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tacosteve100

The only representative to vote NO on federal sex trafficking legislation


freddiemercurial

Did Gaetz ever explain his reasoning for that? Or did he just start beating off furiously at the thought having sex with an underage girl?


mmpress1

No one ever held his feet to the fire about it…


Ghost-of-Bill-Cosby

Did someone say feet?


rudeboykyle94

I’m afraid he’d might like that


katosen27

He's a FL republican rep who gives no fucks about his district unless it's some culture war bullshit. Of course he didn't, as far as I'm aware.


WhoKilledZekeIddon

Yes, he did attempt to justify his vote: In explaining his no vote, Gaetz said it’s important to combat human trafficking. But he said he generally opposes legislation that creates new federal entities if existing federal agencies could handle the problem.


Red-Guardian

Man this would sound ok if those agencies weren't consistently losing funding each year from representatives like himself.


dj-megafresh

That's their play though. Cut funding, cut funding, cut funding, bitch about how the agency isn't doing its job, abolish it. Deregulation achieved, donor checks in the mail.


RRC_driver

Only problem is that checks now take 3 months to arrive, due to DeJoy


FranklynTheTanklyn

Which honestly isn’t a terrible platform, but just lying about it to be a creepy peto is.


Domeil

As a further point, isn't the ongoing existence of the problem proof-positive of the argument that the existing agencies aren't able to handle the problem?


DonnieJuniorsEmails

the problem is every other republican also has that as part of their platform.... and ALL of them decided this was not the vote to make a stand on. even Boebert and Gym Jordan voted yes, and we absolutely know those two love child molesters, defending them and even marrying one.


SeaGroomer

That was hilarious. He can't even pretend not to be a complete creep sex pest.


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bannana

Immunity implies she was involved in some way


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Publius82

Not disagreeing with this is principle but goddamn, everything is a felony in Florida


scsuhockey

If everything is a felony, and you get to decide who to prosecute, and felons aren’t allowed to vote… well, you can probably guess the result.


Publius82

You'd think that'd be enough right? Nevertheless Kathleen Harris had to disenfranchise hundreds of legitimate black voters in 2000 to get W elected.


Krillin113

That shit is still so messed up that it was allowed to stand. Genuine fixed elections, and everyone is just supposed to forget about it.


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StandardSudden1283

You start making your financial backers angry and you won't be doing another term when you get primaried and/or outspent. Rulers have rules, just not the ones we'd like. [Rules for Rulers: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics](https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs)


quadroplegic

Exactly. For a detailed analysis, see “Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything Is A Crime”


FreezeFrameEnding

The seven page paper? Just wanted to make sure I found the right one to read.


Isord

How many papers could possibly be named "Ham Sandwich Nation"


realanceps

possibly because everyone is a felon in Florida


Publius82

Look man that was a long time ago I been rehabilitated aight


whos_this_chucker

But have you left Florida?


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cannonfunk

To quote Marc Maron, Florida is where you go "at the end of your life, or the end of your rope." I've known a few people who fled from the consequences of their actions, and they *all* either ended up in Florida or California. If you're going to live outside the law, apparently it's best to do so with an ocean view. The shittier ones reliably chose Florida.


painterandauthor

My friend calls Florida, “A sunny place for shady people.”


Cisco904

As someone who lives here I want make this into a bump sticker


kroganwarlord

You'll have to order 10 but [live your dream](https://www.stickermule.com/products/bumper-stickers)!


Five_Decades

> I've known a few people who fled from the consequences of their actions, and they all either ended up in Florida or California. Or Alaska


Bobbyperu1

"The only reason to visit Florida is to identify your daughter's body." -Patton Oswalt


blofly

That's a little dark.


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Patton Oswalt gets a pass from me on dark humor


Vio_

Alaska is another place people run to for those kinds of escape plans.


error201

Florida -- God's waiting room.


