CNN told Gaetz they were publishing new details at 12:30pm - He drops out at 12:24pm

[Dennis Donovan]

News Eye
‪@newseye.bsky.social‬
Wow. Gaetz withdrew as AG nominee SIX MINUTES before CNN broke this story. CNN had called him for a comment, telling him the story would post at 12.30pm.

He announced his withdrawal at 12.24pm.

November 21, 2024 at 12:47 PM

https://bsky.app/profile/newseye.bsky.social/post/3lbhziuorks2d

[Passages]

1. wow

[sop]

2. Imagine being too much of a sleazeball to serve in The Trump Restoration.

[Passages]

4. omg

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Best laugh I have had in a while.

[Cha]

6. Yep... MAGA Cult IS Full up WITH them.

[Emile]

26. No kidding!

[J-9]

3. This is the only way

we will get through this. The news had to make his awful cabinet picks top story and threaten to release details. Anyone with an ounce of shame will drop out. (I know, I know)

But it worked for Gaetz. Hegseth should be next. This is how it should work.

Hopefully the senate is paying attention and holds strong against his foolishness.

[wryter2000]

16. Welcome to DU

[J-9]

17. Thank you. nt

[MyOwnPeace]

25. The problem with your premise is.....

"The NEWS had to make his awful cabinet picks top story."

It is "The NEWS" that got us into this mess - FAILURE to report FACTS and TRUTH. Doing a 'little bit' now does not fix the mess they created and supported.
We have SO much work to do..................

But, WELCOME to DU - we can use all the help we can get!

[J-9]

30. I agree with that

The media is a huge problem. But it worked this time. We have to push HARD on them.

[tinymontgomery]

28. Okay, you made me laugh with this sentence

"Hopefully the senate is paying attention and holds strong against his foolishness." No republican senator has a spine.

[J-9]

32. That's why I

said hopefully.

[J-9]

33. More of this

NBC News: “At least five Senate Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Sen-elect John Curtis of Utah —
They publicly said they were no votes.

[tinymontgomery]

35. Sorry, don't believe them

When push comes to shove and 45 really put the pressure on they will vote for his picks. I know Susan Collins had a lot of concern but was pretty sure he learned his lesson.

[pinkstarburst]

44. I'll believe this when I watch them vote no

on one of the other completely awful ones like RFK or Gabbard.

I no longer believe a thing Murkowski or Collins say after all the hand wringing over Brett Kavanaugh only for them to decide he was just fine.

[UpInArms]

56. Is Susan concerned?

Susan Collins: A History of Broken Promises

3/20/18: Senator Collins shows that she is willing to negotiate away a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions in an effort to woo support of conservatives in the House for her bills. The move is decried by the Maine Medical Association and women’s health care providers criticize:

“U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has joined with Republican colleagues to introduce a bill that they say aims to stabilize health insurance premiums in the individual market. Some elements of the legislation have the backing of national insurance, physician and hospital groups. But one major sticking point is a provision that critics say would effectively eliminate abortion coverage, even in private plans.”

[Cha]

5. TY... is Gaetz going to be able to get back in Congress?

That'd be great if he Couldn't.

[Dennis Donovan]

8. He resigned

I think that means he could run in a special election?

[Cha]

12. TY... I was just reading an OP on that.

Yeah, Run again Pedo.

CNN's report must have been bad for him to Pull his name Immediately. I imagine the look on his face was like the one he had when Kev McCarthy went over and talked to him when Kev was running for speaker. Very Pale.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

23. I think that somewhere, Kevin McCarthy has an ear-to-ear grin.

[Cha]

38. I Do Too! I actually

Thought of that but didn’t write it.

Mahalo 🕯️🕊️💙🇺🇸

[leftieNanner]

13. But he was already elected

For the next Congress. Can't he be sworn in on January 3rd?

[Shrek]

20. It depends on whether or not you consider his statement to be conclusive

"I do not intend to take the oath of office"

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5141813/matt-gaetz-resignation-statement-read-house-floor

To me it seems like there's some wiggle room.

[Wiz Imp]

22. Yes. Barring something else happening in the meantime

He will be sworn in in January

[wnylib]

49. Yes, he can be sworn in. But the ethics committee

can continue to haunt him if he does return to Congress. If they don't, then the media will go after him.

[leftieNanner]

51. Very good points

He knows he's in deep shit one way or the other. The fact that the FBI declined to file charges against him is pretty astounding.

[wnylib]

52. Astounding -- or revealing.

MAGA supporters in the FBI?

Same ones who did not investigate Cavanaugh?

[SeattleVet]

18. Governor DeathSentence can always appoint him to fill Rubio's Senate seat.

Wouldn't put it past him.

[MyOwnPeace]

39. Ain't THAT scary - and you are SO right!

GAWD, they all LOVE life in the gutter!

