Thursday, November 14, 2024

Matt Gaetz Emerging as Trump Pick Republicans Prepared to Dunk on

Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for US Attorney General is a controversial choice. -- Gaetz's appointment will need Senate confirmation, and that could be tough to secure.

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Great idea.

Make one pick everyone hates and can vote against to make your other picks look sane.

#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-11-14 12:17 PM

Related?

Matt Gaetz resigns ahead of key Ethics Committee meeting
www.axios.com

... Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress just before the House Ethics Committee was set to hold a potentially pivotal meeting on its investigation into the Florida congressman, Axios has learned. ...

It seems odd he'd resign from Congress before being confirmed.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-14 12:22 PM

Why Trump picked Gaetz
www.axios.com

... President-elect Trump picked Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general for one, big, telling reason: Gaetz will proudly do the dirty work on controversial legal topics that others won't. ...


Full article is worth a read, imo.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-14 12:24 PM

I think it's funny that people are still expecting the senate to do its duty instead of rolling over and giving Trump his recess appointment free for all.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2024-11-14 01:11 PM

Gaetz is a stalking horse, for someone much worse. After senate GOPers grow a pair and remove Matty from consideration, a candidate with more of a record in law enforcement, but an even more repugnant profile will be put up for consideration, and GOPers will realize they have bee played and have to approve the second candidate. Senators once considered themselves to be smart, wily and expert at the political game. MAGA killed all of that...

#5 | Posted by catdog at 2024-11-14 01:17 PM

Ben Domenech is Editor at Large of The Spectator and a Fox News Contributor:

Matt Gaetz is a Vile Sex Pest and Any Senator Who Votes For Him Owns That
Crush Some Viagra And Pour The Red Bull In Your Veins

Ben Domenech
Nov 14, 2024

I realize that we are occasionally given to hyperbole about the untoward nature of politicians, but let me be clear: Matt Gaetz is a sex trafficking drug addicted piece of ----. He is abhorrent. His eyes are permanently rimmed with the red rings of chemical boosters. In person, he smells like overexposed Axe Body Spray and stale Astroglide. The fact that he boasted on the floor to multiple colleagues in the House of Representatives of his methods of crushing Viagra and high test Red Bull to maintain his -------- through his orgiastic evenings is perhaps the least offensive of his many crimes against womanhood and Christian faith. The man has less principles than your average fentanyl addicted hobo. He likes them underage and he's not ashamed about it. Matt Gaetz isn't just your average extreme Florida MAGA Man, he's a hypocritical ass with the worst Botox money can buy, pursuing an ever-thinner nose and higher cheekbones at every opportunity like a Real Housewife gone mad for fillers. Every Republican in Washington has an opinion about Matt Gaetz, and 99 percent of those opinions are "Keep Matt Gaetz away from my wife/daughter/friend and anyone I care about." He is a walking -------, warts included as a bonus. If I was merely attempting to count the number of women I know who have had bad experiences with Matt Gaetz, I would run out of fingers and toes. If you vote for him to be the Attorney General of the United States, you don't just need your head examined, you need to be committed to a mental institution. The man is absolutely vile. There are pools of vomit with more to offer the earth than this STD-riddled testament to the failure of fallen masculinity.

Let's just deal with the facts. Did Matt Gaetz transport an underage woman across state lines with the stated intent of her having sex with him and his friends? Yes. Did he later claim to Tucker Carlson that this woman did not exist? Yes. Does this conflict with the fact that one of his closest friends was convicted of having sex with this underage woman for pay? Yes. Are Gaetz and his ---- friends attempting to destroy the records--images, videos, etc.--from this sex party to protect his political future? Yes. Does this matter to Republicans? Who can say? Donald J. Trump has the best judgment in politics, of course he would never name a sex trafficking drug addled lying philandering piece of ---- to be the Attorney General of the United States simply to avoid investigation. Or would he?

#6 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-11-14 02:06 PM

Trump Boosters at Hush-Money Trial Rewarded With Top Administration Jobs
www.bnnbloomberg.ca

... During Donald Trump's hush-money trial last spring, a string of top Republicans turned up at the Manhattan courthouse in a public show of loyalty. Now several are being tapped for his government.

President-elect Trump announced the latest on Wednesday with his intention to nominate Representative Matt Gaetz to be US attorney general. The Florida Republican appeared at the New York trial on May 16, ...

Other trial attendees included Vice President-elect JD Vance, who attended the trial on May 13 and was chosen by Trump as his running mate two months later. Representative Mike Waltz, of Florida, who has been tapped for national security adviser, also showed at the courthouse. As did Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur who was appointed to head a new "Department of Government Efficiency" along with billionaire Elon Musk.

Those who didn't attend the trial in person, often found other ways of communicating their solidarity with Trump. Representative Elise Stefanik, selected as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, filed an ethics complaint in September against Justice Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the hush-money case. ...


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-14 02:35 PM

Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general
www.nbcnews.com

... Republican senators are preparing for a robust vetting of Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, with a keen interest in details from a House Ethics Committee investigation into the former congressman from Florida. ...

Many Republican senators, including members of the GOP-led Judiciary Committee that will oversee Gaetz's nomination for attorney general, said they'll want to see the details of the House Ethics investigation into Gaetz.

"I think it would be helpful," said Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.

Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah, said he would "absolutely" like to see the findings of the House Ethics Committee investigation, saying, "I don't know the technicalities, or whether or not we would see that, but I think that would be very relevant."

The House Ethics Committee will meet Friday, three sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News. One of those sources said that releasing the Gaetz report is expected to be among the topics on the agenda. ...


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-14 03:57 PM

Matt Gaetz may have murdered his college roommate

#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-11-14 04:39 PM

I heard the roommate acted like you, which means it was warranted.

#10 | Posted by fortfisher at 2024-11-14 05:34 PM

I heard the roommate acted like you, which means it was warranted.

#10 | Posted by fortfisher a

I heard you're a magat cunt. I think I believe that.

#11 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-11-14 05:38 PM

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