Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
Lock the child rapist up.
Why is this even an argument? Republicans are disgusting sickos, letting this piece of shit roam around, actively protecting him.
I mean, he paid minors to cross state lines for sex...
That's a federal thing and Biden's AG could bring charges.
We have another month before Republicans are the only ones who can hold him accountable. But I'm not expecting much, even tho child trafficking should be an obvious charge and evidence already uncovered.
I just don't think Biden's admin has it in them to do anything about this. They'll ignore it and then later complain when Republicans do the same thing.
Neither party is really interested in politicians ever being held accountable, if not, Biden would have done something about trump in the last four years.
I just don't think Biden's admin has it in them to do anything about this. They'll ignore it and then later complain when Republicans do the same thing.
Really going to both-sides this? Merrick Garland is a heel-dragging clown, but even if Biden replaced him with the most aggressive and seasoned prosecutor on Earth today, how the absolute fucking fuck would you expect them to try this case in 28 days?
That is a federal thing, and Biden could bring federal charges; good job, cookie for you. What would he be doing by bringing these? Oh, just casually getting him indicted and either not having enough time to start the trial or, if the trial does somehow start, creating jeopardy and thereby disallowing future prosecution when Trump inevitably drops the case. Good thinking. Too bad you're not running the country with this 5D political calculus.
Edit: so actually, there's technically no risk of double jeopardy, because what the OP is describing is completely impossible anyway:
"Unless the defendant consents in writing to the contrary, the trial shall not commence less than thirty days from the date on which the defendant first appears through counsel or expressly waives counsel and elects to proceed pro se."
Thus you'll never reach a jury being impaneled or a witness being sworn, because the trial will never happen. So bravo, I guess; that risk isn't there. What you have instead is a DOA case that simply goes absolutely nowhere.
They could have charged him any time in the last several years. Don't hold your breath.
And nothing will happen, and he will spend the next ten years being the “special guest speaker” at colleges all over the country making hundreds of thousands per speech. And the pieces of shit win again.
Unfortunately you're probably right. Anything even remotely connected to politics has gotten so cult-like that "nuh uh" has become a valid defense for most.
At least he's not my Congressman anymore, I'll take what I can get.
Won't matter unless he's got hella damning evidence, maybe not even then. Anything he says going forward will look like petty revenge.
If you live in america, you can/should arrange a protest.
People seem to equate commenting with protesting these days. More cozy I guess.
The Luigi solution to lack of accountability seems to be all that remains.
Rape is against the law?!?!
Sorry officer I didn't know I couldn't do that
Not for these guys.
Remember, there’s lots of images with Trump and Epstein over time. There’s reports of Trump walking into the dressing room during Miss Teen USA. And Trump is convicted of sexual assault.
The press did bring up the Miss Teen USA thing but back in 2016. They’ve largely ignored both that piece and the Epstein & Trump connection. Though that kid from his base tried to shoot him because of the Epstein thing. Again, largely ignored by the press.
Here’s my conspiracy theory. Gaetz didn’t play ball with someone over in DC so he’s been thrown to wolves by simply revealing the truth about him.
The last time he was threatened with release, he resigned. The threat was to leave the government or the report is released. When he planned to become AG, the report release was on the table. Then he dropped his Attorney General position so they weren't going to be released. Then he said he was going to take the vacated Senate seat so it was released.
Not convicted. He was found to have committed sexual assault as a finding of fact in a civil defamation case.
So turns out the child-fucker is indeed a child-fucker. I could give a shit about the drug use, other than the typical qon hypocrisy there.
People with those "Pedophiles for Trump" signs need to update it to "Pedophiles for Republicans" to be more accurate and more inclusive.
"The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress," the 37-page report concludes.
Also US and state laws...
He's threatened to expose more creeps in the GOP if the report was released, so I guess we'll see if he follows through.
He’s threatened to expose more creeps in the GOP if the report was released, so I guess we’ll see if he follows through.
Let's not pretend it will matter if he does.
Doubt he will. Cawthorne did and he got primaried.
Everyday he's not in cuffs is another day Congress condones statutory rape
"Victim A said that she did not inform Representative Gaetz that she was under 18 at the time, nor did he ask her age."
Ignorance ( cough willful) of the law isn't a valid defence especially a legal adult vs a minor. Even if she had been legal, the vast difference in ages is gross.
🤯🤯🤯 raping a minor is against the law now? And what will be punished after? Murder? That's very inconsiderate.
Time for him to go to jail then.
Color me surprised, illegal things break laws? What is this county coming to?!? What is next, greed causes suffering?
I genuinely wish someone could get funding to conduct a large scale study with a statistically relevant sample size of individuals examining why there are so many pedophiles, rapists, and generally sexually violent individuals affiliated with the republican party and conservatism. Then have multiple unaffiliated research groups replicate it and aggregate the results.
Like wtf is going on there? It's clearly a huge social problem and I genuinely want to know, I'm sure others do too.
Also Matt Gaetz is soulless husk being kept moist and alive by his own shit. Please go back to the abandoned septic tank you came from.
Oh wut? No way!
/s
Does anyone else remember a timeline where this would ruin a politician for life?
He's perfect for the turnips "clean swamp"
Shocker
ITT people are pretending this wasn't all common knowledge well before now and we could not have possibly been through an entire investigation and prosecution already.
How does that boot taste? Is there a special twang to child predator boots or is it the same taste as Biden's?
Matt Gaetz 🤝 Hunter Biden
Yes, because tax evasion and a gun crime are the same as raping a child.
