3 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

Marc Short.   

Hello, 911 - I’d like to report a murder

 

 

12 minutes ago, VanHammersly said:

 

How not shocking. What would make a man vote against that bill?

So the answer is yes?

yeah, but pop corn stuttered. 

40 minutes ago, toolg said:

BUT HUNTER BIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDEEEENNNNNNNN!!!!

1 hour ago, toolg said:

Eh as much as I'm not a fan of DeSantis I dont think there's much of a bond between him and those two. 

5 minutes ago, Bill said:

Eh as much as I'm not a fan of DeSantis I dont think there's much of a bond between him and those two. 

We can just make one up though.

12 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

We can just make one up though.

you work in the MSM ? 

8 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

you work in the MSM ? 

Well if Hillary killed everyone, Desantis can know everyone. 

4 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

Well if Hillary killed everyone, Desantis can know everyone. 

i mean, everyone knows chelsea is the real puppet master in that family. 

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sought pardon related to Justice Department sex trafficking probe, former Trump aide said

Totally something an innocent person would do...yet he still serves on the Judiciary Committee overseeing the DOJ investigating him.  

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

 

Republicans keep getting away with crimes. I guess the law applies to them differently then the rest of us.

In other recent news, Gaetz found out children like to use Twitch.  LINK

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Child Predators Use Twitch to Systematically Track Kids Livestreaming

 

 

I told you guys months ago in this very thread that he's gonna get off scott free while you were all doing your happy dances.

4 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

I told you guys months ago in this very thread that he's gonna get off scott free while you were all doing your happy dances.

Pretty sure his pal has already rolled over on him.

36 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

 

Unfortunately these cases can be tough to prosecute.

9 hours ago, toolg said:

Unfortunately these cases can be tough to prosecute.

Doesn't make it easy.

The prosecutors said they made that decision in part because of credibility questions with two central witnesses, those people told the Post.

I wonder what the other part was.

9 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

I told you guys months ago in this very thread that he's gonna get off scott free while you were all doing your happy dances.

My guess is that they’re going to wait for more evidence rather than risk double jeopardy.

Last one in the thread, get the lights.

 

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Gaetz Skates

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is allegedly a sexual predator who exploited one or more underage victims for his own gratification. And it appears that the "allegedly" will remain a permanent part of his résumé, never to face scrutiny in a court of law. That is because the federal prosecutors who have been investigating him have recommended against filing charges.

The feds' reasoning here is pretty basic: The main witness against Gaetz would be former Seminole County, FL, Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, also known as Gaetz' former "wingman." Greenberg is a sleazeball who committed a veritable smörgåsbord of crimes and agreed to plead guilty to 6 of them in exchange for a dismissal of the other 27 counts against him. Someone with a profile like that does not make for a great star witness; he would be ripped to shreds by defense counsel if Gaetz were to go on trial.

The whole matter is a reminder of a dynamic that is on display daily these days: the feds take a long, long time to get their ducks in a row. And, if the ducks don't line up properly after all that effort, they just don't move forward. The conviction rate for federal criminal trials is north of 95%, which means that only slam-dunk cases actually end up on federal dockets. Undoubtedly, Donald Trump is hoping for a similar outcome, but it is worth noting that the classified documents case against him, in particular, does not rest on the word of one sleazy convicted felon. In fact, it rests on the word of the FBI, which is pretty much the polar opposite of "sleazy convicted felon."

As to Gaetz, clearly the residents of his deep-red district (FL-01, R+20) don't care about the allegations, since they renominated him convincingly this year. So, he's got a job as long as he wants it. However, he'll never rise higher than "member of the House." The Republican Party has marginalized him, and the right-wing media is giving him a small fraction of the TV time he used to get. Also, "our witness was too sleazy to be certain of a conviction" is hardly a vindication of Gaetz, while the fact remains that he tried (and failed) to secure a presidential pardon. The good part about not going on trial is, you know, avoiding the risk of a prison sentence. But the bad part is that you don't get a chance to defend yourself, and perhaps to undermine the claims that have been made against you.

Perhaps the best clue as to Gaetz' future comes from this story, which was brought to our attention by reader J.S. in The Hague, Netherlands, and which would be a candidate for This Week in Schadenfreude if we didn't already have three other candidates (and it's only Monday!). Trying to branch out, and connect with the "youth," Gaetz just launched a Twitch stream. And for his first broadcast, he had an audience of... six people.

It gets worse. In order to grow one's audience—say to seven, or maybe even eight people—it is common to leave one's stream open even when not broadcasting. That way, a person's community can interact, and the Twitch channel can thrive. To keep things from getting out of hand, there's usually a ban on certain words (curse words, racial slurs, etc.). However, the Gaetz "fans" knew full well how to get around such filters: vulgar ASCII pictures. And so, his feed was quickly filled with ASCII di** pics. This won't be the last time he's the butt of jokes, we think. Or maybe the di** of jokes.

 

 

54 minutes ago, toolg said:

 

Gaetz probably paid the girl to not cooperate with the Feds. Money talks.