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Sources for Miami Herald/McClatchey say ethics report on Gaetz is "highly damaging" & could be leaked today (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 14 OP
Bottom of the barrel scumbag.... democratsruletheday Nov 14 #1
"Leaked Today" - I'll believe it when I see it. groundloop Nov 14 #2
I'm with ya on that, groundloop -"Could be".. Permanut Nov 14 #3
Let's hope it gets leaked. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 14 #4
All it would take is one disgruntled staffer. TheRickles Nov 14 #6
Or one Republican who hates Gaetz with the heat of a thousand suns Fiendish Thingy Nov 14 #16
It needs to be leaked JustAnotherGen Nov 14 #5
Won't make any difference...for two reasons. albacore Nov 14 #7
The upside is that it is a republican investigation. 33taw Nov 14 #14
Most everybody despises him...but trump's election shows they support anything with an R attached. nt albacore Nov 14 #22
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 14 #8
Recess appointment. No hearings. Count on at least 2 ugly years from AG Gaetz. CincyDem Nov 14 #10
MAGAts will only want him MORE if it comes out bad. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 14 #9
No matter what sort of "highly damaging" material is in the report, Ocelot II Nov 14 #11
"Highly damaging" is "highly entertaining" to more than half the voters. yardwork Nov 14 #12
This is Clearly One of the Rare Instances Where the yam Actually Tried to Reach Up to Someone The Roux Comes First Nov 14 #13
Hope it's leaked malaise Nov 14 #15
The Senate will see this report as part of Gaetz' confirmation hearing LetMyPeopleVote Nov 14 #17
Suddenly DENVERPOPS Nov 14 #19
Johnson is running cover for Gaetz RANDYWILDMAN Nov 14 #18
His nomination might be the distraction not fooled Nov 14 #20
Trump will double down Johonny Nov 14 #21
oboy it's Gaetzmas NBachers Nov 14 #23

groundloop

(12,271 posts)
2. "Leaked Today" - I'll believe it when I see it.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 11:55 AM
Nov 14

There's nothing I put past the GQP, including covering up for a druggie pedophile.

albacore

(2,599 posts)
7. Won't make any difference...for two reasons.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:04 PM
Nov 14

1. trump is gonna make all his cabinet choices "recess appointments".....no review by anybody.
2. trump's cult won't believe anything in the report. "Fake news".

albacore

(2,599 posts)
22. Most everybody despises him...but trump's election shows they support anything with an R attached. nt
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 03:17 PM
Nov 14

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

BlueTsunami2018

(4,006 posts)
9. MAGAts will only want him MORE if it comes out bad.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:10 PM
Nov 14

Because they won’t believe it and they want everyone to run around with their hair on fire.

Ocelot II

(120,883 posts)
11. No matter what sort of "highly damaging" material is in the report,
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:12 PM
Nov 14

it won't matter because nothing is highly damaging for GOpers. If Trump's sins and wickednesses that we know about aren't highly damaging enough to prevent him from being elected president, I can't imagine anything short of raping Cub Scouts at a cocaine orgy that would be highly damaging enough to keep Gaetz out of Trump's Cabinet. Maybe not even that.

yardwork

(64,377 posts)
12. "Highly damaging" is "highly entertaining" to more than half the voters.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:16 PM
Nov 14

Democrats need to get over the myth that Republicans care anything at all about ethics. Not only do most voters not care, they gravitate toward the entertainment.

Literally, more Americans will support Gaetz for Attorney General when they read about how he drugged and raped children.

Probably our only hope for saving our democracy is to shame the hell out of our Republican relatives and acquaintances. Ask them why they support this and don't let them shift the blame to Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden, like they always do.

The Roux Comes First

(1,567 posts)
13. This is Clearly One of the Rare Instances Where the yam Actually Tried to Reach Up to Someone
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:20 PM
Nov 14

With a more elevated set of principles than he was raised with or ever conceived of.

Miller, not so much. Bannon? Yuckk!

DENVERPOPS

(9,957 posts)
19. Suddenly
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 02:49 PM
Nov 14

all the RepubliCONs are realizing that they created a Frankensteins Monster every day, for the last 8+ years, and are also realizing that their actions may be past the point of no return, and are amazed that there is nothing they can do, but fall behind Trump once again....

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,896 posts)
18. Johnson is running cover for Gaetz
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 01:37 PM
Nov 14

Crimes..how very Christian of him

Repubs don't care, but the rest of Voters should

not fooled

(6,073 posts)
20. His nomination might be the distraction
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 02:52 PM
Nov 14

to allow the rest of red don's reprehensible nominees to slide in. Or get recess appointments without GQPee pushback.

Heard this on MSNBC last night (sorry, can't remember who said it)--the sh*tshow surrounding Gaetz and the "courage" of some GQPee senators in putting the kibosh on his nomination will exhaust their will to oppose red don's collection of freaks, so there will be no energy or will to oppose any more.

Gaetz might well be the sacrificial lamb. Plus he needed to resign anyway because of the impending release of the report.

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