ABC News
February 15, 2023
"DOJ won't charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe as
lawyer for minor calls investigation 'difficult experience'"

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-charge-gaetz-sex-trafficking-probe-lawyer-minor/story?id=97225306

the asshole is planning on having them go on recess so he can make appointments that can last for up to 2 years, more than enough time for him to finish dismantling the country.

And I don’t think they will.

They wouldn't be doing it now under 118th when the GOP is not in control yet.

The MAGAt Senate will fall in line.

Yeesh. What a shitshow.

Gaetz is no worse than Trump.

So I presume they are pretending for a while that
there is a low too low with Gaetz, but I also
assume they'll all cave when the mob boss and
Putin pressure is put on.

Yet, they all support Trump, who is a convicted
fraudster, a known racist, and friend of Jeffrey
Epstein.

So this is some shit show, all right.

don't get Trump, there's little reason to wonder why the voters don't!

Once he gets rid of the first groups of wannabes, then he’ll get down to the ones he really wants. He’ll treat this first batch like shit until they resign, then replace them with more temps until he gets the ones he really wants. There is always more ass kissers from where they came from.

My stress levels are off the scale, but I always force myself to see the worst. Then if it doesn’t happen I feel hopeful for a bit.i try to hope that as he uses up those in the house and senate, perhaps we’ll be able to fill those seats during a special election for their replacements. It could tip the balance in our favor.

.....should do the same. Thanks.

The department heads are there to be mere figureheads, to take the flak. So yes, they are entirely expendable. The behind-the-scenes “assistants” will be relatively shielded from scrutiny and much freer to do serious damage.

That’s what I’m expecting, anyway. Needless to say, hope I’m wrong! I’d rather have incompetents leading incompetence so that they accomplish little… but I fear that’s not how it will go this time around.

Trump demands an oath of loyalty to him personally and to anything he tells them to do, legal or not. But what Trump tells his lackeys to do will be influenced by Musk, Vance (as spokesman for the Heritage Foundation), and whichever religious nutcase he chooses as an advisor.

Followed by…

“On the motion to approve Rep. Matt Gatez as Attorney General…”

“Mr. Graham?”

“Yea”

“Mr. Grassley?”

“Yea”

“Madam Collins?”

“Yea”


…and so on and so forth.

"Concerned, but OK, yeah!"

If Matt Gaetz gets smacked around and bloodied up, and eventually discarded - it doesn't mean much to Trump.

Whoever gets nominated after will sail right through; this is how Judge Cannon got into the office of AG.

It isn't like Gaetz could survive in this environment without Trump.

Pick a guy more familiar with breaking laws than enforcing them, get him kicked back by the Senate then enter the nomination for the truly evil fuck Trump actually wants.

matter. Trump will just put him in without confirmation.🙄

Trump is picking unqualified people who won't challenge his authority or question his orders.
Another sign of his "fascist to the core" personality.

They have no morals.

...Republican officials in general are reacting to this sideshow with anything resembling moral outrage, when in reality, it's always like...three. I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. These people don't exist in a quantity high enough to matter--let alone have actual power--in that party, and haven't for a while now.

All of these fucking clowns are going to be confirmed. Even if Trump doesn't get his wish for recess appointments to bypass the process entirely.

...accepting improper gifts.

Perfect qualifications/credentials -

... what MTG and Boebert (the rest of the peanut gallery) are going to get.

It also makes me wonder if the republican controlled House and Senate...especially the Senate ... will actively collude with or at least passively resist the usurpation of their power and privilege as a co-equal branch of government.

Giving up the right to vet the presidential appointments by agreeing to the recess gimmick gives up a lot of power, something Congress usually protect vigorously.

But we are not in usual times.

I can only hope their own self-interest will help protect the seemingly fragile institutional checks and balances.

That answer proved it again.

I don’t know about news people, but I am getting sick and tired of being lied to. I don’t believe a word they say. Why repeat it?

Remember, Trump promised them they would never have to vote again. They can relieve themselves of any responsibility with their bullshit

That’s the state of a lot of the country. They believed in lies and conspiracy theories, so when the economy gets worst, while we remain a sick joke around world, just maybe the USA will hopefully get another chance.

Also, our national security will be up for profit.

calling for a 10+ day resets dropping down to nil.

They would look the other way for competent destroyers of the constitution but this may be too much even for them.

I hope!

...fuck every last republican from high office to bottom feeder