Gaetz nominated for AG

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In reply to Kansas Kid • 12:00p
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McInnis 03 said:
He resigned the 118th congress.

Not the 119th where he is congressman elect Gaetz

Has anyone seen if he is going to take the seat in which case the ethics report would likely be restarted and released (I assume the investigation would have to be reinitiated by the new Congress)?

If he does, he's right back in the ethics hot seat.
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so then if Paxon is next, do they scream piss and moan about prior accusations that had been cleared before and kill that one too?
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In reply to oh no • 12:05p
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so then if Paxon is next, do they scream piss and moan about prior accusations that had been cleared before and kill that one too?


Probably. Hence why do that? Paxton and Gaetz are 2 of the only candidates I can think of that would be tough to get confirmed.
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posted this in the other thread but:

MTG and Grassley should release all of the covered up payments and investigations. Let's have a true bonfire on the Hill. Then Trump release the Epstein lists once in office and all the evidence that goes with that.
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In reply to pagerman @ work • 12:06p
pagerman @ work said:
Kansas Kid said:
McInnis 03 said:
He resigned the 118th congress.

Not the 119th where he is congressman elect Gaetz

Has anyone seen if he is going to take the seat in which case the ethics report would likely be restarted and released (I assume the investigation would have to be reinitiated by the new Congress)?

If he does, he's right back in the ethics hot seat.

That's why I don't think he wants the seat and why the push to keep the investigation report from being released. The fact he immediately resigned the seat when nominated definitely makes one wonder what is in the report because I see no other reason why he immediately resigned other than to try to keep the report secret.

This is DC so we know it will be leaked by someone, likely a Dem, in the near future.
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posted this in the other thread but:
I too am posting in both threads now.. exhausting.
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oh no said:
so then if Paxon is next, do they scream piss and moan about prior accusations that had been cleared before and kill that one too?


Probably. Hence why do that? Paxton and Gaetz are 2 of the only candidates I can think of that would be tough to get confirmed.
anyone capable of real swamp drain must not get confirmed. seems to be the mantra.
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I'm wondering if this was all a play by gaetz to drop out of the house without openly dropping out before the report was released
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In reply to Teslag • 12:13p
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Teslag said:
I'm wondering if this was all a play by gaetz to drop out of the house without openly dropping out before the report was released
I think it more likely that this way a play by Trump and establishment Republicans to get Gaetz out of the house for good. Trump can blame other republicans while the other republicans blame Trump...meanwhile the only one that got played was Gaetz.
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That's my gut feel as well. Basically washed out the ethics report and anything else that could have stuck to him.
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In reply to oh no • 12:15p
oh no said:
BoydCrowder13 said:
oh no said:
so then if Paxon is next, do they scream piss and moan about prior accusations that had been cleared before and kill that one too?


Probably. Hence why do that? Paxton and Gaetz are 2 of the only candidates I can think of that would be tough to get confirmed.
anyone capable of real swamp drain must not get confirmed. seems to be the mantra.


Gaetz and Paxton are the only 2 capable?
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In reply to Teslag • 12:16p
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Teslag said:
I'm wondering if this was all a play by gaetz to drop out of the house without openly dropping out before the report was released
Some real life friends/acquaintances were speculating about that. End the committee's actions, and serve as a stalking horse to piss people off and make "the real pick" more acceptable.

Seemed far-fetched to me, but maybe not.
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probably not the only two, but Pax is proven and would be the best at it, imo
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This would be glorious
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In reply to Teslag • 12:29p
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Teslag said:
I'm wondering if this was all a play by gaetz to drop out of the house without openly dropping out before the report was released
That's exactly what it was. Cover for Gaetz to resign from the House with plausible deniability that he wasn't running from the ethics charge. Reward for the thing that Trump prizes most: loyalty.
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What do I do with all the popcorn I was saving up?
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MemphisAg1 said:
David_Puddy said:
MemphisAg1 said:
He's toast. It's hard to see how he gets confirmed.

Trump plays golf and understands mulligans.

He just used one, lol.


Help me understand here….2 no votes from Rs & Trump has to make another selection?
I think you're going to see resistance build such that enough R senators privately say "there's no way I'm voting for him," and then word will be discreetly passed to the Trump team to let them know that Gaetz needs to withdraw his nomination, or if they push it forward it won't pass in the Senate. That saves Trump the embarrassment of a rejection and allows him to get another pick moving forward.

Gaetz on the other hand, has to deal with the rejection and move on. As I posted earlier, there's a bit of karma in that for him.

Just my opinion. Could be wrong. We'll see how it plays out.
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Nicely done!

I'm Gipper
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Had to make a second legal note
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Now Trump knows EXACTLY who his enemies are in the senate. Elon is already funding primary opponents….
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