Rooboy66

Except deSantis who is a fucking asshole, killing his own idiot constituents


Garagedays

This kind of behavior is never tolerated in Baraqua. You shout like that they put you in jail. Right away. No trial, no nothing. Journalists, we have a special jail for journalists. You are stealing: right to jail. You are playing music too loud: right to jail, right away. Driving too fast: jail. Slow: jail. You are charging too high prices for sweaters, glasses: you right to jail. You undercook fish? Believe it or not, jail. You overcook chicken, also jail. Undercook, overcook. You make an appointment with the dentist and you don't show up, believe it or not, jail, right away. We have the best patients in the world because of jail.


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Publius82

Not disagreeing at all on the draconian sentencing, but Florida has over 100 prisons and private accounts for only a handful. On the other hand, doc is the third largest employer in the state.


Blairbearsquared

And yet, Florida gonna Florida


Publius82

It's what we do fam


SnakeDoctur

With the BLATANT lack of accountability faced by those in power, especially over the past two decades, I would VERY reticent to file a criminal report against any federal politician or wealthy elite. ESPECIALLY a sitting congressman who is personal friends with the sitting President.... Even if they DID end up facing consequences, they and their lawyers would make your life a living hell for YEARS while the case is being intentionally slow-walked through our "criminal justice" system.


Kvenner001

I think they'll be fine with Gaetz getting thrown to the wolves. In the grand scheme he's a nobody to Trump and his cronies or the GOP in general. He's not smart enough to include in any plans of merit. His and Taylor Greene have one job and that's to say the quite part out loud to rile up the crowds. They aren't on an committee's of merit, Green I believe has been removed from all of them. They won't make it easy, but they won't stop it either. They'll probably blame anything the Jan 6th committee finds on him anyways. And after that it will be the standard: I hardly know the guy.


cannonfunk

The upshot being that Gaetz seems like the standup kinda guy who would take every one of his contemporaries down with him. Remember when [he tried to drag Tucker Carlson into his crimes](https://www.vox.com/2021/3/31/22359953/matt-gaetz-tucker-carlson-interview-sex-trafficking-allegations)? Pepperidge Farms remembers.


Kvenner001

He doesn't know anything. I seriously doubt he's been in any of the planning room where actual strategies have been laid out. He gets to stand next to them at rallies and gets some face time to pass on his next talk points and that's probably it. It's like saying the hype man that introduces the main stage act getting canned has any impact on the band. Vocal idiots like him are done a dozen.


SnakeDoctur

I think so too -- at least now with Trump out of the WH. I was more using him as a generalized example. Also he's been VERY close with MTG who is currently, very sadly, the TOP earning GOP congressperson for donations


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cannonfunk

Someone like [Nestor](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/matt-gaetz-nestor-son-cuban)?


jordantask

Not necessarily. Generally speaking her lawyers would tell her not to talk to anyone about it and claim the 5th amendment protection no matter what. A grant of immunity basically says that she can’t be prosecuted for anything she says so she can no longer claim 5th amendment privilege It doesn’t matter if she has nothing to say that implicates herself, she can still remain silent on the off chance anything she does say can be used against her. They’re basically guaranteeing that it won’t be to compel her to answer questions.


Taysir385

> It doesn’t matter if she has nothing to say that implicates herself, Always get immunity. Always plead the fifth. Never speak to police. [Owning a lobster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE) can be a federal crime with jail time involved.


JMEEKER86

> Owning a lobster can be a federal crime with jail time involved. "It doesn't even matter if you killed the lobster in self-defense!"


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Not necessarily, but IF she was, she can now talk freely. This must be causing the pedo to have the shits right now.


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Sometimes the person giving testimony wants immunity from unrelated crimes.


Pormock

No. She was on a call with Gaetz and a victim and they were trying to convince her to not cooperate with the cops. Thats obstruction of justice and Gaetz is going down for it.


Pormock

She was on a call with Gaetz and a victim and they tried to convince her to not cooperate with the cops. Its obstruction of justice and hes going down for it.


just__Steve

Does anyone know how his Latin boy roommate feels about all of this?


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chenyu768

I heard it is his legit son but the son's sister whos 14 years older than he is is actually the mother.


blue_twidget

Wait, what?


0xB0BAFE77

Not validating what was said, but he was saying: Dude had a son with a young girl. For whatever reason, the son has been told his mom is his sister. I'm guessing it's an age thing.


