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And nothing will be done to give this junkie rapist kiddie-fucker the justice he deserves.
Even if he doesn't serve time, I'd like to think he'll never hold an elected office ever again now at least
I think sexual misconduct with a minor is a prerequisite for a GOP cantidate, especially in FL. I am sure some have been grandfathered into the GOP prior to this unwritten rule being implemented.
Trump ran and got elected. Similar charges.
Trump is an actual reality TV star though. He's one of the most skilled people on Earth at appealing to low-effort thinkers. Others like him in the crime/depravity department (Herschel Walker, George Santos) haven't done as well electorally.
Plus a metric fuck ton more
Trump just got reelected after 4 years to think about it. I wouldn’t be too sure that Gaetz is done.
Teflon Gaetz doesn't have the same ring to it.
No, but Matt Raepz does.
The Republicans named their favorite house rule after a pedophilic former speaker of the house. They just re elected a convinced rapist and con man. I don't have your confidence.
I do not consider him making several million dollars a year at GOP speaking engagements and hosting Fox News to be considered “justice“.
Trump just got elected to the highest position in the country. There is no standard anymore.
I'd like to think that, too. But I don't.
Ahahahahahah
There was a time when I would believe that could happen.
These days, being a criminal (and personally loyal to Trump) seems to be a pre-requisite for being appointed to a cabinet position.
Wow, with a glowing record like that, it's no wonder Trump wanted him for the Attorney General.
you might think of course they're so similar but apparently he was actually not entirely sure about the pick at first because gaetz wasn't trying to fuck his own daughter, but then he thought close enough.
Surely adopting a grown man, ostensibly for sexual purposes, would suffice
Exactly, that's what I've been saying too! All of this will just make his base more enamored with him.
Him? Seems like any AG will sweep shit under the table.
This isn't news to anybody that's been paying attention. I want to hear comments from every single one of his associates in Congress that either denied the allegations on his behalf, defended him against the allegations, or voted against releasing this report. I want to know why they were 'in the dark' when people across the country outside Congress knew he was guilty.
On a side note, I'd also like to hear from Google as to why their shitty AI pops up on every single internet search, except when I ask for a list of people that have defended Matt Gaetz over the years. It doesn't even give up Marjorie Taylor Greene.
I suspect some MAGA voters view raping kids as just a manly thing to do.
The word some is doing a lot of work here.
More that it is superfluous to the sentence.
surprisingly not difficult to read, thorough, conservative and measured, thanks!
Still not a drag queen.
Just another Republican.
Great. Let's make him president then!
/s
Sssshhhhuuuuutuuuuuuup
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds 'substantial evidence' he participated in statutory rape, prostitution
And drugs and witness tampering and obstruction of Congress and being gross and skeezy
"Shocking," said no one.
Not enforcing the law is the same as not having the law, the term is decriminalization. Not enforcing the law sets precedence for others to ignore the same law because otherwise you're setting a double standard. If you don't hold that person or people accountable then more people will see the same actions as decriminalized. Literally excusing statutory rape is insane, and if the governing bodies writing and enforcing the law won't do something I'm not surprised some individuals will consider alternate methods to law enforcement.
So IOW they just released this to allow him to favorably pad his cv for his new job at OANN.
Gaetz 2028? /s
You kid but let's not be hasty. Used to be a Republican considering a run for president would, like a Democrat, publish a memoir to start generating interest and chatter about a campaign. For a modern Republican, an underage sex scandal fills a similar function and you don't have to pay ghost writers.
MFr looks like a live action dr seuss villain and plays the part.
He's just a murder shy of being the perfect GOP candidate.
This just in, water is wet and the sky is a shade of violet.
totally exonerated!
[audible but clearly sarcastic gasp]
Time to release the reports on the others. I suppose if the rule of law was actually applied, no one in Congress would be walking free. Every country is being led by scum.
Why not just out law prosecuting white, rich, powerful, protestant, Anglo-Saxon men who are registered GOP?
Seems like an easy way to avoid this headache if they are going to do whatever the fuck they want anyway
It would be weirder for a Republican politician to not be raping people
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