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GOP Senator John Cornyn announced he would like the House Ethics Committee to release the findings of the Matt Gaetz investigation. The Miami Herald has characterized them as damning.
I don't expect this nomination to go anywhere.
Same SHOULD be the case with Gabbard.
Sound like the Miami Herald has the reports from the House Ethics Committee.
irisblue
(34,253 posts)Think. Again.
(17,930 posts)irisblue
(34,253 posts)Ocelot II
(120,820 posts)kerry-is-my-prez
(9,197 posts)That should be if the utmost concern.
kerouac2
(673 posts)Look, see, we're not corrupt. We kicked out this pervert. That means you can trust us...
Galraedia
(5,167 posts)gay texan
(2,860 posts)He knows he won't be AG. He wants to be FLA Gov.
kerry-is-my-prez
(9,197 posts)and DeSantis???? I know, a lot of my neighbors will deserve it. Im just a tiny blue speck in a sea of red. If they reelected Rick Scott and DeSantis, I guess theyll vote for him.
Speaks2
(83 posts)Not just Scott & DeSantis, they also relected him.
relayerbob
(7,019 posts)what the other hands are doing.
33taw
(2,799 posts)enrage us.
Skittles
(159,240 posts)that will enrage a lot repukes
Skittles
(159,240 posts)Trump needs a stooge for attorney general to do his complete bidding
one fucking pervert covering for another fucking pervert - THE PARTY OF FAMILY VALUES!
irisblue
(34,253 posts)Snip-"Conservatives would rather sweep the Ethics Committee investigation under the rug than allow Durbin to air out Gaetzs very dirty laundry. Republican House Ethics Committee Chair Mike Guest explained to Punch Bowls Max Cohen that he didnt have the jurisdiction to release the report. What happens in ethics is confidential. Were going to maintain that confidentiality, he said. The other Republican senators on the committeeLindsey Graham, Thom Tillis, and Josh Hawleyagree. CBS Newss Robert Costas reported that Republicans dont have much energy for pushing back against the controversial nomination. Trump runs the show, Costas wrote on X. If Gaetz can reassure them, theyre open to backing him.
But as Republicans move to hush Gaetzs sex trafficking allegations, others note that this mess is likely far from over. Mr. Gaetzs likely nomination as attorney general is a perverse development in a truly dark series of events, tweeted John Clune, the lawyer representing the underage victim. We would support the House Ethics Committee immediately releasing their report. She was a high school student and there were witnesses.
But we here on DU knew this.
More at article
kerry-is-my-prez
(9,197 posts)Lindsay Graham will go down as one of the biggest villains in history. Josh Hawley - I think hes just crazy .
SARose
(830 posts)Cornyn spent 17/18 years under McConnell watching and waiting to be Senate Majority Leader. He was also Texas Attorney General before Abbott.
Also been wondering about Paxton.🤣 And Abbott 😂
No soup for YOU!
Will DeSantis appoint himself or cave to MAGA pressure and appoint Lara Trump? Ick
kerry-is-my-prez
(9,197 posts)He might just do that .
Akakoji
(233 posts)He will definitely appoint himself. His career is dead in the water in Florida and he knows it. The MAGAs will not help him .
irisblue
(34,253 posts)Maybe?
MagickMuffin
(17,133 posts)Surprises never seem to disappoint!
I was curious if John received Ted Cruz endorsement for Leader since John didnt go outta his way to campaign for Ted.
ETA and clarify Im from Texas! Sorry for any confusion.
kerry-is-my-prez
(9,197 posts)Call both of their offices since youre a constituent.
MagickMuffin
(17,133 posts)I edited my post to clarify my lazy response by not adding full names!
Cruz did not vote for him. MAGA all the way! Wants to be Prez in 2028.🤣
LexVegas
(6,573 posts)Akakoji
(233 posts)We deserve to see it.
SWBTATTReg
(24,085 posts)will finally, truly, see the GOP as they really are, in full, living color, including the rest of America. In one way, the GOP having seized the reins of reasonable governance, and then remake it into their version of governance is going to freak out the rest of America. Just watch and see. Maybe God had a reason to push the democrats out and the GOP in, so we can all see just how screwed up these people are now, sitting in the driver's seat. Especially being that they lied so much just about everything.
Hang tight everybody, hang tight!