Matt Gaetz Tapped For Attorney General

[RockLobster]

15 hours ago, mspart said:

Release the report.   Gaetz needs to go through the same hellish nightmare confirmation hearing as all the rest will.   If he did nothing wrong, that should be in the report.  

mspart

C'mon now. Be reasonable.

Gaetz just got away with sex trafficking a 17 year old girl - which we've all known about for at least a year - including the sharing of videos with other Republicans in Congress (actually shared in the Capitol Building.)

If that doesn't put him on the fast track to further success in the GOP, I don't know what does.

He's getting a ton of press, he's moving up with a new appointment, Trump says he's a genius.
It's clearly time for the Republicans to circle the wagons and look the other way.

I mean - it's not like she was just a vulnerable high school girl. Or that she needs people to go out of their way to help her.

Except, that she was - and she does.

[headshuck]

I wonder how accurate this is?

[Offthemat]

1 hour ago, headshuck said:

I wonder how accurate this is?
 

That’s the way it was reported as it played out.  Alford got 11 years. 

[Tripnsweep]

2 hours ago, headshuck said:

I wonder how accurate this is?
 

I wonder if he fell on the sword for Gaetz or something like that, on the promise or hope he could get pardoned in the future. Kind of like what happened with Roger Stone. 

[Offthemat]

Gotta love Sen. Ron Johnson:

“Sen. Ron Johnson pushed back on a reporter’s question about the House Ethics Committee report related to attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz, displaying a photograph of Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services Rachel Levine, who is transgender, and non-binary former Biden Department of Energy official Sam Brinton.

Mr. Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, Thursday unfolded a piece of paper and showed reporters a color image of Brinton, who pleaded no contest to misdemeanor theft charges in a stolen-luggage case at Las Vegas airport in Nevada last year and avoided jail time.

 

The photo showed Brinton and Levine posing together in women’s attire, including pumps, at what appears to be an official event.

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“Here’s my answer to [the Matt Gaetz question],” Mr. Johnson said to the reporter. “Did you harass Democratic senators on those nominees?”“
 

https://archive.is/FhyuA

[Caveira]

1 minute ago, Offthemat said:

Did you harass Democratic senators on those nominees?

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYRLU36P/
 

ha 

[Lipdrag]

On 11/14/2024 at 4:35 PM, Offthemat said:

If there’s nothing actionable in the report it is criminal to release it.  

Are you saying it is a crime to say there was no crime?

[Offthemat]

2 hours ago, Lipdrag said:

Are you saying it is a crime to say there was no crime?

Yes, that’s why there was no report released by the DoJ.  If there is no actionable evidence found the report turns into a list of bad habits, invasion of privacy, and rumor. 

[Tripnsweep]

1 hour ago, Offthemat said:

Yes, that’s why there was no report released by the DoJ.  If there is no actionable evidence found the report turns into a list of bad habits, invasion of privacy, and rumor. 

When you hold public office you give up your right to privacy. 

[1032004]

4 hours ago, Offthemat said:

Yes, that’s why there was no report released by the DoJ.  If there is no actionable evidence found the report turns into a list of bad habits, invasion of privacy, and rumor. 

So kinda like the report James Comer released about Joe Biden then? (With the bad habits belonging to Hunter, who does not hold a political office)

Edited November 16 by 1032004

[Offthemat]

2 hours ago, 1032004 said:

So kinda like the report James Comer released about Joe Biden then? (With the bad habits belonging to Hunter, who does not hold a political office)

Are you referring to the report about bribery, prostitution, and illegal drugs?

[1032004]

17 minutes ago, Offthemat said:

Are you referring to the report about bribery, prostitution, and illegal drugs?

Is there evidence Joe Biden took bribes?  If so shouldn’t he have been removed from office?  Interesting you bring up prostitution (in relation to Hunter), as there is some evidence Gaetz solicited a prostitute as well.  And don’t say “but the DOJ didn’t charge Gaetz,” since they didn’t charge Hunter for soliciting a prostitute either.

Edited November 16 by 1032004

[Offthemat]

14 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

Is there evidence Joe Biden took bribes?  If so shouldn’t he have been removed from office?  Interesting you bring up prostitution (in relation to Hunter), as there is some evidence Gaetz solicited a prostitute as well.  And don’t say “but the DOJ didn’t charge Gaetz,” since they didn’t charge Hunter for soliciting a prostitute either.

