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LiberalArkie

(19,540 posts) Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:45 AM Saturday

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The family of Texas businessman and politician Donald Huffines owns the late Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch.

The family of Texas businessman and politician Donald Huffines owns the late Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.

Huffines, a former GOP state senator from Dallas, is now running a high-profile campaign for comptroller.

Huffines Communities, a real estate development co. A conservative, Tea Party Rep.

The family of Texas businessman and politician Donald Huffines owns the late Jeffrey Epsteinâ€™s Zorro Ranch.

Huffines, a former GOP state senator from Dallas, is now running a high-profile campaign for comptroller.

Huffines Communities, a real estate development co. A conservative, Tea Party Rep.
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The family of Texas businessman and politician Donald Huffines owns the late Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch. (Original Post) LiberalArkie Saturday OP

Nobody'll buy furniture called Unpainted Huffines. Orrex Saturday #1

His son Russell works in the White House leftstreet Saturday #2

Ahhh, thank you for that! niyad Saturday #3

Got hired a month after pops bought the ranch leftstreet Saturday #7

verrrrrrryy interesting! niyad Saturday #8

Woof, and he's the MAGA preferred candidate in the comptroller race. tanyev Saturday #11

Sounds like an inside trader. Kid Berwyn Saturday #4

Sooooo, they have had several years to destroy any evidence that niyad Saturday #5

Auto dealership people. Liberal In Texas Saturday #6

You can bet he'll dig up any bodies and dispose of them mainer Saturday #9

What investigators? I don't think any would show up. Kind of like those investing the whole Trump-Epstein company LiberalArkie Saturday #12

He's in the Epstein files, right? Srkdqltr Saturday #10

Orrex

(66,846 posts)

1. Nobody'll buy furniture called Unpainted Huffines.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:57 AM

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leftstreet

(39,653 posts)

2. His son Russell works in the White House

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:03 PM

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Russell Huffines
White House Office of Cabinet Affairs (June 2025-), Associate Director of Agency Outreach

niyad

(130,828 posts)

3. Ahhh, thank you for that!

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:18 PM

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leftstreet

(39,653 posts)

7. Got hired a month after pops bought the ranch

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:25 PM

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Dad purchased it in May 2025
Son gets appointed to his (sounds made up) WH job June 2025

update: The ranch was transferred to their LLC in May 2025

niyad

(130,828 posts)

8. verrrrrrryy interesting!

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:26 PM

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tanyev

(48,938 posts)

11. Woof, and he's the MAGA preferred candidate in the comptroller race.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 01:02 PM

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Curiouser and curiouser.

Kid Berwyn

(23,772 posts)

4. Sounds like an inside trader.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:20 PM

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The gittin' is good in gubmint.

niyad

(130,828 posts)

5. Sooooo, they have had several years to destroy any evidence that

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:21 PM

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might have been there. .evidence the scum fbi never bothered to look for.

Hmmmm, is this guy in the trumpstein files?

Liberal In Texas

(16,127 posts)

6. Auto dealership people.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:21 PM

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For years the "Huffines Has It" jingle was all over the airwaves. Name recognition and money gets them elected.

mainer

(12,528 posts)

9. You can bet he'll dig up any bodies and dispose of them

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:27 PM

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before investigators come looking.

LiberalArkie

(19,540 posts)

12. What investigators? I don't think any would show up. Kind of like those investing the whole Trump-Epstein company

Reply to mainer (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 01:31 PM

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Srkdqltr

(9,583 posts)

10. He's in the Epstein files, right?

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:36 PM

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