None of the excuses for asking the Senate to let Gaetz become AG while blindfolding itself to what the House learned in investigating Gaetz makes the slightest bit of sense. Any Senator with even a smidgen of self-respect would say f*^k that! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

tribelaw.bsky.social • 95 days ago

None of the excuses for asking the Senate to let Gaetz become AG while blindfolding itself to what the House learned in investigating Gaetz makes the slightest bit of sense. Any Senator with even a smidgen of self-respect would say f*^k that!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/20/gaetz-fbi-investigation-senate-democrats/

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pcsherry.bsky.social•95 days ago

If you are looking for a smidgen of integrity in the Republican party, you might want to adjust your smoking habits. :)

peaceseeker69.bsky.social•95 days ago

McConnells office has responded once and we're 42 signatures away from contact again. Mr. Tribe, we NEED big accounts to help our cause here. RN, we CAN pressure the GOP Senate! Will you please read, sign and share?
https://chng.it/m6BFpm4Dtz

britdetectiveshows.bsky.social•95 days ago

Is self-respecting republican senator a oxymoron?

shigeyo.bsky.social•94 days ago

📎
Lawrence: It only takes one Republican vote to release the House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz - MSNBC (11/20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5bIXKFDvtA

doug-profitt.bsky.social•95 days ago

HAH!!!
You think that there’s one smidgen of self-respect ANYWHERE in the ENTIRE GOP?

heraldofthemorn.bsky.social•95 days ago

Yes, we all know that. It doesn't matter. We've already learned that R's don't give a shit and don't care about the rules, morals, precedent or guardrails.

The question that no one seems to be answering is, "what now?".

inivisible400005.bsky.social•95 days ago

Request?

lunonni.bsky.social•95 days ago

If Gaetz is approved, my level of fear is going to skyrocket. If that happens, the systems aren’t holding and our worst fears may happen.

jeanniev.bsky.social•95 days ago

Do you think Harris winning Maine could be used effectively against Collins, who's up for reelection in 2026?

hatpolytile.bsky.social•95 days ago

Well there you have it. No republican left with any of that self-respect.

jaxsb.bsky.social•95 days ago

Obviously the man belongs no where near any position in government. Why do they more proof? It is already out there and has been for years. They should have kicked him out years ago, but the SOP (Sexual Offender Party) seems to like him.

barbroz.bsky.social•95 days ago

Can't Biden with immunity release the FBI and ethics reports?

jvsylvester.bsky.social•95 days ago

Biden may not have access to the House committee report.

Let's also remember what the "immunity decision" held: If conduct of a former President is related to an official act, then he/she can't be prosecuted for that. Trump would argue the release would not have been an "official act."

jasgregory.bsky.social•95 days ago

Institutional integrity is dead to MAGA Republicans. They are political vandals and they are inside the palace.

houndsofgeorge.bsky.social•95 days ago

dcnats.bsky.social•95 days ago

The rules are different in Trumpworld but you’re right — and only need 4 Republicans to demand the materials.

shutitalldown.bsky.social•95 days ago

If the senate votes against confirmation and Trump seats Gaetz anyway, what can anyone do?

cookiecole.bsky.social•95 days ago

✅

5cats4me.bsky.social•95 days ago

How many of the Democrats will just roll over on this one too? I’m guessing that most of them will

yeahnaa333.bsky.social•95 days ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/us/politics/matt-gaetz-hack-testimony.html

lioness1223.bsky.social•94 days ago

Seems as though the Republicans in both Houses are willing to give up their power of an equal branch of government for the nonsense Trump wants.

puckfutin.fellas.army•94 days ago

The GOP thinks if they do this then they can vote in a Pedophile as AG and pretend they had no idea when shit hits the fan later.

They are sheltering a known pedo. Digusting.

beachhermit.bsky.social•95 days ago

Lawrence, how can you have not learned in all your years that senators don’t give a shit about what’s right, they only care about money and power.

bee-rad-seattle.bsky.social•95 days ago

And if he was innocent, wouldn’t Gaetz be more than willing to have it all released so that he could be confirmed fully exonerated?

nickayer.bsky.social•95 days ago

Sadly, we’ve already seen how unlikely it is that any Republicans will stand up against Trump

pfkaok.bsky.social•95 days ago

Self respect is, I think disallowed in the modern GOP

thesumofallsums.bsky.social•95 days ago

Sense no longer exists.

slriley.com•95 days ago

The go-to website for Republican confirmations.

saltyshawn.bsky.social•95 days ago

That smidgen of self respect is going to be hard to find.

fingbullshit.bsky.social•95 days ago

It’s that “smidgen” thing…

misymoon.bsky.social•95 days ago

And there lies the problem, finding a GOP Senator with a smidgen of self-respect

etherbeing.bsky.social•95 days ago

orasi.bsky.social•95 days ago

Oh I wonder why? Duh Rape is Good for Business

jezzabelle29.bsky.social•94 days ago

They don't have self respect. Uncle Donny took it.

ciretose1.bsky.social•95 days ago

But you see, having self-respect would disqualify them from being GOP Senators.

