Gaetz responds after House Ethics Committee releases report: Unbiased Updates, Dec. 24, 2024

[@BajatheChickenMan]

We the People have to right to see every house and senate ethics report, PERIOD!

[@DEKKD]

💯👍

[@markbarsh3107]

How about everybody in the house Ethics Committee get a background check for the public to see

[@suzyq9027]

All the cabinet picks should be too!

[@mattb8754]

I'm good with that. Doesn't change the facts in front of us though.

[@Moonchilling]

@@suzyq9027that is already done, genius.

[@barkmaker]

@@Moonchilling, FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, genius.

[@bobmister250]

@@barkmaker That's the job of the press. They were the ones who originally uncovered the Gaetz story.

[@C-train467]

If any of this is against the law then charge him with a crime r it’s all BS

[@bobmister250]

They typically only charge a crime if there's a near 100% chance of conviction.

[@janetprice85]

Ethics commitee Lol! More like muckraking hypocrits.

[@maxdout564]

Release the Epstein list

[@GamerGateVeteran]

Trump already previously stated that he intends to release all currently classified documents related to Epstein.

[@tomaburque]

The Flight Logs you call "the list" was released and Trump was on it at least 8 times.

[@GamerGateVeteran]

@@tomaburque No, that isn't what they are talking about. "The list" refers to the personal lists kept by Epstein in at least one personal booklet he kept with him and updated from time to time with various information about the many people within and adjacent to his "circle". The majority of those contents are still currently classified... ...and Trump has stated previously that he will be declassifying all documents relating to Epstein.

[@bobmister250]

@@GamerGateVeteran Lol, we'll see if he does that. I bet he won't.

[@praack4563]

Merry Christmas! - that's the message i needed to hear...

[@strongmermaid4651]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@SewGrannySew]

We want to see the proof if we are to believe it since we are told this type of stuff by all politicians about whoever they dispute being there. Is there not one single person there that is truly for the people who can make all reports transparent?

[@branchingoutnurseries4403]

we are so blessed he was the only one in the currwnt or history of our Congress he is the only one that did anything unethical.

[@jambru6919]

All hearsay never convicted in 3 years

[@bobmister250]

Not true. Read the report.

[@stephengould2232]

Did the House Ethics Committee make a referral to the Justice Department? If they did, did the Justice Department charge him? If the Justice Department did not charge him than the justice department did not find enough evidence to convict him.

[@yongzki11ako73]

Release the J6 report and Biden interview!

[@VovelPunch]

What about the UFO's??

[@mikeemerson4284]

We should see the ethics report especially since it's a Republican we should never see the Democratic report

[@davidthompson6636]

Pandora’s box just opened

[@THX..1138]

Awesome so in the Rust case the only person who went to jail was a 23 year old girl who wasn't even there when Baldwin shot 2 people 🤦‍♂

[@Kellis6]

That's how the law works when you have money and friends

[@Angelface11]

He wasn't the one responsible for the gun. There's people in every set that are responsible for something and the woman who did that brought those bullets to the set. Baldwin was not in charge of the guns 🙄. That's like if you were a manager of a store but the corporate office was doing things to scam the IRS. Should you get in trouble for that? Idjut

[@bobmister250]

What does all that have to do with Matt Gaetz?

[@glennhubbard5008]

I don't understand why charges weren't brought by the Biden DOJ. I like Matt, but why?

[@Max2k2se]

Stop talking/smearing and charge him already if you have substantial evidence, Otherwise stfu 😂.

