Key GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz will not seek re-election

[Historic NY]

Source: CNBC

The Utah Republican announced Wednesday on Facebook that he will not run any office in 2018 and "return to the private sector." He stressed that he did not have "ulterior motives" for making the decision and said he "may" run for office again.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/19/utah-rep-jason-chaffetz-will-not-seek-re-election.html

[JHan]

1. Oh my

[samnsara]

2. just heard this!....its starting to unravel....

[onetexan]

16. yeap starting to heat up so he's bailing while he can

to avoid the shame and impending consequences of being tied to a treasonous administration.

[Hortensis]

45. No, no. He just wants to spend more time with his family.

He said so.

If I didn't believe that, I'd wonder what we did not yet know about this extremely ambitious and ruthless slimedog's own unethical and/or illegal activities that would require him to accept that his national career is over.

[George II]

3. The noose is tightening!

[dalton99a]

20. Precisely.

[democratisphere]

4. If you can't stand the heat....

you take a patronage job in the private sector.

[Zambero]

5. A wee bit of baggage perhaps?

If looking ahead to 2018 suggests a Democratic wave, look for more GOP incumbents to cut and (not) run, particularly ethically challenged partisans such as Chaffetz.

[Raster]

32. puh-leeze... a wee bit? I be willing to bet Rep. Lying Chickenshit* could fill his own baggage car.

On one hand, I am VERY FUCKING GLAD HE IS LEAVING CONGRESS, and yet, on the other, I would kind of like Chickenshit Chaffetz* to stick around for the 2019 version of the Congressional investigations, where I suspect, he could be the star of the show.

[Zambero]

46. A wee bit as in....

imbibing a "wee bit" of Irish whiskey. A rarity when taken literally. We Irish have a way of encoding very innocent-sounding words while having them take on an altogether different meaning! (Read: BIGLY!).

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Whoa!

Just saw a CNN breaking.



Is it because he does not want to "investigate" the criminal in the WH?

[Chasstev365]

7. This is the first real post on DU in a while that shows the GOP may be in deep shit!

There is a reason that power hungry, partisan, little shit would not be seeking reelection and it ain't good!

[NewRedDawn]

10. Kompromat by the Russkies

[Historic NY]

8. There is a Democrat running for the seat..Kathryn Allen

http://www.sltrib.com/home/5041206-155/meet-the-democrat-running-against-rep

[displacedtexan]

19. And no media mention of this all morning on MSNBC.

There's more to this "sudden" decision.

[StevieM]

9. He did his job. He got Trump elected with his lies and his crimes.

The fake email scandal was his baby.

[Eliot Rosewater]

25. True, he did Putin proud.

[turbinetree]

11. Maybe is antics against the Indigenous People have finally caught up with him

we have not forgot what he and his cronies are doing to the wildlife, namely the coyote and wolf and the sacred land .

Hatch is in trouble (Gorsuch) watch out where this other fascist (Chaffetz) wants to go, he can't be trusted, just like a wooden nickel

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. definitely this

Keep fighting this ugly pos. Don't let him slither under a sewer.

[Friend or Foe]

12. Nothing like catching the first lift raft

Before the entire party hit's the 2018 iceberg

[padah513]

14. +1

Sure looks like it.

[cstanleytech]

15. I wouldnt count him out just yet as much like a roach he will come back out once the light

is turned off.

[IronLionZion]

13. They hate government so much, they should all quit

A lot of GOP reps clearly have not been able to take the heat from their own constituents in their town halls and should get out of the kitchen. They all hate their jobs and Trump hates his job the most.

[C Moon]

17. +1

[ailsagirl]

34. And we hate him in that job--

SO when's he gonna leave??

[dchill]

40. Don't let the door hit you on the way out!

[ailsagirl]

42. Feels as if we've been waiting forever

Right now we can describe the situation as a matter of "forgotten, but not gone."

At least, until we can say, "Gone and forgotten!"

