Huge if true. And it shows that speaking up and demanding responsible and professional leadership at federal agencies matters. Everyone who wrote their representatives in Congress- it mattered.
Is that allowed? You resign to avoid a bad report about you and think you be a player in new administration BUT since you won your state election for 2025, you can just UN resign?🤔 #Wut
I'm really not sure. I imagine they can carry that report over into the new session of congress but I'm just guessing tbh. Seems more like a desperation move to delay its release as long as possible
Only ½ way reasonable replacement is Kemp of GA. I thought that was why he was sidling up to Trump after the hurricane: to get points for an appointment.
I believe the only way for him to get his house seat back is to run and win in the special election in FL since DeSantis can't appoint and Johnson can't refuse his resignation. Once proffered, there's no path to renege as far as my research shows. Gaetz continues to make a mess of things.
Though they fear standing up to DT directly, more Republicans need to force these criminals, incompetents, insane, and inappropriate people to back out. What a Wimpy party.
And he already quit Congress. So what's next for him? FOX News show? Podcast? I don't think he'll make it as a lobbyist, because most people in Congress hate him. Maybe Trump will give him a lesser appointment.
The fact that he won re-election was not in question. But he resigned after that, and in his resignation he stated that he does not intend to take the oath of office for the 119th Congress.
The reason Johnson gave for withholding it was that Gaetz was no longer in Congress so the committee no longer has jurisdiction. If any other reason has been given by anyone, I missed it.
Pretty clear that a few Republicans felt they just couldn’t, but were too wimpy to confront D T‘s picks directly, so they forced Gates to resign. I don’t think gates would do it on his own. It’d be so nice if they just stand up and say this is a circus, but they won’t.
Gaetz was always a smokescreen. Someone worse is coming.
And Senate Republicans will use it as an excuse to push through white supremacist rapist Hegseth, Putin useful idiot Tulsi, lunatic RFK Jr & all the other Trump deplorables.
Trump will complain & insist on recess appointments.
I am slowly training myself to be calmer and not as bitter about *waves hands at everything* but I will take a moment to say this is good news as Gaetz is truly an awful person.
This is actually great news. Beyond the report, Matt Gaetz struck me as someone ruthless and willing to do anything for trump. An attack dog. Interesting to see who gets that slot now…
There is so much more in his past than this particular report. Multiple DUI ‘s his daddy got him out of, the “adoption” of a teenage boy, and the very questionable death of his college roommate. He is the very definition of scumbag
Good! However, this sadly means he'll just run for his House seat again in the special election. Either that or DeSantis could pick him to fill Marco Rubio's senate seat
This is a sad day for sexual predation. The GOP still has Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , Linda McMahon, Elon Musk, and Trump himself. Or did this have to do with competence? Hmm…
I’d still like to see the Ethics Report. It’s obviously pretty damning, otherwise why hold it back? If he really did nothing wrong, then the Report would show that. 🤷🏽♂️
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So, basically, he negotiated a deal to ensure the House Ethics Committee report wouldn’t get released. Got it!
This is As Good As It Gaetz.
😾⚖️🖤⚖️😾
Aide: "Shall I get the Sex Offender Registry or the Russian Asset list?"
Daddy probably paid someone off to save his bacon again...
https://bsky.app/profile/mexi-dutch.bsky.social/post/3lbi5k4ymo22y
detrimental pre-nup.
Keep your eye on the ball.
still want that report to be public
The Fighter with the laser sword
#MTG was the Point of No Return
So. If #MattGaetz IS such a nice Guy:
WTF would you Tweet this ?
This IS Like: He IS Bad, but you too
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5141813/matt-gaetz-resignation-statement-read-house-floor
Job?
And Senate Republicans will use it as an excuse to push through white supremacist rapist Hegseth, Putin useful idiot Tulsi, lunatic RFK Jr & all the other Trump deplorables.
Trump will complain & insist on recess appointments.
1 win for the good guys
Maybe they should try to not nominate a Sexual Predator
Will take the win here.
He just dodged the ethics committee.
Now let’s work of the rest of The Real Clown Car of DC.
He should still face prosecution based on credible accusations.
Trump and the Republicans were involved in a cover-up for Gaetz.
#TheyKnew