10% for the big guy.  And all the revelations until you get to the bank statements were public knowledge, revealed by journalists, not investigators.  The investigators knew that the 51 intelligence officials were lying. 

[1032004]

5 minutes ago, Offthemat said:

10% for the big guy.  And all the revelations until you get to the bank statements were public knowledge, revealed by journalists, not investigators.  The investigators knew that the 51 intelligence officials were lying. 

So no evidence Joe Biden took bribes, thanks for confirming 

[Offthemat]

22 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

So no evidence Joe Biden took bribes, thanks for confirming 

Many prosecutors have said that if they had jurisdiction, they would gladly take this evidence to trial.  A report in the style of the one on Gaetz however, might at this point say something to the effect of - there’s no evidence he didn’t, either. 

[Offthemat]

 

[Tripnsweep]

On 11/16/2024 at 1:53 AM, 1032004 said:

So kinda like the report James Comer released about Joe Biden then? (With the bad habits belonging to Hunter, who does not hold a political office)

[1032004]

10 minutes ago, Tripnsweep said:

In this case it was to point out the hypocrisy of those convinced that Joe Biden is corrupt, but have no issue with Gaetz “because they didn’t press any charges.”

Let’s stick to Gaetz then.  Why wouldn’t anyone want to see the bipartisan ethics committee’s report if it’s already finished?

[1032004]

2 hours ago, Offthemat said:

 

Interesting that he shares screenshots where Greenberg talks about Venmo payments, but doesn’t explain his own Venmo payments to Greenberg, especially considering according to his writing Gaetz seems to have known all along that Greenberg was a POS

[Offthemat]

34 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

In this case it was to point out the hypocrisy of those convinced that Joe Biden is corrupt, but have no issue with Gaetz “because they didn’t press any charges.”

Let’s stick to Gaetz then.  Why wouldn’t anyone want to see the bipartisan ethics committee’s report if it’s already finished?

Lots of people want to see it, but the committee hasn’t even voted on whether to release it or not.  It wasn’t said to be released Friday, they were going to vote on its release.  

[1032004]

1 hour ago, Offthemat said:

Lots of people want to see it, but the committee hasn’t even voted on whether to release it or not.  It wasn’t said to be released Friday, they were going to vote on its release.  

My understanding was that they cancelled the vote when Gaetz resigned and are not currently planning to release it, but could be wrong 

Edited November 17 by 1032004

[Tripnsweep]

3 hours ago, 1032004 said:

In this case it was to point out the hypocrisy of those convinced that Joe Biden is corrupt, but have no issue with Gaetz “because they didn’t press any charges.”

Let’s stick to Gaetz then.  Why wouldn’t anyone want to see the bipartisan ethics committee’s report if it’s already finished?

Because Biden was never implicated in doing anything wrong. It sounds like his son used his dad's name to get things and his dad probably had no idea or had told him to tread lightly. Which Hunter probably ignored and bull*I poop my pants, don't laugh at me*ted people into thinking his dad was on board or more heavily involved so people might be more inclined to give him money. 

Gaetz was much more involved with what he was accused of and can't have any plausible deniability. 

[Offthemat]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

My understanding was that they cancelled the vote when Gaetz resigned and are not currently planning to release it, but could be wrong 

That much is correct.  The point is some are saying they were going to release it; some are saying they were going to vote to release it; when the accurate statement is they were going to vote on whether  to release it.  
 

The fact that the DoJ didn’t charge him is significant because there is enough hostility between them that they would gladly take him down if they could.  And if the House investigators had found evidence of a crime they would find a way to get it to the DoJ, one way or another.  
 

All that leaves is a report of innuendo, rumor, and undesirable habits.  Nothing to indicate he would be less suitable than Garland.

[VakAttack]

He has now withdrawn his candidacy, which means he lasted less than a full Scaramucci.  Is this a record for a failed nomination?  Probably not, but still undeniably hilarious.

Edited November 21 by VakAttack

[mspart]

I think it will a lot easier for him not having to run that gauntlet.   I would not look forward to it if I were him.   I never liked him for this post and am glad he is out.   Please see previous posts on this thread. 

mspart

Edited November 21 by mspart