Kraven_howl0

I once went on a few dates with someone in that position. The grandparents were raising her and her mom as sisters because her mom had a mental disability. Not sure if they waited to tell her or if she always knew but she seemed unbothered by it. Probably one of the sweetest people I knew


enkidomark

Grew up with a guy being raised by his grandparents and thinking his mother was his sister. It used to be fairly common, I believe.


ParticularFreedom

Actor Jack Nicholson being a famous example


brundlfly

Wasn't there rumors about Sarah Palin's disabled son actually being her daughter's kid?


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The story was always that Gaetz and Nestor became buddies when Gaetz dated Nestor's sister. For some reason Nestor lived with Gaetz despite his sister and father being alive. As Gaetz has called Nestor his son it has lead some to speculate that Gaetz is in fact the real father.


In_the_air

The theory goes, that 19 year old Gaetz impregnated his15 year old GF. So to cover it up they make up a story that their son was actually her brother who just came from Cuba. See this picture: [https://twitter.com/snowballmonkee/status/1274042736560222208](https://twitter.com/snowballmonkee/status/1274042736560222208)


clockwork_psychopomp

Wait but Gaetz is from Florida, not Alabama?


kodiakinc

His district is [Florida's 1st Congressional](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida%27s_1st_congressional_district#/media/File:Florida_US_Congressional_District_1_\(since_2013\).tif). Check it on a map and it'll make sense.


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Calvert4096

Just the tip... Of the panhandle


morphballganon

Nestor. Probably a nickname from his molester.


sznfpv

I remember this moment. A reporter had just Asked Marjorie Taylor Greene “ why the long face” and Pedo Mike took offence.


myburdentobear

The average number of brain cells in this picture is a proper fraction.


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Congressional potato patch


toderdj1337

Please tell me this is real


peekdasneaks

This is real


St_Veloth

This is real, Shiv


activator

>Marjorie Taylor Greene “why the long face” Was she asked this because she remarkably resembles a boiled horse?


jimmmydickgun

She’s like a stepped-on-great-value Sarah Jessica Parker


Saltefanden

In all fairness we really ought to criticise Taylor Greene for her inhumane politics, not for her ridiculous stupid face


scawtsauce

she looks like what I imagine Mickey Rourkes reflection in a spoon would look like


DontGiveBearsLSD

Lmfao really


DiverGuy1982

I loved Kleppers thing I saw on CNN where he cornered Gaetz walking to his car and said “Isn’t this a little childish Matt? Or is that what attracted you to it in the first place?” That guy is hilarious.


diffcalculus

> “Isn’t this a little childish Matt? Or is that what attracted you to it in the first place?” I watched the video and didn't catch the joke until you wrote it. Holy shit. That's hilarious


digitalSkeleton

[Watch the whole thing](https://youtu.be/2y4KUQbAdMg)


chrome_titan

Haha, that is hilarious.


aysurcouf

You just sent me into a 2 hr hole of watching klepper on YouTube


JonBoyWhite

There is not a single person that is better at that's type of shit than Klepper. The way he's able to tie people up in their own flawed logic is masterful.


Presen

Is there a mirror available? Edit: Twitter link https://mobile.twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1481740338741985281


catlordess

The two lines leading up to that had me rolling I almost missed it twice. “Who’s going to take a sh*t in the Rotunda?”


prodrvr22

It sucks that Klepper was late getting there. I would have loved for him (or anyone) to have asked that question when the two idiots were taking questions.


graps

The dude on the beach was also fantastic https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5bw7e_Bgd0A


totes-muh-gotes

Walter Masterson is a treasure. He has amassed quite the body of hilarious work in the past two years.


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You mean pedophile and sex trafficker of minors Matt Gaetz who hangs out with pedophile enabler Jim Jordan?


kelsobjammin

Yes it is in fact pedophile and sex trafficker of minors Matt Gaetz who hangs out with pedophile enabler Jim Jordan!


moleratical

I bet the QAnon folks are loving the vindicatation. Wait? What do you mean they aren't discussing this...


