# Matt Gaetz withdraws from AG nomination **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 21, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567 "2024-11-21T17:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/182 "2024-12-20T11:46:11Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > “I often sent funds to women I dated”? > > Oh boy. Based on that preliminary flailing from his part, you know that report is going to be **very bad**. > > It’s like when you’re watching a movie or TV show, and someone is suspiciously trying to find excuses for people not to go into a room, and when they declare they are going to go in there anyway, the character starts blabbing non-stop things like, “It’s not what you think, I can explain, I know it looks bad, but…” It’s always going to be something shocking. This reminds of Prince Andrew and his claim that he was incapable of sweating, i.e. an oddly specific and self-exculpatory claim that, while highly implausible, would be difficult for anyone else to refute. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/183 "2024-12-20T14:10:39Z")
John Barron is unique. Most Johns pay at the time of the sex. Mr. Barron pays much later and only to keep the datee from talking about how awful the sex was due to the mushroom like appendage and that he likes odd shit like spanking and golden showers. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/184 "2024-12-20T16:30:27Z")
The budget impasse is good news for Gaetz because now Congress is in session for longer and that delays release. If the vote had passed yesterday, we would have gotten the news today. Maybe they’ll pass a bill today but I don’t think that’s likely. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/185 "2024-12-20T19:48:15Z")
Hopefully they get a deal done on the budget by Monday. Release of the report would be a lovely Christmas present Gaetz. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/186 "2024-12-20T21:19:29Z")
Why is releasing the report tied up with the budget? Why not do both? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/187 "2024-12-20T21:31:30Z")
Releasing the report will happen when Congress is closed for the year and that won’t happen until they finish the budget. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/188 "2024-12-20T21:35:52Z")
But why? Is it a procedural requirement? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/189 "2024-12-20T21:47:06Z")
It’s what the committee decided to do ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/190 "2024-12-20T21:52:21Z")
Brave Sir Robins! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/191 "2024-12-20T23:36:49Z")
I think that this means it’s just about time > **[House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown: Live updates | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-government-shutdown-12-20-24/index.html)** > > The House has passed a stopgap funding bill just hours before a midnight deadline to avert a federal government shutdown. It now heads to the Senate for approval. Follow for live updates. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/192 "2024-12-21T00:32:45Z")
Although… remember “Pro Forma Sessions”, the procedural trick to prevent recess appointments? The 118th Congress technically has **not** adjourned for the term. So ISTM strictly speaking saying it will be released before the end of the term and after the last day of votes could mean they can release it as soon as tomorrow… or at any later date in the month. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/193 "2024-12-21T00:35:56Z")
Yeah. I was wondering about that. When I read about it, I interpreted it as once they all go home with the exception of the person forced to hang out for that reason but you could certainly be correct. Edit > The report is now expected to be made public after the House’s final day of votes this year as lawmakers leave Washington for the holidays, those sources said. > **[In reversal, key House panel votes to release Matt Gaetz ethics report | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/politics/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-committee/index.html)** > > The House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its report into the conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz before the end of this Congress, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/194 "2024-12-22T01:00:02Z")
[https://bsky.app/profile/firstmate1060.bsky.social/post/3lds35w3sts2s](https://bsky.app/profile/firstmate1060.bsky.social/post/3lds35w3sts2s) “BREAKING: Matt Gaetz is threatening that if his sexual misconduct gets revealed, he’ll call out all the other pervert Republicans in Congress.” [![](https://www.enworld.org/media/let-them-fight-jpg.105769/full) ](https://www.enworld.org/media/let-them-fight-jpg.105769/full) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/195 "2024-12-22T01:02:46Z")
He says that like it’s a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/196 "2024-12-22T01:17:03Z")
Sure, just like Madison Cawthorn threatened to do, and look where he is now. Gaetz is a young punk up against old monsters. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/197 "2024-12-22T01:44:56Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Sure, just like Madison Cawthorn threatened to do Yeah, was about to ask how well _that_ went. And the “old monsters” went even against the wishes of their own Speaker and of Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/198 "2024-12-22T06:30:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “BREAKING: Matt Gaetz is threatening that if his sexual misconduct gets revealed, he’ll call out all the other pervert Republicans in Congress.” Depending on the levels of perversion involved, isn’t he essentially admitting to withholding evidence of crimes? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/199 "2024-12-22T14:05:46Z")
Yup - and I always have to wonder about these threats - why wait? or are you using your evidence for blackmail? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/200 "2024-12-22T14:30:36Z")
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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567/201 "2024-12-22T16:35:12Z")
The committee has ten members with five from each party. CBS reports that the vote to release was 7-3 with two Republicans switching sides. > **[House Ethics Committee quietly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-house-ethics-vote/#)** > > The House Ethics Committee voted to release its report​ on the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Dec. 5, according to multiple sources. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567.md?page=11)