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marmar

(78,025 posts) Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:08 AM Nov 16

"Not the way we do things": Johnson will ask Ethics Committee to bury Gaetz report

(Salon) House Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to keep a report on Donald Trump's prospective attorney general under wraps.

Johnson told reporters on Friday that he's going to ask the House Ethics Committee to keep a tight lid on any of their findings from a years-long probe into former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.

“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, and I think that would be a terrible precedent to set,” Johnson said.

The committee had been investigating Gaetz over allegations of drug use and sexual misconduct. Gaetz was previously the subject of an investigation by the Department of Justice over allegations that he had sex with a minor. The DOJ declined to charge Gaetz with any crime, and the ex-congressman has denied any wrongdoing. ..............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2024/11/15/not-the-way-we-do-things-johnson-will-ask-ethics-committee-to-bury-gaetz-report/?in_brief=true

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"Not the way we do things": Johnson will ask Ethics Committee to bury Gaetz report (Original Post) marmar Nov 16 OP

Mike, you don't have to worry about setting a precedent if you don't support sexual predators Walleye Nov 16 #1

Of course you always protect corruption and fight anything that uncovers the rot. Autumn Nov 16 #2

The republican speaker is covering sex crimes against children. Period. Someone should ask him why. onecaliberal Nov 16 #3

Not the way things are done to a republican member, must up hold the virtue of the republican party, republianmushroom Nov 16 #4

It would have a series of graphs PCIntern Nov 16 #6

Is there a precedent for hiding a report when the Congressman are n question retires his seat a few days before karynnj Nov 16 #5

Walleye

(35,700 posts)

1. Mike, you don't have to worry about setting a precedent if you don't support sexual predators

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:10 AM

Nov 16

I can only conclude that the Republicans approve of this deviant behavior

Autumn

(46,339 posts)

2. Of course you always protect corruption and fight anything that uncovers the rot.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:16 AM

Nov 16

All you do is enrich yourselves and hide the filth about yourselves.

onecaliberal

(35,837 posts)

3. The republican speaker is covering sex crimes against children. Period. Someone should ask him why.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:57 AM

Nov 16

republianmushroom

(17,656 posts)

4. Not the way things are done to a republican member, must up hold the virtue of the republican party,

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:35 PM

Nov 16

but, it would be OK to release report if it was a democrat.

PCIntern

(26,898 posts)

6. It would have a series of graphs

Reply to republianmushroom (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 02:02 PM

Nov 16

Delineating his dick length vs flaccidity and time scales in reference to the “hotness” of the female who would also be named.

karynnj

(59,942 posts)

5. Is there a precedent for hiding a report when the Congressman are n question retires his seat a few days before

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:48 PM

Nov 16

BUT is also going to be nominated to a high post? What is the precedent to this?

The nomination SHOULD demand that the report be made public so everything knowable is known before confirmation. Not to mention, he likely knows what is in the report and if we're even close to an exoneration he would be putting it out himself.

Therefore we know it contains at least some negatives... and as they are hiding it, it seems fair to assume the worst!

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