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How’s about we first get such a letter, or voice note, and then we can go from there and see whether further verification is required. Let’s draw an analogy with how things work in Beis Din – and feel free to check with R. Fishelis, or R. Berel, or anyone else, whether I’m describing things correctly.
Mr. A comes forward with a claim, such as that Mr. B owes him $X. First things first, Mr. A is expected to bring some kind of proof (such as a document). Now, Mr. B might not have a counterclaim, and then that’s that: Mr. A has won his case. Or, Mr. B has a right according to halachah to claim that the document is forged, the witnesses are disqualified, etc. etc., and then the Beis Din may require Mr. A to bring further evidence, such as by getting the witnesses’ signatures validated. Now, you tell me: if Mr. A were to just say to the Beis Din, “Well, then, I can’t be bothered to do that first step, because I know you’ll then put me through the other ones. Don’t you trust me? Why, I’ve told you my whole life story!” then what’s going to be the verdict? “You’re right, we’ll just take you at your word and that’s that. Mr. B, pay up”? Or, “Sorry, Mr. A, if you can’t be bothered to bring any evidence, then case dismissed.”
The analogy, I hope, will be obvious.
You know, it’s a pity. By your own statements in the past (and I see no particular reason to doubt them), you’ve been close with the extended Feinstein family for three generations now, going back to R. Moshe. What a wealth of reminiscences and Torah snippets and descriptions of their middos tovos we could get! Wouldn’t that be so much more productive, and beneficial to the community at large, than this ongoing vendetta across multiple sites and threads? Or at least, you could try for some kind of balance, say 80% of the above, while still reserving 20% for the witchfinding, since after all one does have to let off steam somehow.