this is a classic case of politics that both sides utilize. They get in front of reporters and say they have all kinds of proof make all kinds of accusations and then when they go to show it, there is nothing there. They have been investigating this for many years. The guy that orchestrated all this is in jail They have all the answers they need and if this was true, he would've been run out along time ago. Will either be released by the house, ethics committee, which I doubt it will very likely be leaked to the press and at the end of the day it will be inconclusive.

"My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor," Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News. https://t.co/xQKzKRiIMo https://t.co/xQKzKRiIMo

— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) November 15, 2024

Another creepy porn lawyer.

Joseph in Cypress said:

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this is a classic case of politics that both sides utilize. T

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Both sides?

rocky the dog said:

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"My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor," Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News.

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...and did nothing about it at the time.

Funny how that comes up now, years later.

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Most states have a duty to report sexual abuse of a minor. Sounds like someone confessed to committing a felony.

I think Gaetz is Butthead.

the republicans are the ones putting this stuff out there. democrats are too busy spending the campaign money they pocketed.

Imagine the way the left has treated conservatives via the IRS, DOJ, FBI, ATF, EPA, etc.

They're just fighting to keep it from happening back to them. Burn it all down.

If the Biden/Garland DOJ tried and could not substantiate the claims..... then I am confident that the accusers claims were total BS.

The notion that women/girls don't lie about this stuff is laughable.

I was accused of sexual harassment by a girl in the 90's at Arlington Bowie High School. This was not long after sexual harassment became a buzzword after Clarence Thomas confirmation. I was called into a meeting with the alleged "victim", her mother, two vice principals, a school counselor, and the APD resource police officer. The officer threatened to arrest me! It was an ambush where I was not presented a chance to even refute the claims.

The school newspaper then did an interview with the girl about her experience of being sexually harassed by an 'anonymous' student.

After many months - she recanted her story when my mother called a lawyer who was also a Texas State Rep (Chris Harris). The school district dropped their investigation and sent an apology letter...... I wish my parents had sued them into oblivion.

I voted for Trump, but Gaetz is a sleazeball.

General Jack D. Ripper said:

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I voted for Trump, but Gaetz is a sleazeball.

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Based on what? Are you privy to information the rest of us aren't?

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IndividualFreedom said:

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the republicans are the ones putting this stuff out there. democrats are too busy spending the campaign money they pocketed.

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Exactly. You can be sure McCarthy is pushing a lot of this BS.

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They are terminally butthurt about what Gaetz did to to Kevin McCarthy. The beltway gravy train is very scared of long term disruption and being exposed by Gaetz firing and prosecuting their made-men in the DoJ.

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And they have no reason to be.

McCarthy made an agreement with the Freedom Caucus in exchange for their support to elect him leader. He then promptly broke that agreement.

General Jack D. Ripper said:

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I voted for Trump, but Gaetz is a sleazeball.

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anyone who read the Steele dossier already knows that Trump is sleazeball too- something about urine and Russian prostitutes- so why'd you vote for him?

The FAKE NEWS media is wheeling out a Democrat donor to spread lies about future AG Matt Gaetz.

This is nothing more than a political hit job.https://t.co/mzTMF0JW5q

— Kingsley Wilson (@KingsleyCortes) November 18, 2024

Creepy porn lawyer has DNC connections.

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General Jack D. Ripper said:

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I voted for Trump, but Gaetz is a sleazeball.

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anyone who read the Steele dossier already knows that Trump is sleazeball too- something about urine and Russian prostitutes- so why'd you vote for him?

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Maybe he (correctly) thinks a sleaze ball with a history of good policies beats a liberal dunce?

By the logic that saw the legal warfare against Trump persuade me that he'd be better than Deasantis; the smear against Gaetz is making me excited.

Mr. Gaetz will be very very motivated.

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oh no said:

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General Jack D. Ripper said:

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I voted for Trump, but Gaetz is a sleazeball.

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anyone who read the Steele dossier already knows that Trump is sleazeball too- something about urine and Russian prostitutes- so why'd you vote for him?

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Maybe he (correctly) thinks a sleaze ball with a history of good policies beats a liberal dunce?

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A vote for Trump was a vote for the continuation of the crumbling republic. It's not going to stop it because the union won't last as a republic another 20 years. But hopefully by that time the red and blue states will have consolidated their respective populations. The leeches and leftists can go their way and we can go ours…amicably.

As for Gaetz, I don't mind his politics, but there's too much smoke around this guy.

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A vote for Trump was a vote for the continuation of the crumbling republic.

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Can't believe he actually typed that line with a straight face

Alleged victims and alleged witnesses are in copious supply for political lawfare practitioners.

I agree that Gaetz is a sleaze ball. Biden set the bar high when he appointed Pete Buttigieg as Sec of Transportation.

Democrats need a new offensive coordinator. They keep running the same play.

If a vote for Trump was a vote for the continuation of the crumbling republic, what would a vote for Harris have been?

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I agree that Gaetz is a sleaze ball. Biden set the bar high when he appointed Pete Buttigieg as Sec of Transportation.

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Why? Please be specific.

Heineken-Ashi said:

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sanangelo said:

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I agree that Gaetz is a sleaze ball. Biden set the bar high when he appointed Pete Buttigieg as Sec of Transportation.

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Why? Please be specific.

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I think that was sarcasm.

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Heineken-Ashi said:

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sanangelo said:

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I agree that Gaetz is a sleaze ball. Biden set the bar high when he appointed Pete Buttigieg as Sec of Transportation.

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Why? Please be specific.

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I think that was sarcasm.

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Maybe, but I've seen that a bunch..

"Gaetz is a slimeball, but.."

It's a debate tactic to give some way to the opponent because you think you have a strong point on the other side. The problem is, other than his appearance of being kind of fratty, and the unproven allegations against him, I haven't seen anyone point to a single fact that makes him slimey. What I have seen is, is the swamp on both sides unleashing everything they have against him and failing. Until I see some facts, Gaetz is good in my book, especially since he's one of the few who actually attacks the swamp and attempts to hold his own squishy R's accountable.

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Wasn't this proven false years ago?

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DOJ chose not to indict, but it was never proven nor disproven in court.

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When does the DOJ not indict if they have evidence?

It's a weird sentence.

She can't stomach having to say this.

Sunny Hostin forced to make a “legal note” that Matt Gaetz has not done anything wrongpic.twitter.com/JEzdPGdrmm

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) November 20, 2024

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If a vote for Trump was a vote for the continuation of the crumbling republic, what would a vote for Harris have been?

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You're trying to use logic with a liberal...it won't work. Heck, he probably thought a vote for Harris was a vote for change although she specifically and stupidly stated she would not change a single thing that Biden did.

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Rapier108 said:

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DonHenley said:

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Wasn't this proven false years ago?

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DOJ chose not to indict, but it was never proven nor disproven in court.

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When does the DOJ not indict if they have evidence?

It's a weird sentence.

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Not really.

DOJ investigated and clearly didn't have enough evidence to take it to trial. Therefore their choice/decision, or whatever word you find less "weird", was to not issue an indictment.

Therefore, is has never gone to court and no one knows what the DOJ actually found.

Good chance it will come out in the Senate hearings.