack addiction. He has been accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.

    More than 65 prospective jurors who were questioned and 29 had been dismissed by late afternoon. One who was sent home said she didn’t know whether she could be impartial because of the opinion she had formed about Hunter Biden based on media reports.

    “It’s not a good one,” she replied when an attorney asked her opinion.

    The case is going to trial following the collapse of a plea deal that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. He has pleaded not guilty and has argued he's being unfairly targeted by the Justice Department, after Republicans decried the now-defunct plea deal as special treatment for the Democratic president's son.

    The proceedings are unfolding just days after Donald Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, was convicted of 34 felonies in New York City. A jury found the former president guilty of a scheme to cover up a hush money payment to a porn actor to fend off damage to his 2016 presidential campaign. The two criminal cases are unrelated, but their proximity underscores how the criminal courts have taken center stage during the 2024 campaign.

    In Delaware, prospective jurors who answered “yes” on a questionnaire were quizzed individually by Judge Maryellen Noreika to determine whether they could be fair and impartial. Their names were not made public.

    The questions tested their knowledge of the case, surveyed their thoughts about gun ownership and inquired whether they or anyone close to them have struggled with substance abuse or addiction. Other questions focused on the role politics may have played in the charges.

    One man was dismissed after telling the judge he had sold guns in the past and was familiar with the forms that need to be filled out. Also dismissed was a woman who said her husband was a friend of Joe Biden’s late son, Beau, and that she thought Hunter was a good man.

    A man was dismissed because his family has a long history in law enforcement, and he said he could not be impartial. Another was excused because he was very aware of the case, and, “It seems like politics is playing a big role in who gets charged with what and when.”

    Only one potential juror answered “no” to all the questions and moved on to the next phase. Another who was not dismissed said he holds a concealed carry permit and owns three handguns. The man said he has strong views on gun ownership and believes every law-abiding citizen should be able to own a gun.

    “I believe the Second Amendment is very important,” he explained.

    Attorneys jointly moved to dismiss a woman who expressed strong anti-gun views during questioning.

    “I would like stronger laws in this country about certain types of weapons,” she said. “The ones with high repeat, you know, that kill children in schools.”

    “I would ban them altogether to be honest,” acknowledged the woman, who also said she has donated to Democratic congressional candidates around the country and joined “one of the resistance groups” after the 2016 election.

    Hunter Biden also faces a separate trial in California in September on charges of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. Both cases were to have been resolved through the deal with prosecutors last July, the culmination of a yearslong investigation into his business dealings.

    But Noreika, who was nominated to the bench by Trump, questioned some unusual aspects of the deal, which included a proposed guilty plea to misdemeanor offenses to resolve the tax crimes and a diversion agreement on the gun charge, which meant as long as he stayed out of trouble for two years the case would be dismissed. The lawyers could not come to a resolution, and the deal fell apart. Attorney General Merrick Garland then appointed the top investigator as a special counsel in August, and a month later Hunter Biden was indicted.

    This trial isn't about Hunter Biden's foreign business affairs — which Republicans have seized on without evidence to try to paint the Biden family as corrupt. But it will excavate some of Hunter Biden's darkest moments and put them on display.

    The president's allies are worried about the toll the trial may take on the elder Biden, who’s long been concerned about his only living son and his sobriety and who must now watch as his son's painful past mistakes are publicly scrutinized.

    Allies are also worried the trial could become a distraction as the president tries to campaign under anemic poll numbers and as he is preparing for an upcoming presidential debate while the proceedings play out.

    In a statement Monday, the president said he has “boundless love" for his son, "confidence in him and respect for his strength.”

    “I am the President, but I am also a Dad,” he said, adding that would have no further comment on the case. “Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today.”

    The president was nearby, in their Wilmington home, until he left for a campaign reception in Greenwich, Connecticut. He is traveling to France on Tuesday and will be gone the rest of the week. The first lady is scheduled to join him later. Hunter Biden’s sister, Ashley Biden, was also in court, and his wife, Melissa.

    As the first day of jury selection broke for lunch, Hunter Biden walked over to his mother and leaned over the railing that separates the audience from the trial participants to hug and kiss her on the cheek. Monday was the first lady’s 73rd birthday.

    A family friend, Ricky Smith, sat in the audience and embraced him warmly during a break.

    “It ain’t right for him to be sitting there because he was a drug addict,” Smith said.

    The case against Hunter Biden stems from a period when, by his own public admission, he was addicted to crack. His descent into drugs and alcohol followed the 2015 death of his brother, Beau Biden, from cancer. He bought and owned a gun for 11 days in October 2018 and indicated on the gun purchase form that he was not using drugs.

    Defense attorneys have suggested they may argue that Hunter Biden didn’t see himself as an addict when prosecutors say he checked “no” to the question on the form. They will also attack the credibility of the gun store owner.

    If convicted, Hunter Biden faces up to 25 years in prison, though first-time offenders do not get anywhere near the maximum, and it's unclear whether the judge would give him time behind bars.

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    Long reported from Washington. Associated Press Writer Alanna Durkin Richer in Washington contributed to this report. Follow the AP's coverage of Hunter Biden at https://apnews.com/hub/hunter-biden.


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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,144
    Brandon is ruthless. Not only does he use the DOJ to prosecute his political opponents he also prosecutes HIS OWN SON!
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,308
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    Gern Blansten said:
    Brandon is ruthless. Not only does he use the DOJ to prosecute his political opponents he also prosecutes HIS OWN SON!
    AND a sitting Senator with just the barest of a majority in that chamber.


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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,010
    is he guilty yet so we can move the fuck on?
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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,753
    edited June 2024
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    is he guilty yet so we can move the fuck on?
    If / when he's guilty, that will only be confirmation of the Biden Crime Family's criminality.& If he's not convicted, it will be confirmation that Biden has rigged the DOJ. 

    Don't hold your breath about moving on. 
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,010
    Merkin Baller said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    is he guilty yet so we can move the fuck on?
    If / when he's guilty, that will only be confirmation of the Biden Crime Family's criminality.& If he's not convicted, it will be confirmation that Biden has rigged the DOJ. 

    Don't hold your breath about moving on. 
    good call
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