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Former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz is withdrawing his name from consideration as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 days ago (2 children)

As predicted:

Trump named Gaetz to cabinet position giving him an excuse to step down as rep, the ethics report can then be withheld since he is no longer a Congressman facing accusations, he then withdrawals from the cabinet position so it doesn't come up in confirmation hearings.

Good job on protecting pedophiles and sex traffickers!

Is that what they meant by "Drain the swamp"?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But he also won reelection this year. So ostensibly he could return on Jan. 20th but would be a member of the house again and they could release the reports.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Then it's back to the Ethics Committee

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

My patented design drains the swamp directly into my cabinet!

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The report is THAT BAD, huh?

We better get a fucking copy. 🍿

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

LOL. So it begins🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Calling out this as a bait and switch.

They'll pick someone horrible, but not as bad as the pedo.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

no. even worse than gaetz. but the new nominee's skeletons are buried.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

He's just going to pardon Ghislaine and appoint her

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yall better get ready for Cunt Eyed Ken the Texas Coward.

Edit: I don't know how much better Bondi is than Gaetz, but thank your stars it wasn't Paxton.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Let's hope this is the start of a trend of Trump's incompetence thwarting his objectives.

[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234 5 points 5 days ago

You can imagine the Senate rejecting the rest of Trump's proposed cabinet as a fun thing to do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

He wasn't nominated by anyone to anything. He didn't withdraw from anything.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Why? Was he a completely unqualified rapist who looks like some weird mix of Beavis and Butthead?