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In reply to the discussion: Mr. Gaetz, please, absent yourself. [View all]bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)15. That's also exactly what they want.
Remember a few weeks ago when all those Republicans barged into that testimony? Some of them were reportedly asking Capitol police to arrest them. They want the image of them being handcuffed and dragged out, because it makes them look like victims.
It's also why Gaetz said "You're going to have someone remove me from the hearing?" He was hoping they would drag him out because of the visual.
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His weird face always reminds me of this goofy guy from "Full Metal Jacket"
NurseJackie
Nov 2019
#29
Don't tell anyone but I looked like a mix of Gaetz and D'Onofrio for about 20 years.
NightWatcher
Nov 2019
#40
That can't be done, because of the Speech or Debate Clause in the Constitution.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2019
#7