[Txbluedog]

18. This is highly suspicious

Chaffetz doesn't do anything without any ulterior motive (esp when he says he does not have any ulterior motive). Maybe saving himself for s future WH run?

[Ellipsis]

23. Well... he was the guy that realeased Comey's statement to the press.

That would be a no no. If he knew it was coming... And released it...

[Eliot Rosewater]

21. I started a GD thread on this, I think the news is so good it needs to be spread wide.

This person is a very bad person.

Very bad.

I have a physical response similar to the one I have when trump is on the screen, when I see him. I feel outraged, angry, and my entire body trembles with anger.

[AllaN01Bear]

22. time to celebrate

good news along with bill o lielys fireing.

[MBS]

26. yes!!! n/t

[elmac]

27. Won't be anything left to govern anyway

after the fascists destroy everything.

[MFM008]

28. expect Nunes

to do same..............

[Docreed2003]

29. Hey kids, do you know what kompromat is???

[dchill]

41. Not as well as Chaffetz and Nunes...

And Trump!

[Docreed2003]

43. Lol...truth!

[clayton72]

30. DNC Spokeswoman Promotes Theory That Russia Has Dirt On Chaffetz

http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/19/dnc-spokeswoman-promotes-theory-that-russia-has-dirt-on-chaffetz/

I don't know if this is true... But I want it to be. Same source that rumored of arrests coming as early as this week.

[Raster]

31. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, -R, Liar, Hypocrite, Chickenshit, Traitor, UT- knows...

...that he is neck-deep in the tRump* soup. Rep. Chickenshit was the Congressional "face" of the Ghouliani*/Prince*/Kallstrom** cabal that strong-armed Comey* into releasing his infamous Clinton announcements and pronouncements that helped swing the election results toward tRump*. The big question for Representative Chickenshit* is what did he know, and when did he know it...

ON EDIT: And who told it to him... Rep. Chickenshit seemed privy to extremely confidential information before it was publicly announced.

I find it absolutely telling that Representative Chickenshit* was ready to persecute Hillary Clinton from day one, AND WAS NOT SHY ABOUT SAYING SO:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-republicans-are-already-preparing-for-years-of-investigations-of-clinton/2016/10/26/e153a714-9ac3-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html?utm_term=.fab58d4982f8

http://www.salon.com/2017/02/17/chaffetz-seeks-charge-of-ex-clinton-aide-in-email-inquiry/

So now it appears that Representative Chickenshit* can't take the fucking heat and has decided to get out of the kitchen. Representative Lying Chickenshit* suspects he may not be able to pass muster with his constituents in his next election and knows that when the power in Congress shifts back to the Democrats, --AND IT WILL-- Representative Chickenshit* will have a ring-side seat to SEVERAL Congressional investigations, and NOT in the Chairman's seat.


**More on tRump*s top ex-FBI fanboy:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/03/meet-donald-trump-s-top-fbi-fanboy.html

[ailsagirl]

33. Good

I look forward to more repukes doing this

[JDC]

35. He definitely has an ulterior motive

[MADem]

36. That's because he's been compromised by the Russians and is under FBI investigation.

Some people say he'll be jailed for his crimes.

We can only hope.

[Raster]

37. AND...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/14/alt-right-ringleader-mike-cernovich-threatens-to-drop-motherlode-if-steve-bannon-is-ousted.html

...maybe this self-aggrandizing dickhead has some goodies on Rep. Chickenshit* @jasonwasinthehouse ...we can only hope!

[deepcover]

38. You are correct!

Jason is not quitting to run for governor or to go back to industry. He's under investigation and the ax will soon fall.
Here's a link from last week.

https://www.palmerreport.com/politics/intel-source-fbi-discovers-kremlin-is-blackmailing-jason-chaffetz-over-donald-trump-and-russia/2305/

[Luciferous]

39. Good!

[miyazaki]

44. And vested long enough to draw a pension

Hope this mofo gets buried soon.