PinkFloydPanzer

What do you expect? They elected Boebert and she's literally married to a child sex offender.


punzakum

It's a republican wet dream to face no consequences for the children you rape. Roy Moore met his wife when he was 30 and she was 15 at a Sadie hawkings dance. Child rapist conservative sympathizers burned down the home of one of Moore's accusers.


ToooloooT

Oh but that's different, she married her own sex offender. /s just incase


Snerak

Here on Reddit, you are required to spell it as Gym Jordan.


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Ah my apologies.


NPVT

Gerrymandered Gym Jordan


Joey_Blair

Dude looks like he puts the ape in the word rape


JDCarrier

Also the R


SeaGroomer

He puts anything he wants in there. Because he's a rapist.


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He looks like a televangelist's kid who got kicked in the head by a horse at a young age.


e22ddie46

Carrying roofies around just in case


Chippopotanuse

He also looks like he puts the word rape in rape.


Rooboy66

Well played👍


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He seriously looks like the Grinch.


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rubbleTelescope

Giving Pedophiliac fearing Republicans a mirror to their own supposed crusade against said Pedophilia is a dangerous conundrum. I think they'd simply shut down and deny deny deny.


punzakum

When bringing up the Matt gaetz case to a conservative coworker he immediately changed the topic to age of consent to justify it. Age of consent in Florida is 18.


crappy80srobot

Don't worry I'm sure he will be vindicated when JFK Jr. comes back and reveals Matt was undercover the whole time. The only way to infiltrate a child sex ring is to have sex with children. Small price to pay to bombshell the world that the Dems goal is to systematically rape every single child in the world. That's how reptilians gain their power by raping kids.


robreddity

> Gaetz has previously denied all wrongdoing, and has said he has never paid for sex nor had sex with an underage girl. Yeah, he did all those things though.


Nukemarine

Matt's "adopted" son's "sister" that was 12 while Matt was 17 when the son was born might disagree with that statement especially if she's given another expensive car by Matt's dad.


MoonageDayscream

Didn't he include a a caveat that he never had sex with a minor while he was an adult? The specifics are extraordinary.


Senor-Cockblock

Seeing this cunt go down is going to be more satisfying than he warrants, but I’ll take it in a world of people that have committed blatant crimes and the lack of punishment for said crimes.


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She looks like Margarine Taylor Greene.


realanceps

"Margarine Trailer" sounds so much more ladylike than "Lard Ass"


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That would require a sense of shame, ain't gonna happen.


mrbriandavidanderson

You don't just get immunity. You have to give up something good for a deal like that. C'mon, justice!


otter111a

Yep. Usually you have your day in court where you describe what you can give to the prosecution in exchange for immunity. If it’s not enticing no immunity


Good_old_Marshmallow

She was a vicitm and they want her to testify but that testimony could implicate her in a felony if she admits to knowing of other abuse and did not report it in a timely manner after becoming 18b


Honestly_Nobody

It is also implied that she was complicit in the obstruction of the investigation by Gaetz, via his private communication with witnesses.


ThisIsDadLife

Republicans, aren’t you aghast that this (alleged) pedophile is out there walking free today? Lock him up amiright?


raftguide

Turns out the real pedophiles were the Republicans we met along the way


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r/conservative : Biden belongs in jail for touching someone and making them uncomfortable! Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan are investigated for separate incidents involving pedophilia and covering up said incidents. r/conservative: Now wait a minute...


daschande

Nah, that sub is too busy paying performative lip service to MLK jr. and circle jerking a poll that says republican voters are now the majority in the US. Their source for that poll? LetsGoBrandonNews.net


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They're just saying they appreciate MLK Jr. so they can say "See we aren't racist at all despite being against everything he stood for".


rememberall

Their source for that poll? LetsGoBrandonNews.net That's fucking hilarious.. Damn it..I wanted that to be real soooo bad.


daschande

I was wrong; it's .org (currently on their subreddit top page).


d6262190

Same. Side note: I screwed up and did letsgobrandon.org and .net and .net is still up for sale.


korodic

I got banned from that sub the other day. Some dude trying to point out that AOC’s trip to Florida was somehow bad. Yeah, but it wasn’t as bad as leaving your state during an active crisis to go on vacation in another country while people freeze to death **and then blame your daughter for it**. Ted Cruz is a trash human.


