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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTed Lieu: Rep Matt Gaetz should be taken off the House Judiciary Committee
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Ted Lieu @tedlieu
Rep Matt Gaetz should be taken off the @HouseJudiciary Committee until the @TheJusticeDept investigation is completed. He should not be sitting on a Congressional Committee with oversight over the DOJ while the Department is investigating him.
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Michael S. Schmidt @nytmike
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Gaetz, Trump's close ally, is being investigated by DOJ over whether he had a sexual relationship w/17-year-old girl and paid for her to travel with him. Investigation was opened in the final months of Trump admin under Barr. w/@ktbenner https://nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/politics/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html
7:02 PM · Mar 30, 2021
Rep Matt Gaetz should be taken off the @HouseJudiciary Committee until the @TheJusticeDept investigation is completed. He should not be sitting on a Congressional Committee with oversight over the DOJ while the Department is investigating him.
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Michael S. Schmidt @nytmike
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Gaetz, Trump's close ally, is being investigated by DOJ over whether he had a sexual relationship w/17-year-old girl and paid for her to travel with him. Investigation was opened in the final months of Trump admin under Barr. w/@ktbenner https://nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/politics/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html
7:02 PM · Mar 30, 2021
Ted Lieu makes a good point. Following up with another good point:
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Ted Lieu @tedlieu
Why would Rep Matt Gaetz go on national TV and volunteer a new derogatory allegation about himself that hadnt appeared in the press articles?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar
Gaetz mentions that someone has alleged there's photos of him with child prostitutes. He claims such pictures don't exist. [video of FOX interview]
9:37 PM · Mar 30, 2021
Why would Rep Matt Gaetz go on national TV and volunteer a new derogatory allegation about himself that hadnt appeared in the press articles?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar
Gaetz mentions that someone has alleged there's photos of him with child prostitutes. He claims such pictures don't exist. [video of FOX interview]
9:37 PM · Mar 30, 2021
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Ted Lieu: Rep Matt Gaetz should be taken off the House Judiciary Committee (Original Post)
crickets
Mar 2021
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)1. Leave him on the committee - he can't vote from jail.
That will give Dems the advantage.
malaise
(269,212 posts)2. Agree - Get thee to the greatest page
RFN!
If he were a Democrat, very ReTHUG would have called for his resignation already.
Bayard
(22,179 posts)3. Do it!
Another one bites the dust.
dalton99a
(81,635 posts)4. Kick
Blue Owl
(50,526 posts)5. And then the Gaetz should be locked up