9 posts tagged ‘matt gaetz’
What to Know About Pam Bondi, Trump’s Pick to Replace Matt Gaetz
The Cut,
The former Florida prosecutor has always been a Trump loyalist.
Panic mode: Gaetz flees AG nom seconds after CNN threatens to expose teen scandal
Boing Boing,
Loathsome rich kid Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as Trump's Attorney General pick exactly six minutes before CNN was set to publish new allegations about his sexual misconduct, reports Comic Sands. The Botox-addicted ex-Florida Representative had been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sex trafficking and misconduct. — Read the rest The post Panic mode: Gaetz flees AG nom seconds after CNN threatens to expose teen scandal appeared first on Boing Boing.
Turning a Blind Eye to War Crimes
The New Yorker,
A second Trump Administration could give impunity to American soldiers who commit atrocities.
The Explosion of Matt Gaetz and Other Early Lessons in Trump 2.0
There are many more manic Thursdays to come.
Honeymoon's Over: Republicans Threaten to Oust Mike Johnson for Trying to Avoid Shutdown
Jezebel,
In today’s episode of “Who could have seen this coming???,” House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing the threat of an ousting about two months into his reign as Speaker. Johnson maintains that he’s standing by a spending deal he forged with Democrats to fend off a government shutdown next week, and the $1.59 trillion (and… Read more...
Republicans Are Having a Very Level-Headed Reaction to Trump Being Removed From Colorado Ballot
On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a very reasonable ruling that former President Trump should not be allowed on the state’s 2024 ballot, because he “engaged in an insurrection” in the days leading up to and during January 6, 2021. Very fair! The 14th Amendment explicitly bars that sort of thing. But in the… Read more...
Matt Gaetz receives a humiliating surprise "award"
Last Thursday, December 7th, widely disliked Florida Congressperson Matt Gaetz was at a Christmas party where he was to be presented with an award. The award was in recognition of Gaetz's alleged sex trafficking of a minor and was not actually intended to be complimentary. — Read the rest
Matt Gaetz — still after Kevin McCarthy — calls for ethics investigation over "sucker punch"
Congress performer Matt Gaetz seized upon this morning's "sucker punch" drama — in which former speaker Kevin McCarthy shoved Rep. Tim Burchett with a sharp elbow — calling for an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into the the former speaker. — Read the rest