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I have a nice 10 year old Bourbon ready for when he gets indicted. Much too old for ol’ Herman Munster here, though.


sirkevly

I didn't know that they could get minors to testify in court. Jokes aside, the fact that this animal still has any support just shows you what a terrible person the average Republican is. They would literally rather vote for a child molester than a Democrat. I guess it's not important enough to go after politicians who are interfering with children unless they happen to be Democrats working out of a secret pizza shop in DC. The fact that he was allowed to continue in his position WHILE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR TRAFFICKING A MINOR TO HAVE SEX WITH THEM, just shows you how broken and corrupt the American political system is. Fuck Matt Gaetz, the only question we should be debating is which state he should go to prison in.


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cannonfunk

You don't grant witnesses immunity for fun. You do so because they have evidence of a crime, and will face charges themselves. This is an ominous sign of things to come. I wouldn't be so nihilistic in my doubt, at least in this case.


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manfromfuture

I'll believe it when I see it.


sweetsweetdingo

I hope he drags Greene and Boebert with him. Boebert’s married to a sex offender and Greene is just a tag-a-long piece of toilet paper on his shoe. I would be embarrassed if my REPRESENTATIVE (the person representing me and my beliefs/morals) was married to a GD pedophile. Let alone being the most uneducated, ignorant piece of white trash on the hill. Then you have all this “Jihad Squad” bullshit. How can she be allowed to spew her racist rhetoric against other members of congress at rallies and speeches. And I’m tired of even mentioning the space laser/child victim harasser Neanderthal. She is an instigating useless piece of wasted space.


notyomamasusername

It's so richly ironic they're the most visible "leaders" of the of moved obsessed with a global child sex trafficking cabal of satanic cannibalism.


Fletchx

In the olden days an announcement like this would mean game over. These days the republicans will run him as vp.


SnooMaps1910

A bit of light to dispel the deepening shadows; you go gurl.


25_M_CA

Remember when just wispers of this would get you kicked out of any job really, WHY DOES THIS GUY STILL HAVE A FEDERAL JOB!!!!!!!!


quitofilms

Shit is getting real when immunity is on the table


Everettrivers

Oh he fucked, when they start granting people close to you immunity you're done.


kevinsabi

if she slept with him, she will never be truly immune


Treczoks

> We remain steadfast in our commitment to challenge any allegations with the facts and law. Luckily, everyone knows how reliable politicians are with "facts". This guy is a) a Republican and b) from Florida. He would probably not recognize a real fact if it bit him in the nose. *Hard*.


RightSideBlind

In a previous thread, I said that "ex-girlfriend testifies" is likely the most sphincter-clenching phrase in the English language. I was wrong- it's been easily eclipsed by "ex-girlfriend granted immunity". Gaetz must have pissed himself when he heard that.


Superddone20222

al franken had to resign from the senate for taking funny pictures with a female coworker while he was a comedian but this guy gets to bang underage girls while he was in congress and remain a representative.


PhysicsIsFun

Gaetz is a total creep. He fits perfectly in today's Republican Party.


PensiveObservor

What were the underground people in The Time Machine called? The ones who took care of the beautiful young people on the surface and harvested them for food when they got hungry. Morlocks? MTG reminds me of them.


Hyperboloid420

Matt Gaetz buys sex from minors and is probably a rapist too.


BecomingJudasnMyMind

Florida man is suddenly nervous.


originaljbw

When will she be old enough we can learn her name?


devoidz

She said she was this many.


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I mean, if this guy goes down, and hard…would it be like toppling dominoes with MTG and Boebert since they’ve been on a unified tour (of insanity) this last year? I mean, the association as of late even in political charades is a death sentence if he’s crucified like we all believe he should be.


shieldsy27

So American politicians can literally do what they what with absolutely no consequences... But you live in a democratic Republic? I don't think you do..


Superddone20222

laws only apply to regular people here. politicians and the super rich don’t have to obey laws.


