GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from the House Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson announced, the same day that Donald Trump announced that he had tapped the Florida firebrand to be his attorney general.
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Johnson said Gaetz had resigned so abruptly because he knew how long it would take to fill the seat if he becomes attorney general. Johnson said he reached out to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday and added that because of Gaetz’s early resignation it’s possible they could fill his seat as soon as Jan. 3, when the chamber is slated to elect a speaker.
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Other GOP House colleagues believe his decision is actually tied to an Ethics Committee report investigating several allegations including that Gaetz engaged in sex with a minor, which they believe was poised to be released in a matter of days. Gaetz has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has sought to attack the panel probing various allegations against him. If Gaetz is no longer a member of the House, the report likely won’t be formally released, though it could leak.
One House Republican, granted anonymity to speak candidly, tied Gaetz’s resignation to trying to “stymie the ethics investigation that is coming out in one week.”
A guy who likes underage girls and drugs-- no wonder the TOFF and his oldest spawn, Coke Boy, adore him.
You know that the report will leak in a New York second, anyway. But it won't matter to the Commandante of Mar-a-Lago or his legions of supporters. You might recall that his loons were babbling about Hillary Clinton running a child exploitation ring out of the basement of a pizzeria that, as it turned out, didnt have a basement. But no matter what comes out about Gaetz, it won't affect the mindset of those clowns.
Gaetz is more evidence that the FOFF prizes loyalty over picayune concerns such as competence. That is a sad trait of autocrats and dictators, for reasons that should be obvious to a casual observer.
Gaetz was brought in to announce DOJ investigations into Biden, Harris, Adam Schiff, Fani Willis, Gavin Newsome, J.B. Pritzker, and whomever else MAGA deems a threat to Trump's consolidation of power and the Corporate Media will nod sagely and go truly these are SERIOUS CHARGES and raise questions and go along.
ReplyDeleteAny bets as to whether Susan Collins will vote to confirm him?
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Collins has a spine made of the finest gelatin. She always caves after convincing most people that she's got principles.
DeleteShe doesn't. She always bends to the prevailing winds in the GOP.
Which is one reason why she was receiving shipments of coathangers when she voted to confirm one of Dolt-45's picks for the Supremes.
I've read of other hold outs against Gaetz, there is a chance he won't be confirmed. And, he has already resigned from his Congress job. He could well be odd man out especially if they release his investigation report. I'm loving it.
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