2mo ago

House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

apnews.com House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

The House has shut down Democrats’ efforts to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Summary

House Republicans blocked efforts to release the Ethics Committee's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, prolonging uncertainty over allegations of sexual misconduct despite his resignation from Congress.

Democrats pushed for transparency, accusing Republicans of hiding credible allegations. Speaker Mike Johnson argued that publishing the report sets a bad precedent.

While ethics reports have rarely been released post-resignation, tensions remain high on the bipartisan committee.

Gaetz denies wrongdoing, and DOJ previously closed its sex trafficking probe without charges. The report's fate is unclear as the congressional session nears its end.

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2mo ago

The fate of the Matt Gaetz ethics report is up in the air as his ex-colleagues debate its release

apnews.com /article/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-committee-report-release-48db6698d172bedb3b847fc9d3c0f96b

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- "If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear" is their own argument! I feel it's only fair to hold them to their own standards, even if they themselves refuse to.
- every member of the GOP is knee deep in child sex trafficking
  Why do you think the qons had their thought leaders tell all the idiots in their base that Democrats were doing sex-trafficking out of the basement of a basementless pizza parlor?
  It's always projection.
  
  The best part about that was that 6 months prior the owner gave an interview where he said they stored all the ingredients in the "basement"... 6 months later they suddenly had no basement

Cowards.

OK then it's time for someone to leak it
- 100%. And until that happens, we should all just assume the worst case possible is what they found.
  Just like if evidence is destroyed for a trial, the jury is instructed to infer that it must be so damaging that the destruction and their imagination of its contents was somehow a better outcome.
- If they leak it, the media will suddenly have a case of morals and refuse to print it. That's just how these things go.

It’d be a shame if someone violated his right to privacy and leaked it.
- Right to privacy don't apply for elected officials.

16 Democrats were absent. If 9 of them would have showed up both bills would have passed. Sources:
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024491 https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024490
The list of Democrats who didn't vote on both of the measures is the same. Here is the list:
Earl Blumenauer
Jamaal Bowman
Jasmine Crockett
Henry Cuellar
Dwight Evans
Lizzie Fletcher
Ruben Gallego
Jimmy Gomez
Raúl M. Grijalva
Ted Lieu
Kevin Mullin
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Katie Porter
Mikie Sherrill
Eric Swalwell
Jennifer Wexton
- Wow, super disappointed to see some of these high profile names.
  
  You have to wonder if the "absence" was intentional, a de facto no vote, but defensible. Sadly, the only reason I can think of why they'd avoid participating is because they wouldn't want such a report released on them in retaliation, which implies skeletons in their closets or those of fellow Dems. If there are other reasons I'd like to hear them.
- I will never understand how these people get elected when they can't even bother to show up for work.
  
  Rules for the three, not for me.

That doesnt sound like freedom to me

These reports should be required to be released. Either the ethics report shows their actions were ethical, or it doesn't. Either way the public deserves to know.

Didn't I read last week that unknown persons gained access to the report? Sure would be a shame if they released it...

A Dem on the committee needs to read it aloud on the house floor. You can read anything there and cannot be prosecuted for it.

Never thought I'd be rooting for the Iranian government to do something helpful, but...
- "Iran, if you're listening..."

Have the republicans learned nothing? Published, verified, sexual assault evidence is WEEKS of headline coverage. This could win him his next election because bad press is a myth and has been for a decade. Gaetz should be begging people to have it released, otherwise he'll probably fade into obscurity over the next few years because he's out of power.
- They have learned. It's a strategic decision. The election is just over, people will forget about Gaetz if he gets his week (singular, unless it gets leaked bite sized) of headlines now.
  Next federal election is midterms in two years, right? The same time meatball Ron's replacement as Florida governor is elected. I give it 18months from now, and the report will be leaked over a couple of weeks. That way every time Gaetz get interviewed he can make more and more outlandish remarks, threaten whomever and launch policy ideas - just like the his senior Florida elected ephebophile has taught him. That will get/keep him in the running, or at least get enough spotlight for some PAC money. If it involves Mrs Matt Gaetz (Ginger Luckey) standing by her man "during these ridiculous accusations", I bet he'll be running for governor.
  If the report gets leaked earlier it'll be because of a special election. It gets leaked later, and especially if the mrs is involved, then watch out. Because then that mother fucker (well, technically kid fucker) is going to run for POTUS after Trump.
  
  He was my Congressman, so I've been watching all this horseshit very closely. Think you have it nailed down. Not sure he would be satisfied with Governor, might follow his MO, aim too high, too fast.
- Not surprising at all. They did, after all. Get the orange idiot his second term.

What are they hiding?
- Pedophilia

yeah you gotta know there's some fucking wretched shit in there if they're willing to defend Gaetz this much

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