The best you can hope for is one of them might be "Concerned"

charles-f2021.bsky.social•94 days ago

Smidgen, eh? Looks like we’ve got a problem. 🙄

speakup11.bsky.social•94 days ago

A Republican senator?! One from the same bunch that refused to try even one of his two impeachments?!

notproperty.bsky.social•95 days ago

But he has none

francineeileen.bsky.social•95 days ago

OH, whoever hacked the info PUT IT UP ON THE NET SO EVERYONE CAN SEE IT.

phoenixrising49.bsky.social•95 days ago

Thank you for being so diplomatic!😃

55anna.bsky.social•95 days ago

The AG dept should make copies of everything or hide many files before Gaetz destroys everything.

adanelife.bsky.social•95 days ago

Ummm…he would be first in line to investigate if it were a Dem. If he and everyone else thought he had nothing to hide, they would say bring it on.

rose-aphrodite.bsky.social•95 days ago

Found you! Exactly.

rose-aphrodite.bsky.social•95 days ago

Found your post!

newspro.bsky.social•95 days ago

They darn well better!

jenniferkeen.bsky.social•95 days ago

America and the Senate Allowed a Rapist to be President...Sexual Abusers were allowed in our Supreme Court....But now everyone is all upset over Getz. REALLY? Why is everyone acting so surprised??? You put a Rapist in for President. Duh.

wizard61.bsky.social•95 days ago

They don’t have even a smidgen of self respect or dignity.

tommy44.bsky.social•95 days ago

I think this is a dead argument. Trump will push for wholesale recess appointments and the Speaker will give it to him. It represents a full-scale assault and gutting of the Constitution. Thank you Joe Biden.

rationalpear.bsky.social•95 days ago

bottom line . nothing in the report changes anything. what will they find they that Trump is know to have? done himself. MAGA doesn’t care, and the more stink that’s made about it, the more pressure MAGA will put on republicans senators to confirm.

econgnr.bsky.social•95 days ago

Smidges are hard to come by in these amoral days when public office brings hordes of Trumpist minions sending death threats for disobaying dear leader. Welcome to the crime spree. Rule by mafiosi begets corruption at all levels of government. Our majority requested it and we must now cope.

tibbi.bsky.social•95 days ago

The thing that doesn’t make sense is that the republicans are happily giving up their power, let alone their self-respect. I want to know what they are getting, or have been getting, in return for them to do that?
Or is it just fear of putin, who owns trump?

redgp.bsky.social•95 days ago

Key words are, "smidgen of self respect ", not sensing that
😭

whrlaw.bsky.social•94 days ago

Self respect? Ha. Ha. Good one.

antifaaf.bsky.social•95 days ago

But who might be that Senator with any self respect?

jvsylvester.bsky.social•95 days ago

Murkowski, Collins, Cassidy, Tillis, McConnell, Cornyn, chance for Ernst.

antifaaf.bsky.social•95 days ago

On which planet???

coolbreeze65.bsky.social•95 days ago

Sir, self respect is no longer a requirement for office in the #USA
Only fealty to…

justksmith.bsky.social•95 days ago

Looks like Gaetz is going back to the House.

kzcomments.bsky.social•95 days ago

rjregan.bsky.social•95 days ago

Pres Biden should just say "Here you go."

mothership1113.bsky.social•95 days ago

Stunning.
Chaos reigns.

kidsrfirst.bsky.social•95 days ago

Which begs the question. Are there any Republican senators with any self respect?

neonnomad.bsky.social•95 days ago

Hopefully there are enough GOP senators with that much sense, but that seems like a stretch.

heraldofthemorn.bsky.social•95 days ago

Don't hope and don't wait.

sarafmurphy93.bsky.social•95 days ago

Johnson says once someone leaves the House they can’t release the report since the individual is no longer in the House. But, more importantly, in this case, the individual investigated is being considered for a higher post in the government. Guessing this hasn’t happened before. GOP No Shame.

bilt2flyhvy-in.bsky.social•95 days ago

GQP proving, nearly DAILY, that there is NO bottom they WON’T dive THROUGH/UNDER.