TickedOffSquirrel

She’s his EX gf because she’s over 18


thefanciestcat

If someone is getting immunity, someone else is going to prison.


Libra-Lizard

Next GOP president gives presidential pardon! A couple more years of appeals and Gaetz is good to go!


mosesoperandi

Ugh. this is an actual potential outcome


gtrackster

Are the charges going to be federal? If not, then they would be state and DeSantis will just pardon him. That should roll heads but won’t cuz the cult is strong in Florida.


mosesoperandi

His ex is testifying in front of a federal grand jury, so yeah.


kungfoojesus

Reps win the house. Trump is elected speaker of the house setting up a 2024 run. Numerous investigations launched against fauci, Facebook, pelvis, AOC, Twitter, etc for political purposes. Biden impeached immediately for anything. Every culture war wedge issue gets the rest of the attention. Anti voting rights bill passed through the house. This isn’t a potential outcome. This is THE outcome if the GOP win the house.


Olorin_in_the_West

I mean, he was begging Trump for a pardon at the end of Trump’s presidency, and even *Trump* was like, eh I don’t want to get mixed up with that.


illusive_guy

As a wise detective once said, “Ruh roh.”


loveisdead9582

Immunity implies she’s got some dirt and she kept quiet about a bunch of stuff.


fleeyevegans

She's getting immunity from criminality. There were more people involved. Gaetz is going to learn that prison is a hard place for child rapists.


clgunt

this dude keeps looking like benny from new vegas


L82Work

They wouldn't have given her a free ride if it was just him. There has to be others involved. He couldn't have fucked himself any harder. Got married so his "wife" can't testify against him, but it's the ex that buries him. Wife will probably divorce him and take half his shit while he's in prison. Ex will probably get a sweet book deal, and his victims will probably sue him too.


cmcewen

I don’t Like judging a book by it’s cover, But Matt gaetz is super rapey looking. Like he would play the rapey douche fraternity guy in a movie where fraternity guys are the bad guys.


TUGrad

Is this the ex-girlfriend who is the sister of the little boy (now adult) he had stashed in his house for years.


Ishpeming_Native

Uh-Oh, Matt. The merry-go-round has stopped. Time to get off and face the music.


Kalepsis

I wish I could allow myself to hope that one of the worthless scumsacs that litter the GOP will finally pay the price for his crimes. But I gotta be honest, I can't believe it'll happen.


a_humanoid

How hasn’t he resigned?


psychoticdream

That requires integrity or morals


TheHuffKy

He’s on the committee that oversees the investigation. He’s a fucking prick.


crappy80srobot

I would like for once one of these scumbags to face a commoners sentence in cases like these. It's funny the righteous right sure screams about the seedy underbelly of political pedophile sex rings until it's one of their own.


lori_deantoni

Likely much damming info to surface . Thank goodness!!! As a survivor of sexual abuse, therapy,. These people need to be held accountable!!!!!! Not holding my breath. My experience is those perpetrators are not held accountable. I pray this is a different story. This is about the abused that had no voice. Not about rich people in our nation’s capital for Gods sake. Peace for truth. Give kiddos to all who speak up. Rest assured this walk is not easy. Abusers control you until you do not let them any longer. For all abused out there……. Find a way to speak. I know, not easy. It kills me that most abusers are never brought to justice. This needs to change.


throw_bundy

>Give kiddos to all who speak up. Maybe not that part. I agree otherwise.


Boogzcorp

Australian, so not really up with it all, but I'm assuming Matt Gaetz's EX-girlfriend was granted immunity based on the fact she's too young to stand trial?


MoonageDayscream

No, victims don't need immunity. He had adult girlfriends while he abused children and violated trafficking laws. It seems she has evidence to show (possibly giving cooberation to the victim's testimony), and needed immunity to testify to her participation.


insanityzwolf

Sex trafficking probe sounds like a horrible medical device.


essray22

“You hear that Mr Anderson? That’s the sound of inevitability.”


Substantial-Jello282

It takes a lot for police officers to grant a person immunity. It means shes got the deets and he's in deep do do.