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struggle4progress

(120,324 posts)
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 04:04 PM Thursday

Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Gaetz and 17-year-old

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Ethics committee were told of second sexual encounter between Gaetz and 17-year-old

Anna Betts

According to CNN, the woman who says she had sex when she was 17 years old with then-Representative Matt Gaetz told the House ethics committee that she had two sexual encounters with him at one party in 2017.

The CNN report cites unnamed sources, who claim that the second sexual encounter, not previously been reported, included another adult woman.

The network also states that after being asked for comment regarding the new allegations, the former representative announced that he was withdrawing from the attorney general nomination ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/21/trump-hegseth-gaetz-cabinet-politics-latest-updates

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Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Gaetz and 17-year-old (Original Post) struggle4progress Thursday OP
Gaetz withdraws struggle4progress Thursday #1
All totally Traildogbob Thursday #2
I wonder how many of these parties Moses Mike attended? Irish_Dem Thursday #3

struggle4progress

(120,324 posts)
1. Gaetz withdraws
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 04:06 PM
Thursday

By Maureen Chowdhury, Matt Meyer, Elise Hammond and Tori B. Powell, CNN
Updated 3:53 PM EST, Thu November 21, 2024

Gaetz withdraws: Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz announced he is withdrawing from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. Trump praised Gaetz, saying his pick didn’t “want to be a distraction” for his administration. Trump doesn’t have a backup yet for the role and now returns to the drawing board, sources tell CNN ...

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-transition-news-11-21-24/index.html

Still hoping to fuck us, Gaetz says he'll pull out

Irish_Dem

(57,920 posts)
3. I wonder how many of these parties Moses Mike attended?
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 04:24 PM
Thursday

I don't see him letting everyone else have all the fun while he sits at home reading the Bible.

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