After nearly 10yrs of them worshiping Orange Defilers slime coated antics?
Afraid we CAN NOT call this a ‘Passing Phase’ or ‘Trend’.

THIS?… Is, TRULY, Who. THEY. ARE.

dansinger.bsky.social•94 days ago

None of them have self-respect. None.

dawnmadden.bsky.social•94 days ago

If the report was going to be released while he satin congress, how is it not relative now? After all the AG position is a cabinet position. Our government has lost all common sense.

haptrails.bsky.social•95 days ago

How does having sex with minors and using illicit drugs not disqualify you from being country's head of law enforcement? To say nothing of nearly non existent experience as a practicing lawyer

ladylinds.bsky.social•95 days ago

Well none of the republican senators have self respect so...

gockomo.bsky.social•95 days ago

They gave that up years ago for self opportunism.

truebleu.bsky.social•95 days ago

When you got Professor Tribe expressing himself with the help of the “F-word” you better believe it’s serious business.

tardevil45.bsky.social•95 days ago

That is exactly what I say!!!

braincells.bsky.social•95 days ago

Ha ha US Justice System is like Kafka's The Trial except of course there is never any trial. American courts any excuse to let the rich white guy off especially if he is a politician.

fancy-gen.bsky.social•95 days ago

Self respect? They exalted a criminal to the highest office in the land! There is no self respect in the party of trump. That ship has sailed.

lizajanep.bsky.social•95 days ago

Agree! The fact that he abruptly resigned tells us that it’s bad, but pretending it doesn’t matter BECAUSE he resigned is ridiculous, because the AG position is just as important if not more so! 🤬

heybailey.bsky.social•95 days ago

None of anything in these times makes any sense by any stretch of the imagination.

4legsrgood.bsky.social•95 days ago

Well, there’s the problem, they’re so deep in the cult they have no self respect.

shajax.bsky.social•94 days ago

I think we all need to remind our republican senators who are up for reelection in two years that we have long memories. i just sent an email doing just that.

jodysaigs.bsky.social•95 days ago

We just gave the most dangerous man in the world keys to the largest superpower. As a toy.. that he is about to smash.

maraacoma.bsky.social•95 days ago

Bam bam

alanhowe.bsky.social•95 days ago

There is a plan to stop Trump. You can read it here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19Ztzqqmeq/

jim85716.bsky.social•95 days ago

If the Senate confirms Whitaker for that NATO position, though, then he’ll be in the bullpen to come in for Gaetz should GOP senators show that smidgen. Not disagreeing with Prof. Tribe, but just pointing out that we’re likely screwed one way or the other.

kenneth1967.bsky.social•95 days ago

Apart from his alleged crimes, he's not qualified in the slightest.

what-news-my-liege.bsky.social•95 days ago

It all makes perfect sense when you realise these people will abandon any sense of decency & humanity in order to achieve what they see as a once in a lifetime opportunity to impose their Christo-fascist will upon others.

Screw the party and the American people as long as their God is happy!

drneil.bsky.social•95 days ago

Where are they going to find a smidgen of self-respect now??

ca-jojo.bsky.social•95 days ago

Prof Tribe, we’ve seen the end of this movie over & over! There is no bottom, nothing except toddler rape would get these ppl to care about lack of morals/character! However, they have gotten msm to complain about Biden standing in the back row at a summit

grumpy-old-vet.bsky.social•95 days ago

After SCOTUS gave tRump immunity-nothing makes sense anymore

friedvocalcords.bsky.social•95 days ago

Git down, Laurence! ❤️

garyweir.bsky.social•94 days ago

And the most important thing we can do IF they confirm him? He's not Trump's pick,he's not Trump's guy,etc. He is Thunes guy, he is Cruz's, Hawleys guy, Lindsey's guy, etc. He is the senates pick,the US Senators who confirmed him can wear him like an albatross for the rest of their lives.

jwgeiger.bsky.social•94 days ago

I disagree. Sense hasn't stopped them from much, if anything, to date. What we should be testing for is integrity.

maraacoma.bsky.social•95 days ago

It seems entirely antithetical to the concept of background checks. Which as I understand it, is to prevent someone in a positions of power being bribed through threat against a vulnerability. Matt gaetz is now already vulnerable and whomever has that report is now bribeable.