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youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:28 pm Trump is an opportunist. He has the democrats right where he wants them. He holds the keys to everything they want....power. All he as to do is start a 3rd party and the left wins for a very long time, he can break the back of republicans in the process. Will he do this...IMO, no, he wants to be relevant and not go down as the man tore a party to shreds.

He actually can be beneficial to both sides...they equally do not like him and they equally do not like the extremes of their own party. If they play their cards rights, he could actually become a unifying agent for each side. But first, the dust needs to settle.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.....I certainly hope he does not eff this up, too.

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:05 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:28 pm Trump is an opportunist. He has the democrats right where he wants them. He holds the keys to everything they want....power. All he as to do is start a 3rd party and the left wins for a very long time, he can break the back of republicans in the process. Will he do this...IMO, no, he wants to be relevant and not go down as the man tore a party to shreds.

He actually can be beneficial to both sides...they equally do not like him and they equally do not like the extremes of their own party. If they play their cards rights, he could actually become a unifying agent for each side. But first, the dust needs to settle.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.....I certainly hope he does not eff this up, too.

And I’m still hoping for a ménage a Trois with Margot Robbie and Jennifer Connolly.

CU88 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:44 pm Hooray for Glenn Youngkin in his courageous battle against Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”.

Next up: “Catcher in the Rye” by dirty-minded J.D. Salinger.

Then ban a book overflowing with sex and violence, the Bible.

When ABC News reported on Wednesday that the House Ethics Committee had acquired text messages between a young woman involved in the sex trafficking investigation and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a Gaetz spokesperson told ABC that the congressman “does not know anything about the woman you’re referencing.”

That seems extraordinarily unlikely.

The Daily Beast can now report that this woman told prosecutors in 2021 that she had sex with Gaetz at a drug-fueled party that she was paid to attend, according to the woman’s attorney.

This attorney told The Daily Beast on Thursday that the woman, in fact, received payments in connection with multiple sex parties with people in Gaetz’s circle. Her lawyer said that, in response to a subpoena, she testified about her experiences to the U.S. Attorneys investigating Gaetz. And she turned over text messages, photos, and other evidence to the Justice Department as part of its child sex trafficking inquiry into the Florida congressman, the lawyer said.

The Daily Beast has obtained some of those messages and photos, which match the documents described by ABC News.

While the lawyer said he has not yet been contacted by House investigators, as ABC reported, the House Ethics Committee is now reviewing this evidence as part of its inquiry into whether Gaetz paid for sex with women and with an underage teen. In fact, the Ethics Committee met Thursday afternoon behind closed doors to discuss the Gaetz case, which also involves allegations of public corruption, solicitation of prostitution, habitual use of hard drugs, bribes or impermissible gifts, campaign finance violations, and exhibiting nude photos of sexual partners on the House floor.

dislaxxic wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:20 am Witness Told Feds She Was Paid for Sex Parties With Matt Gaetz

When ABC News reported on Wednesday that the House Ethics Committee had acquired text messages between a young woman involved in the sex trafficking investigation and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a Gaetz spokesperson told ABC that the congressman “does not know anything about the woman you’re referencing.”

That seems extraordinarily unlikely.

The Daily Beast can now report that this woman told prosecutors in 2021 that she had sex with Gaetz at a drug-fueled party that she was paid to attend, according to the woman’s attorney.

This attorney told The Daily Beast on Thursday that the woman, in fact, received payments in connection with multiple sex parties with people in Gaetz’s circle. Her lawyer said that, in response to a subpoena, she testified about her experiences to the U.S. Attorneys investigating Gaetz. And she turned over text messages, photos, and other evidence to the Justice Department as part of its child sex trafficking inquiry into the Florida congressman, the lawyer said.

The Daily Beast has obtained some of those messages and photos, which match the documents described by ABC News.

While the lawyer said he has not yet been contacted by House investigators, as ABC reported, the House Ethics Committee is now reviewing this evidence as part of its inquiry into whether Gaetz paid for sex with women and with an underage teen. In fact, the Ethics Committee met Thursday afternoon behind closed doors to discuss the Gaetz case, which also involves allegations of public corruption, solicitation of prostitution, habitual use of hard drugs, bribes or impermissible gifts, campaign finance violations, and exhibiting nude photos of sexual partners on the House floor.

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Seacoaster(1) wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:25 am

dislaxxic wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:20 am Witness Told Feds She Was Paid for Sex Parties With Matt Gaetz

When ABC News reported on Wednesday that the House Ethics Committee had acquired text messages between a young woman involved in the sex trafficking investigation and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a Gaetz spokesperson told ABC that the congressman “does not know anything about the woman you’re referencing.”

That seems extraordinarily unlikely.

The Daily Beast can now report that this woman told prosecutors in 2021 that she had sex with Gaetz at a drug-fueled party that she was paid to attend, according to the woman’s attorney.

This attorney told The Daily Beast on Thursday that the woman, in fact, received payments in connection with multiple sex parties with people in Gaetz’s circle. Her lawyer said that, in response to a subpoena, she testified about her experiences to the U.S. Attorneys investigating Gaetz. And she turned over text messages, photos, and other evidence to the Justice Department as part of its child sex trafficking inquiry into the Florida congressman, the lawyer said.

The Daily Beast has obtained some of those messages and photos, which match the documents described by ABC News.

While the lawyer said he has not yet been contacted by House investigators, as ABC reported, the House Ethics Committee is now reviewing this evidence as part of its inquiry into whether Gaetz paid for sex with women and with an underage teen. In fact, the Ethics Committee met Thursday afternoon behind closed doors to discuss the Gaetz case, which also involves allegations of public corruption, solicitation of prostitution, habitual use of hard drugs, bribes or impermissible gifts, campaign finance violations, and exhibiting nude photos of sexual partners on the House floor.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME

Weird that the investigation-intensive House Ethics and House Oversight Committees haven't bird-dogged those messages and photos.