Matt Gaetz being investigated for sex with 17 year old girl (DOJ declines to charge 2023-02-15)

Gyrate · April 26, 2021, 8:12am

Fair point.

wguy123 · April 26, 2021, 5:41pm

At this point, it would be shorter to list the crimes Gaetz isn’t going to be charged with.

snfaulkner · April 27, 2021, 5:51pm

I just got an email from Matt Gaetz. He wants me to help him “trigger the left.” I’m sure I’ll be annoyed if I open up the email and read further.

Buck_Godot · April 27, 2021, 5:56pm

Speaking as a member of the left, what I find most “triggering” is his sleeping with 17 year olds. So I would definitely shy away from opening any email that would help him with that.

Chisquirrel · April 30, 2021, 6:25am

Well, he’s fucked.

Meanwhile, Republicans are calling it a Deep State plot.

Gyrate · April 30, 2021, 8:58am

Because everything is always everyone else’s fault when you’re a Republican.

running_coach · April 30, 2021, 10:35am

The Party of Personal Responsibility-Some other person is responsible.

Snowboarder_Bo · April 30, 2021, 1:05pm

From the link:

I see statements like this as evidence that January 6th isn’t going to be the last bit of trouble.

Republicans are always the real victim; just listen and they’ll tell you. Or don’t and they’ll scream and yell and cause a scene. But they’re gonna tell you, because they deserve to.

Elendil_s_Heir · April 30, 2021, 1:16pm

DesertDog · April 30, 2021, 3:40pm

I’m picturing something like Spock’s Brain only I’m wondering what was removed so the remote control could be used and would it control his little head as well?

DMC · April 30, 2021, 3:57pm

Pixar scooped everyone!

running_coach · April 30, 2021, 4:06pm

You don’t understand. The little head is the remote control.

Elendil_s_Heir · May 11, 2021, 1:13pm

And the beat goes on:

Elendil_s_Heir · May 13, 2021, 8:07pm

The latest: Gaetz associate expected to plead guilty in federal case

Rick_Kitchen · May 13, 2021, 9:03pm

MSNBC reporting on Daily Beast’s coverage of the Gaetz story (video)

DigitalC · May 13, 2021, 9:31pm

Good thing he loves orange.

Gyrate · May 13, 2021, 9:54pm

On a side note, I love that in the sidebar MSNBC has titled another story “Failed Florida blogger Trump clings to power as GOP ousts Cheney”. [bolding mine]

And the weather report is calling for some serious shade…

Snowboarder_Bo · May 14, 2021, 1:12am

https://i.ibb.co/pjSwNGL/Screen-Shot-2021-05-13-at-5-49-30-PM.jpg

Folacin · May 14, 2021, 5:47pm

It is important to note that some other person is personally responsible.

kenobi_65 · May 14, 2021, 8:29pm

Details on the deal which Greenberg has cut, none of which is likely good for Gaetz, in today’s WaPo:

A Florida politician considered key to the investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz agreed to cooperate fully with federal prosecutors and, if needed, to testify in court, as he admitted in a lengthy written plea agreement that he paid a minor to engage in sex acts with him and others, according to a copy of the document filed Friday.

Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector for Seminole County, agreed to plead guilty to six criminal charges — include sex trafficking of a child, aggravated identity theft and wire fraud — which come with a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years and a statutory maximum potentially decades longer.

In exchange, the prosecutors agreed to dismiss the other 27 counts Greenberg faced and recommend a term within federal sentencing guidelines, which are often far less than the statutory maximum penalties. They also agreed to recommend other possible sentencing breaks, especially if Greenberg provides meaningful help on other cases.