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59 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

Matt Gaetz’s out of GQP character defense of Katie Hill when the news of her sex/cheating/nude photos scandal hit sure takes on a new light, huh?

Interestingly, it appears they are unlikely friends given her defense of Gaetz when the Nestor stuff first came out.  Swingers before party, I guess.

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Matt Gaetz, Loyal for Years to Trump, Is Said to Have Sought a Blanket Pardon

The congressman was at the time under investigation over whether he violated sex trafficking laws, though it was unclear what he knew of the inquiry.

Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, was one of President Donald J. Trump’s most vocal allies during his term, publicly pledging loyalty and even signing a letter nominating the president for the Nobel Peace Prize.

In the final weeks of Mr. Trump’s term, Mr. Gaetz sought something in return. He privately asked the White House for blanket pre-emptive pardons for himself and unidentified congressional allies for any crimes they may have committed, according to two people told of the discussions.

Around that time, Mr. Gaetz was also publicly calling for broad pardons from Mr. Trump to thwart what he termed the “bloodlust” of their political opponents. But Justice Department investigators had begun questioning Mr. Gaetz’s associates about his conduct, including whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old that violated sex trafficking laws, in an inquiry that grew out of the case of an indicted associate in Florida.

It was unclear whether Mr. Gaetz or the White House knew at the time about the inquiry, or who else he sought pardons for. Mr. Gaetz did not tell White House aides that he was under investigation for potential sex trafficking violations when he made the request. But top White House lawyers and officials viewed the request for a pre-emptive pardon as a nonstarter that would set a bad precedent, the people said.

Aides told Mr. Trump of the request, though it is unclear whether Mr. Gaetz discussed the matter directly with the president. Mr. Trump ultimately pardoned dozens of allies and others in the final months of his presidency, highlighting his willingness to wield his power to help close supporters and lash out against the criminal justice system.

In recent days, some Trump associates have speculated that Mr. Gaetz’s request for a group pardon was an attempt to camouflage his own potential criminal exposure.

Either way, Mr. Gaetz’s appeal to the Trump White House shows how the third-term congressman sought to leverage an unlikely presidential relationship he had spent years cultivating.

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2 hours ago, bolverk said:

Matt Gaetz, Loyal for Years to Trump, Is Said to Have Sought a Blanket Pardon

 

Either way, Mr. Gaetz’s appeal to the Trump White House shows how the third-term congressman sought to leverage an unlikely presidential relationship he had spent years cultivating.


Almost as if he knew he was guilty of SOMETHING and assiduously cultivated his relationship with Trump with the end goal of a pardon in mind. Almost.

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12 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:


Almost as if he knew he was guilty of SOMETHING and assiduously cultivated his relationship with Trump with the end goal of a pardon in mind. Almost.

"Hey President Trump, given all of the craziness and lies of the Dems, you should give us all a blanket pardon for anything we've done in the last few years. Let's not worry about listing the crimes. not that I need it but I'm cool if you include me."

given that this investigation started with Barr, there must be some evidence or strong accusation against Gaetz. I assume that a congressman isn't part of a DOJ investigation with the awareness and perhaps ok from senior DOJ officials, if not the AG themselves.

Rumors are that January 6th's riot is one of the reason why Trump backed off so many expected pardons. He and the right were catching too much heat and didn't want to add pardons to the mix. If Jan 6th hadn't occurred, many of these Trump loyalists could be sitting around with a pardon in the pocket. 

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5 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

The reason trump didn’t pardon assholes like Matty Gaetz and Kenny Paxton was because Trump found out he couldn’t pardon himself and those assholes hadn’t paid him nearly enough money so he said fuck ‘em. If I don’t get a pardon neither do they.

This.

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27 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Lol, none of those assholes give a shit about catching any heat. 

I think someone posted earlier, perhaps in another thread, about the Right not worried about being caught but worried about being punished.  

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Just for fun, I peeked at their VIP list of speakers thus far:

Sen. Rand Paul

Rep Kat Cammack

Rep Byron Donalds

Matt Gaetz

Rep Louis Gohmert

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep Beth Vany Duyne

Christopher Barron (not the Hollywood/Spin Doctors guy. The organizer of GOProud and LGBQT for Trump)

David Harris Jr.

Harlan Hill (!!!!)

Thomas

Julie Kelly

Amy Kremer

Kylie Jane Kremer

Mark Morgan

Katrina Pierson

Jack Posobiec

Anthony Sabatini

Nick Searcy

Landon Starbuck

Robby Starbuck

Bettina Sofia Viviano

 

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8 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

Just for fun, I peeked at their VIP list of speakers thus far:

Sen. Rand Paul

Rep Kat Cammack

Rep Byron Donalds

Matt Gaetz

Rep Louis Gohmert

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep Beth Vany Duyne

Christopher Barron (not the Hollywood/Spin Doctors guy. The organizer of GOProud and LGBQT for Trump)

David Harris Jr.