[@GamerGateVeteran]

Reminder: Gaetz was one of the few members of Congress to openly and very publicly reject donations from special interests. When he first joined congress, he "got along to get along" just like everyone else so they would assume he would be willing to "play ball", and used that in order to gain favorable placements on several Congressional committees. Once he was on all the committees that he cared to be on, he then threw off the mask and essentially declared war on the swamp of special interests, lobbying, and other undue influences and fought CONSTANTLY to try and force the rest of Congress to be rid of these influences especially from Wall Street types. The swamp creatures saw him as a traitor, and since then he has been a target of them. Reminder: Local, State, and Federal investigators combed through every aspect of his life after these allegations were initially made against him years ago, and according to those investigators at all levels he cooperated fully. Prosecutors who at the start of the investigation made it clear they would be pursuing any and all criminal charges they could against Gaetz, ended up not charging him with any crime at all. Why? Because the evidence cleared him of any alleged criminal acts. It was AFTER the criminal investigations had been concluded and no charges filed, that the Congressional committee decided to conduct its own (non-judicial) investigation, clearly motivated by politics and not justice, which is why Gaetz refused to cooperate with it in order to reject any claim it could have to being legitimate. Reminder: The Gaetz report was unlawfully leaked to the public by a Democrat member of Congress, and outspoken opponent of Gaetz, who had lost her re-election bid. That is in itself an actual violation of law. So to be clear, Gaetz was cleared of any and all accusations of criminal wrongdoing by local, state, and federal investigators and prosecutors, while the outgoing Democrat congresswoman actually did commit a crime in order to cause political and potentially actual harm to a member of the political opposition. Reminder: Trump has stated his intention to release ALL of the currently classified Epstein files. Current leaked information from those files implicates several current and former members of Congress to criminal acts which are far more serious than what Gaetz has been accused of. Yet we have no mention of a House Ethics Committee investigation or Senate Ethics Committee investigation, much less leaks and releases to the public. I wonder why?

[@Moonchilling]

He was re-elected to congress if I were him, I’d go back and open the files on EVERYONE

[@bobmister250]

A couple inaccuracies in this comment. First: "at all levels he cooperated fully". He did not. The report released by Congress stated that he did not. In fact the report states that he attempted to obstruct the investigation which may in itself be a crime. "The Gaetz report was unlawfully leaked to the public by a Democrat member of Congress" First, I assume you mean "Democratic Member of Congress". More to the point, it wasn't leaked. The Ethics Committee voted to release it. Democrats and Republicans are always 50/50 on that committee so here must have been AT LEAST one Republican who voted to release the report. "Gaetz was cleared of any and all accusations of criminal wrongdoing by local, state, and federal investigators and prosecutors" He was not "cleared" of anything. He wasn't charged. There's a big difference here. His best friend Joel Greenberg is in prison for more than 10 years and they were joined at the hip. "Trump has stated his intention to release ALL of the currently classified Epstein files." If you believe any of the lies that come out of Trump's mouth you should go back to school. I can suggest Trump University if you're looking to get scammed out of your money.

[@GamerGateVeteran]

@@bobmister250 Weird how you feel the need to lie. 1) Your entire first paragraph is a falsehood and you know it. You are very aware that I stated the truth by stating he cooperated fully with the investigation, because you are aware that statement was made in relation to the criminal investigations. Why would you choose to ignore that and instead try to conflate it with the unrelated Congressional "investigation"? He did cooperate fully with the actual investigation, that is not up for dispute. 2) Way to take the mask off, literally no one but the most odd of partisans have ever been offended when Democrats are referred to as a Democrat and not as "Democratic". And yes, it was leaked prior to it being officially released. From The Hill on 12/9/24 - "Rep. Susan Wild (Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, was absent from the panel’s meeting last week after being traced as the source of leaks to the press regarding the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), sources told The Hill." Get your facts straight before commenting. 3) Yes, he was cleared. First off, in THIS nation we are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Secondly, the federal prosecutors made it clear that they would charge Gaetz if they found ANY evidence of ANY criminality, and them NOT charging is itself evidence that they were unable to find credible evidence to sustain any accusation of criminality. You, as an obvious partisan, don't have to like it, but the fact is that the criminal justice process cleared him of accusations of criminal wrongdoing. Lastly, guilt by association is not a judicial philosophy we follow in this country, and conspiracy theories are not themselves evidence of anything. 4) Take your meds, your TDS is showing.