[NYC Liberal]

53. Unless he wants to appoint himself.

[Attilatheblond]

60. The only GOP senator who would be happy about that would be Ted Cruz

Ted would instantly lose his title of most hated member of the Senate, by the Senate.

[deRien]

59. Didn't he resign from this congress

But not the next one?

[Gore1FL]

29. He could run again. DeSantis could appoint him to Rubio's Senate seat once it is vacated.

We haven't heard the last from him, I am afraid.

[Deep State Witch]

47. That's What I'm Guessing

He'll probably get a lovely consolation prize from Meatball Ron once Rubio gets confirmed.

[wnylib]

50. He was already reelected for next term.

All he needs to do is get sworn in on J3.

[sheshe2]

55. Perhaps but...

The reason that the committee refused to release their findings was because they supposedly don’t proceed when a member leaves Congress….if he comes back it could be released.

I don’t know, he isn’t well liked by either side. Will Gates chance it or will he expand his old gig, trafficking young girls and drugs. It could be quite lucrative among his MAGA crowd.

Just my thoughts.
.

[HereForTheParty]

62. I'm afraid so

Since a special election hasn't been scheduled, he can simply notify the House clerk he's coming back.

[Solly Mack]

7. Good.

[sop]

9. It's already happening: ETTD (everything Trump touches dies)

Anyone stupid enough to allow themselves to be sucked into Trump's orbit ends up ruined. Today it's Gaetz, tomorrow it will be Hegseth. These idiots never learn.

[soandso]

37. Sure seems that way

Gaetz was secure in his congressional job then Trump nominates him and now his career may be over. Wow, that was fast.

[Blue Thing]

10. Please Do Tulsi Gabbard next! nt

[berksdem]

11. wish I could upvote this a thousand time!

[wryter2000]

15. Welcome to DU

[ShazzieB]

36. Yes, please! Pretty please!

The idea of putting Gabbard in charge of our national security is truly terrifying.

[CaptainTruth]

14. DeSantis will definitely make him a Senator now.

[soandso]

34. I doubt it

Initially, I thought that might happen (before Gaetz getting nominated for AG) but not now.

[CaptainTruth]

48. Me too. I was being half sarcastic. We need a half sarcastic emoji! LOL

[kacekwl]

19. If you have a story CNN

why in the absolute fuck as a "news" organization would you not publish it ???? What kind of press do we have anymore ?

[ThreeNoSeep]

21. I don't know if this is what is happening

The story came out.

[C0RI0LANUS]

24. The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.

[Johonny]

27. He's reached the low level staffer, just got coffee

Stage of his Trump experience.

[Thrill]

31. If you have a report then report it

.

[Raven123]

40. EXACTLY.

[Roc2020]

41. why not

He is not any worse than the leader

[otchmoson]

42. Is sex with a minor illegal in New York state?

Can Alvin Bragg charge him is the underage sex-act occurred in New York after broadway outing?

[Uncle Joe]

43. It will be exceedingly difficult for *rump; to nominate anyone for Attorney General who respects the rule of law

as he doesn't.

You can't catch many fish in the desert.

Thanks for the thread Dennis Donovan.

[PatSeg]

46. My first reaction to this story was rather cynical

Now Trump will try to nominate someone even worse. I really believe that much of what he does is out of spite.

[Uncle Joe]

54. The play on propaganda language by the corporate media always amazes me, whenever I hear the term

"sacrificial lamb" I think of Jesus.

When I hear that term applied to Gaetz by them it makes me want to hurl vast quantities of undigested material while giving me diarrhea at the same time.

[PatSeg]

61. "Sacrificial lamb"?

Yeah, that's turning my stomach big time. It is astounding how fast the media has adapted to this nightmare making all the insanity somewhat normal.

[johnnyfins]

45. Just sayin. If I was the 17 year old's father?

Use your imagination...

[Meowmee]

57. Woah!

Something actually worked here fir once 😹 yay!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

58. Gaetz withdrew after CNN called him about second alleged sexual encounter with the minor

Gaetz knew that he had to withdraw

Link to tweet

CNN drops bombshell news that Matt Gaetz withdrew as Attorney General just 45 minutes after they called to ask him about a SECOND alleged sexual encounter with the minor.

This just got so much worse...

The woman who claims that she had sex with Gaetz when she was still a minor reportedly told the House Ethics Committee that she had two sexual encounters with him at a party in 2017.

This second encounter had not been previously reported and allegedly including another adult woman. Both allegations appear in a civil deposition related to a lawsuit tied to the allegations.

It appears that Gaetz realized this revelation would sink his nomination completely and chose to withdraw to get ahead of the story.

His sudden panicked decision raises an obvious question: Is there more sexual misconduct he hopes to keep hidden?

Link to tweet