House speaker tries to shield Matt Gaetz--and his reason is absurd

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Daily Kos

House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday the House Ethics Committee report detailing sexual misconduct allegations against now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz shouldn't be released, claiming it would set a bad precedent for the House.

The committee was preparing to vote to release a harsh report this week detailing allegations that Gaetz had drug-fueled sex parties with minors and showed images of his sexual exploits to fellow members on the House floor. But after Donald Trump shockingly nominated him to be attorney general, Gaetz abruptly resigned his seat in Congress on Wednesday night—likely an effort to stop the report from being made public ahead of his confirmation hearing. (The committee loses jurisdiction over members once they are no longer in office.)

“I'm going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report, because that is not the way we do things in the House,” Johnson said, according to Politico. “And I think that would be a terrible precedent to set.”

Many Republicans loathe Gaetz, whom they view as an unrepentant creep.

Read more: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/15/2286505/-House-speaker-tries-to-shield-Matt-Gaetz-and-his-reason-is-absurd?detail=emailrecap

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Another fake Xtian

[Irish_Dem]

1. Mike Johnson is a total fake.

I never bought his act.

The whole porn app story with his minor child was a dead give away.
Should have been reported to Children's Services.

[Zorro]

4. Uhhh...

Two dollar bills ain’t fake.

Now a three dollar bill is another story…

[Irish_Dem]

7. Thanks will change it.

I have covid right now and my brain does not work.

[Marthe48]

10. Feel better

[Irish_Dem]

11. Thanks it has kicked my ass.

[Marthe48]

15. It seems to be hit and miss

I hate to hear it hit you hard.

[Irish_Dem]

16. Yes thanks.

[BlueKota]

18. Get better soon

[Irish_Dem]

19. Thank you.

Nasty bug.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. Hey Mikey, YOU WORK FOR US!

If it isn't a matter of national security, we have a right to know.

[vapor2]

6. Apparently, he thinks he works for trump

[CincyDem]

27. You can bet your ass Putin knows. It loses all value as Kompromat if everyone knows.

[Walleye]

3. This is the same House that wasted two years trying to impeach Joe Biden?

I can’t imagine them covering up a Democratic scandal like this

[FakeNoose]

20. Some of them even passed around pics of Hunter Biden's you-know-what

That's how concerned they are about setting "bad precedents." Mike Johnson is a total phony.

[Walleye]

21. Mike Johnson is an enemy of the United States

[BlueKota]

5. Do the Democrats on the Committee have copies

of the report? I think they should leak it.

[vapor2]

8. Heard that he can actually return to congress in Jan

if he doesn't get AG job. GEEZ, why not have a sex trafficker since we have a convicted felon in the WH

[magicarpet]

9. Mike Johnson arranged a sitdown chat between,...

Gaetz and Jeebuzz. Jeebuzz enjoyed Gaetz porn videos and forgave all his naughty stuff. So Gaetz now has a clean slate and is ready to be US Atty. Gen.

Amen.

[mpcamb]

12. "Johnson,. you slimy LITTLE bastard,

If you think he's an adequate person to run the DOJ with a life-time record
of intercourse with underage girls, take a very long look in the mirror about
who and what you're supporting.
Sure, Matt needs -as they say down south "-"needs some grace" but what
he really needs, is some JAIL TIME, like those -other pedo-perves!

[Walleye]

22. I can only believe that these people supporting Gaetz have a sex scandal they're covering up for themselves

I’m starting to think that every man that remains in the Republican party is a creep and a sexual predator. And the Republican women support them for some stupid goddamn reason I can’t figure out

[dchill]

13. So Mike - you know what ...

...sets a bad precedent for the House? YOU.

[dickthegrouch]

14. A committee member should just give it to the local DA.

Near unimpeachable evidence.

[FakeNoose]

24. It would need to be given to authorities where the offenses occurred

Did they happen in Washington DC? Possibly, but we don't know.

[sakabatou]

17. Reason is absurd, but doesn't surprise me.

I mean, they're trying to protect Dump, so...

[Randypiper]

23. terrible precedent?

The entire trump candidacy was a terrible precedent to set.

[ck4829]

25. Gross

[patphil]

26. Now if Gaetz was a Democrat, how long would it take to release that report?

Less than a second.
Protecting a fellow Republican's ass is definitely how the House does things under Mike Johnson.