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[–] 182 points 2 years ago (4 children)

not so quick, maybe you are running from something, we should look into that. We wouldnt wanna spend all that tax payer money on nothing.

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  • [–] 164 points 2 years ago* (11 children)

    Please don't nominate him for anything else. He resigned from Congress. This could be incredibly hilarious.

    Edit: and if any Democrat on the ethics committee doesn't leak the report they should all be primaried and removed from their posts.

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  • [–] 87 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Note that while he resigned from this current Congress, he did get reelected to the next Congress, so he'll still be a US rep in Florida once the session starts in late January. Just kind of an extended two month vacation really.

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  • [–] 97 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Maybe not, according to https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11/21/us/trump-gaetz-news/5e296b83-bf2f-50cc-96b8-5049b764b8a9:

    Absent extraordinary events, we do not expect to see Gaetz back in the House next Congress. When he submitted his resignation to the House last week after being tapped for attorney general, he wrote: “I do not intend to take the oath of office for the same office in the 119th Congress.”

    It is always possible that Gaetz can invoke the ancient privilege of "SIKE!!!!" And take it all back. But then the ethics report will get released....

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  • [+] 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    They are counting the media interest will die out. That's why this should be released NOW not having any delays. Those are only to wait for things calming and then quietly dismissing it.

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    [–] 62 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Resigning from the 119th congress is essentially an admission of guilt at this point. Whatever is in that report will most likely remain sealed as long as he has the cover of being a private citizen once again, which is why he turned these two opportunities down - to keep the evidence of his wrongdoing under wraps so he can't be held accountable by either the public or the justice department.

    So, Matt Gaetz is a pedophile and a child molester. And knowing the state of our shitty fucking country he's probably going to get away with it.

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    [–] 55 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    How many Scaramuccis was that?

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  • [–] 77 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Scaramucci actually got the job, so it's probably negative Scaramucci's

    He held the nomination for .8 Scaramuccis, and was fired 6.2 Scaramuccis before his earliest possible hire date.

    Edit: Did Scaramucci math

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  • [–] 54 points 2 years ago* (19 children)

    Gotta be something big to quit congress after being reelected and then decline the cabinet nomination used to justify pulling out.

    This sounds like something serious. Someone should search his couches!

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    [–] 49 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Alright Marjorie Trailer-Queen, time to nut up (🤮 sorry) and leak (it keeps getting worse) that incriminating info about your fellow GOPedo colleagues that you were so brazen about earlier

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    [–] 39 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I mean okay, I mean Trump will just pick something worse. I'm more disappointed that Democrats didn't grow a spine and just release the house report on Gatez.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Weird. Either there's a 4D chess move here, or Trump doesn't have full control of the GOP like he wants.

    That's going to cause problems.

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    He REALLY does not want that ethics probe released. Which means we absolutely should.

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I forget who on the NPR politics podcast said that he would get pushed out in backroom conversations, and not on the floor of the house, she nailed it.

    They don't want the public drama and infighting, because it makes them look even more incompetent. If they're going to push you out, they're going to do it behind closed doors.

    So, which clown is next? RFK, the WWE lady, Doctor Oz?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I heard that on the radio yesterday. They said they expected two or possibly three to withdraw because Orange Dipshit will never admit that he was wrong in choosing them.

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    But now who will be the more dangerous but more palatable nominee that Gaetz was running a screen for?

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    [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    He can pull out now. But he may have already come a little

    too close to getting the job. Might have blown it.

    The house could birth an investigation that spawns many problems.

    Shouldn't have been so childish.

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    [+] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    See ya Matt. More flames next time, eh...

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Can they just release the report? Why is this guy still walking around free?

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Huh. I would have thought they left him in, even if it was as a lightning rod to attract attention while the other nominees all got through.

    Must have been he didn't want to be questioned too much.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So sexual assaulters aren't welcome in the Trump administration. When will Trump step down?

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    [+] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
    [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Huh weird, this being the timeline that it is I kind of just expected them to double down

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