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Gaetz out as AG.

posted 7 days ago by Ranb (9616)
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Matt Gaetz withdraws his bid for attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday announced that he would withdraw his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.

Gaetz's path was mired by a series of allegations of sexual misconduct, including sex with a minor at a 2017 party. On Thursday, NBC News learned from a source familiar that the House Ethics Committee, which had been investigating Gaetz, was told that a 17-year-old girl had two sexual encounters with the then-congressman at the party.

Will Trump select someone even less qualified now?

[–] Destinata (3326) 6 days ago

Didn't seem to.

But someone needed to have done even a cursory vetting of that overgrown snot, Gaetz. The girl in question lied about her age, and it was Goetz's friend who was really the sex trafficker. But does any of that sound remotely savory? On top of that, yes, he's made a lot of enemies on the Hill by being a class A jerk. If I know it, why didn't Trump know it?

[–] MoviesStillSuck (522) 6 days ago

Trump knew it. He just wanted to distract you with Gaetz, and once again (and as usual), he succeeded.

[–] Aylmer (441) 5 days ago

Trump's playing chess while Leftists are playing checkers and chuckling to themselves in their little bubbles. They're busy thinking they're making a difference with random posts on Facebook and Reddit while having no desire to understand people in the rest of the country.

[–] Jinx (3726) 4 days ago

Do you have a desire to understand Leftists?

[–] itsbananas2024 (1763) 4 days ago

People are getting too cocky after the election. I dont like it.

[–] Aylmer (441) 3 days ago

Pretty easy because I used to be one.

[–] Ranb (9616) 6 days ago

So who is going to be distracted from the fact that Gaetz was a possible rapist as long as someone else trafficked the girl to him? As far as I know, the defense of "I didn't know she was underage" is not a defense for child rape.

Of course Trump knew all of this stuff. If he was that clueless, he has no business being president. "Trump the rapist" has no problem with surrounding himself with other rapists.

[–] Aylmer (441) 5 days ago

Notice how when anyone is brave enough to go against the establishment, they suddenly get hit with a bunch of accusations.

[–] Ranb (9616) 5 days ago

Which accusations are you talking about? Trump proudly claims that he enjoys sexually assaulting women as a perk of wealth. You really think that will not come back to bite him in the butt?

[–] voiceofstl (152) 5 days ago

Matt is a great American.

[–] Ranb (9616) 5 days ago

Specifically, what did he do that was actually great?