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David Edwards
November 14, 2024 11:25AM ET
John Clune, an attorney for an alleged victim of sexual misconduct, called on the House Ethics Committee to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
Clune's remarks came after Gaetz resigned from Congress Thursday to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.
"Mr. Gaetz's likely nomination as Attorney General is a perverse development in a truly dark series of events," Clune wrote on X. "We would support the House Ethics Committee immediately releasing their report."
The attorney noted that his client "was a high school student, and there were witnesses" to Gaetz's alleged crimes.
The House Ethics Committee was investigating allegations against Gaetz related to sex trafficking, drug use, accepting improper gifts, and obstruction. The Department of Justice previously investigated Gaetz for potential sex trafficking of a minor but did not file charges.
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dalton99a
(84,255 posts)Doodley
(10,360 posts)As an added bonus he's a first class asshole.
Moostache
(10,161 posts)I'd also advise them to get a food tester and private security...
gab13by13
(25,224 posts)carried a 10 year mandatory sentence that Merrick Garland passed on.
Jit423
(276 posts)The past 8 days have been really, really rough on those of us who love this country and our form of government. Our only hope is that there may be a few brave, patriotic, decent men and women able to come up with a strategy for saving us. Are there any GOP Senators or Representatives in states with a Dem Governor who would be willing to step down right now and allow a Dem governor to replace them with a Democratic Senator or Representative? They could run again later, but right now this is needed to thwart the fascist demise of our nation. Worse deals have been struck behind closed doors. This time it would be for the good of our country.
crazylikafox
(2,823 posts)Its happened before. Correct me if Im wrong
Dennis Donovan
(25,534 posts)...became an independent. Opposed Bush Tax Cuts.
Dennis Donovan
(25,534 posts)Just look at the infrastructure they've built in media, organization, gerrymandering, SCOTUS, etc.
This has been a project for well over 40 years. Maybe even longer if you factor in the Birchers from 1964.
surfered
(3,083 posts)Nothing says Alpha Male more than preying on teenage girls and showing the video of it to your male colleagues .
Trump was always trying to bed his friends wives.
Cabinet of Creeps!
Dan
(4,095 posts)Called something like The Epstein Order which will make sex with a minor legal, because it seems like he has a lot of sexual deviants in his circle.
And our beloved MAGA family loving members of society will think its a good thing because it would probably make a lot of things legal that they are doing behind closed doors.
Farmer-Rick
(11,399 posts)Always seems to find other pedos to pal around with. Perverts of a feather.... wasn't even Putin accused of sexually assaulting little boys?
moniss
(5,711 posts)from the Ethics Committee and DOJ needs to come out. But that likely will get stonewalled.
Upthevibe
(9,096 posts)republianmushroom
(17,623 posts)rubbersole
(8,504 posts)He's reformed. tsf wants to use his forehead for proclamations. A nazi billboard if you will.
not fooled
(6,070 posts)right after the contents of Epstein's safes.
gab13by13
(25,224 posts)After Garland releases the Mueller report and Smith report.
Sogo
(5,767 posts)we'll be rid of that scum....
calimary
(84,306 posts)Remember, hell have a friend in the Oval Office as of January 20th.
Were gonna have to start thinking outside the box now. The donald had a four-year dry run after he cheated Hillary Clinton out of the White House. So THIS time? He knows where most if not all of the pitfalls are. AND hell have all his hand-picked villains and monsters well-positioned to back him up and protect him.
Hes stacking the deck RIGHT NOW.
Were gonna have to start thinking outside the box now. And try to anticipate his future moves, in order to complicate and frustrate his path toward and through them.
Scrivener7
(52,730 posts)hands on THIS rapist's greasy head where they say God has forgiven him and therefore he should be above the law.
You know. Like they did with the other rapist.
gab13by13
(25,224 posts)that 90% of white Evangelicals voted for TSF.
John Fugelsang did say on Stephanie Miller that, Trump isn't the anti-Christ, but Christ is anti-Trump, being Christian means being anti-Trump.
Diraven
(1,045 posts)Literally nothing can touch him as AG. If people try he could bring the full force of the DOJ down on them. In return Gaetz will just have to do Trump's bidding and prosecute his enemies on bogus charges. I suspect right now there are negotiations with House leaders to deliver that Ethics Committee report directly to Trump and no one else, who will bury it but also hold it over Gaetz's head as kompromat to make sure he follows orders.
LaMouffette
(2,267 posts)Besides flipping off the Dems and making a mockery of government and nominating an AG who will let him do "whatever the hell he wants," maybe Trump is giving Gaetz this get-out-of-jail-free-card because Gaetz could rat him out.
Then again, maybe not. Due to the age difference, they probably didn't do their criming at the same time.
Still . . .
calimary
(84,306 posts)We HAVE TO start thinking OUTSIDE the box.
Think. Again.
(17,930 posts)...a shortage of handcuffs or something?
Witnesses?
Why isn't this guy awaiting trial in jail?