Harlan Hill (!!!!)

Thomas

Julie Kelly

Amy Kremer

Kylie Jane Kremer

Mark Morgan

Katrina Pierson

Jack Posobiec

Anthony Sabatini

Nick Searcy

Landon Starbuck

Robby Starbuck

Bettina Sofia Viviano

 

Where is diamond and silk and the dilbert guy? 

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20 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

Just for fun, I peeked at their VIP list of speakers thus far:

Sen. Rand Paul

Rep Kat Cammack

Rep Byron Donalds

Matt Gaetz

Rep Louis Gohmert

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep Beth Vany Duyne

Christopher Barron (not the Hollywood/Spin Doctors guy. The organizer of GOProud and LGBQT for Trump)

David Harris Jr.

Harlan Hill (!!!!)

Thomas

Julie Kelly

Amy Kremer

Kylie Jane Kremer

Mark Morgan

Katrina Pierson

Jack Posobiec

Anthony Sabatini

Nick Searcy

Landon Starbuck

Robby Starbuck

Bettina Sofia Viviano

 

There's a "How Many _____ Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb" joke in there somewhere.

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1 hour ago, Hornius Emeritus said:


Almost as if he knew he was guilty of SOMETHING and assiduously cultivated his relationship with Trump with the end goal of a pardon in mind. Almost.

I don't know what's worse Matt.....statutory rape across state lines, or you weren't erudite enough to long-game Trump into the corner in which you needed him.  

When the King of Stupid bests you at every turn, could be time to hang 'em up and take your licks.  

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1 hour ago, JimmyJames said:

The reason trump didn’t pardon assholes like Matty Gaetz and Kenny Paxton was because Trump found out he couldn’t pardon himself and those assholes hadn’t paid him nearly enough money so he said fuck ‘em. If I don’t get a pardon neither do they.

 

1 hour ago, wildcat09 said:

This.

Yep

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14 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

Where is diamond and silk and the dilbert guy? 

Here's the dish on Diamond and Silk. They're hawking their book, Uprising, and they have a new website: ChatDit.com. They are not down with Mike Pence (see tweet)

Buuut, they are fine with chatting with Scott Walker (on Pence's Advisory Board)

They are also giving the My Pillow guy some love:

and are doing the whole 'aaaack! Money being spent on things to help people.'

 

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3 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Isn't Gaetz from the panhandle? Wouldn't Trump and Co from Palm Beach not think the best of panhandle Floridians? That's practically Alabama.

The most racist people I met at UF were from the Hollywood/So Fla area.  

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Isn't Gaetz from the panhandle? Wouldn't Trump and Co from Palm Beach not think the best of panhandle Floridians? That's practically Alabama.

He grew up in Seaside and actually lived in the “Truman Show” house.

I’m about convinced Gaetz doesn’t even exist and he’s some kind of hologram simulation.
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2 minutes ago, TXSG8R said:

The most racist people I met at UF were from the Hollywood/So Fla area.  

Aw, come on.  Not much has changed in the armpit of FL (the geographic armpit that is) since the Perry Race Riot and Rosewood Massacre.

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6 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

I think the point about Gaetz POSSIBLY being a competitor to Donald Jr. is a salient one.

A competitor at what?  Age inappropriate sexual relationships?  Who can consume an 8-ball faster?  

Don, Jr. and Gaetz have one thing in common.  They're both sons with fathers who have no idea the names of their own grandchildren.  

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1 minute ago, Lobo said:

A competitor at what?  Age inappropriate sexual relationships?  Who can consume an 8-ball faster?  

Don, Jr. and Gaetz have one thing in common.  They're both sons with fathers who have no idea the names of their own grandchildren.  

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39 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

Where is diamond and silk and the dilbert guy? 

Dilbert guy is MIA. Diamond probably sat on him at the last shindig in Mara Lago, and he is wedged in her asscrack awaiting rescue. 

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5 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Dilbert guy is MIA. Diamond probably sat on him at the last shindig in Mara Lago, and he is wedged in her asscrack awaiting rescue. 

buddy of mine is an ER doc and this fat chick came in complaining of pain on her side, and upon inspection found a TV remote wedged under a fat flap.

heh...

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A presidential primary race between two of the skeeziest sleazebags in politics really would cement the GOP's reputation as nothing more than basket of deplorables, but it sure would be entertaining (and disheartening and disgusting). 

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1 hour ago, Underdog said:

I think someone posted earlier, perhaps in another thread, about the Right not worried about being caught but worried about being punished.  

Has anything in the last five years shown they will ever be punished for anything?  Hell, Cruz and Hawley walked away scot free after doing their part to overthrow the government.  No one even mentions their shit any more, like it never happened.

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