I'm not saying it did happen (I have no idea what "it" even is here), but "paper trail or it did not happen" is laughable. I think I see what you are trying to

I'm not saying it did happen (I have no idea what "it" even is here), but "paper trail or it did not happen" is laughable. I think I see what you are trying to say with that, but you know that successful corruption actively avoids paper trails, right?