[@miketemple7686]

I appreciate just giving the news. No commentary. That’s why I subscribe. My take on Congressman Gaetz. After what I have seen with the weaponization of the DOJ and how the Democrats went after Trump with bogus charges , I honestly don’t know who or what to believe.

[@AAA-o4g]

All of us have done things we regret doing and wished we done it differently.

[@shanahiggins4413]

That is true but that does not mean I would want a paedophile representing me. Plus, he was a full grown adult. Sex and drug use while representing us. He knew better. My guess is that arrogance has a lot to do with his behaviour.

[@John-s9d]

Can't have an attorney general who paid for sex and drugs.

[@joedav02]

There’s no proof

[@bellofthedesert1595]

Baldwin may not have intended to murder that woman, but it is clear he did. There needs to be accountability for such poor performances by DA officers (seems to usually be for those that are famous and rich). It should literally affect their law licenses - they drop the ball on purpose half the time and we the people know it. I hope her family sues the hell out of him in civil court.

[@notenough1484]

It’s a desensitization. Can you people stop requiring individuals to follow your bad behaviors!!!!!

[@giddy6196]

So dissapointing

[@armageddonready4071]

In his defense, you don’t always know how old the girl is that reports for “duty” when you have a dirty hotel room. Just guessing

[@tijarabilali4109]

I still like Matt Gaetz. He is a brilliant man and innocent until proven guilty.

[@colinroll9555]

For being unbiased, this report is extremely biased.

[@darren5376]

HONEY TRAP 🍯

[@AKPNW76]

Unbiased, yet completely biased.

[@SaxSage]

News aside, this coverage is awesome. Love the little bits or personality the anchors throw in as well

[@Jay-yx2tj]

Brought your phone into the SCIF - good job, Matty!

[@wcz61]

Glad Gaetz is gone Bondi will do a great job. Still blame him for ousting McCarthy just because he did not support him and the sex allegations.

[@jamesstepp1925]

The disgrace is that prostitution is not legal. As for the underage girl she did not disclose her age, per her admission. Hiring a prostitute is not sex trafficking, which would be what a pimp does. As for drugs how many of us here can say we have never indulged. I cannot make that claim. That being said it is the current law, he should have known better, and displayed an extreme lack of judgement which absolutely should disqualify him from office.

[@maximus.4656]

Bad on trump he needs to really vet his picks . ( as the commenter below post their is more to it instead of deleting the post I am admitting a bad call based on the news presentation thought they weren’t msm .

[@GamerGateVeteran]

Bad on you for posting the same thing twice, and for taking the word of a political committee that admits it did not conduct a full investigation, over local, state, and federal investigators and prosecutors who all fully cleared Gaetz of any wrongdoing well before any of this. Honestly, that's pretty weird of you.

[@DEKKD]

@@GamerGateVeteranTDS will drive people like @maximus.4656 to repost their irrational thoughts.

[@maximus.4656]

@ well didn’t knew of that facts I just said bad for trump he should vet carefully . Thanks for telling the news channel is not sharing that facet . I am sure the 1 percent comment ratio on KZbin are not political but at time some bloke saying what he feels like . Not my job that the news channel made it look like it . And can you share some resources to support your claims all due respect .

[@maximus.4656]

@ I post from an old IPhone and am multitasking at times so posted twice deleted one comment . I hope you chill 😎 . As if I can’t make an error . Anyways let me withdraw from this as clearly you seemed to be more informed on it but if you want my support or acknowledgment of your words you would have to send a sources . Enlighten me . Anyways have a good day .

[@GamerGateVeteran]

@@maximus.4656 "if you want my support or acknowledgment of your words you would have to send a sources " Whew, I could not imagine being so self-important as to assume strangers on the internet want or care about me supporting something or not. I don't need you to support reality, and I certainly don't need to jump through hoops for it either. Google is free, and the news broadcast already told you the same thing. Maybe don't type out a comment if you don't want others pointing our your ignorance.