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UH OH...McCarthy says Gaetz should watch his back...
Gaetz’s Ouster of McCarthy Draws Attention to His Ethics Issues
Representative Matt Gaetz is facing a House Committee inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of funds. Representative Kevin McCarthy has argued Mr. Gaetz’s move against his speakership is payback.www.nytimes.com
Gaetz’s Ouster of McCarthy Draws Attention to His Ethics Issues
Representative Matt Gaetz is facing a House Committee inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of funds. Representative Kevin McCarthy has argued Mr. Gaetz’s move against his speakership is payback.
Oct. 3, 2023Updated 5:49 p.m. ET
Representative Matt Gaetz outside on the steps of the Capitol.
Representative Matt Gaetz’s successful push to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy has cemented his status as one of the most reviled members of the House of Representatives — including among many of his fellow Republicans — and drawn attention to a long-running investigation by the House Ethics Committee into Mr. Gaetz’s conduct.
Mr. McCarthy has argued that Mr. Gaetz’s motion to remove him as speaker is little more than personal payback for Mr. McCarthy’s failure to interfere with the inquiry, which is looking into allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of funds by Mr. Gaetz.
Mr. Gaetz, a Florida Republican, has asserted that the more than two-year, wide-ranging inquiry into his conduct is the work of the Mr. McCarthy and his allies, who he argues are bent on smearing him.
“I am the most investigated man in the United States Congress,” Mr. Gaetz said Monday night of the ethics inquiry, adding: “It seems that the Ethics Committee’s interest in me waxes and wanes based on my relationship with the speaker.”
He posted a picture on social media on Sunday of himself glowering as more than a dozen guns were being pointed at his head.
Since the spring of 2021, Mr. Gaetz has been under investigation over allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use and accepted impermissible gifts under House rules, among other allegations.
The secretive congressional investigation was paused while the Justice Department carried out a related investigation of Mr. Gaetz’s conduct, including allegations involving sex trafficking and sex with a minor. In February, the Justice Department decided not to bring charges against Mr. Gaetz after concluding they could not make a strong enough case in court.
Once the Justice Department inquiry ended, the Ethics Committee resumed its work, according to people familiar with the matter, reaching out to witnesses for interviews. However, a person familiar with the matter said the committee, which is made up of an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, has not yet reached out to a key witness at the center of the most serious allegations against Mr. Gaetz.
The people familiar with the situation spoke about the investigation on the condition of anonymity because it is confidential.
Once he learned of the resumed investigation, Mr. Gaetz began complaining to some of his Republican colleagues about it, according to people familiar with the matter.
Mr. McCarthy, Republican of California, has repeatedly suggested the Ethics Committee investigation prompted Mr. Gaetz to lash out at him, blaming him for the inquiry.
“The Ethics complaint against Matt happened in the last Congress,” Mr. McCarthy said on Fox News on Monday, adding: “It would be illegal for me to do anything in that committee.”
Even so, Mr. McCarthy said he knew of emails in which Mr. Gaetz stated that he believed Mr. McCarthy was behind the inquiry.
“Legally, I can’t do anything and I’m not going to do anything,” Mr. McCarthy said.
Whatever the outcome of the investigation, as Mr. Gaetz pressed his challenge to Mr. McCarthy in recent days, many Republican allies of the leader vented their frustration publicly with his most outspoken tormentor.
“I think he’s a petulant child,” Representative Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, said on CNN, adding: “He doesn’t care about governing. He cares about getting attention.”
In an interview, Representative Derrick Van Orden, Republican of Wisconsin, referred to Mr. Gaetz as “some guy from Florida” and questioned why anyone would listen to him.
“This is just foolishness, and I’ll have no part in it,” he said of Mr. Gaetz’s actions.
The Ethics Committee is likely to write a report detailing its findings against Mr. Gaetz, but it was unclear how long that would take. The panel could recommend a range of punishments depending on what facts its investigators uncover.
Mr. Gaetz said this week he would not back down.
“I believe that Speaker McCarthy is trying to signal to the Ethics Committee to pursue me,” he told reporters Monday, adding: “I’m built for the battle. I’ve faced down tougher than these folks, and I’ll do it again.”
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GOP lawmakers in Kentucky propose three-strikes law as anti-crime measure for 2024 session
Several Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have proposed a three-strikes law. It would keep people who are already incarcerated locked up after being convicted of a third violent felony.
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Chris broke this shyt down 
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I don't feel sorry for McCarthy. This was him begging that lame fool Gaetz that stabbed him in the back. The Democrats did the right thing not saving him. It was McCarthy that changed the rules that it would take only 1 vote to bring a Motion to Vacate. It took much more than that before. This is 100% on the GOP and letting MAGA take them off a Cliff. Just because you are all willing to go off the MAGA Cliff and wreak the Country because you Loser Leader took the Biggest L in American History. Doesn't mean the rest of the Country will. They had their chances to end Gaetz, it's clear he's tied to some shady ish which is why there's an Ethics investigation now. Watch his a$$ get expelled now. McCarthy played himself thinking he could control those MAGA Maniacs.
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McCarthy made the cardinal sin and violated #3 of the 48 laws.
Law 3: Conceal your intentions
Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense. Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelop them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions, it will be too late.
NEVER let your enemies know what you value the most. He did this with Gaetz and them and he got fukked.
Law 3: Conceal your intentions
Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense. Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelop them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions, it will be too late.
NEVER let your enemies know what you value the most. He did this with Gaetz and them and he got fukked.
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Have loose ends, brehs"
Folks on here need to wake up and admit Republicans can’t govern and stop voting for them. They can’t pass a budget, they can’t pass meaningful laws that help the American people, and somehow more pathetic they let 8 members of their party overthrow their own party’s speaker of the House.
Stop voting for Republicans
Trump fed McCarthy to the wolves after all the cover McCarthy provided him after January 6. It’s a cold world in those GOP streets.
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In ruins.
In ruins.
Here is the whole Hannity segment with Newt. It’s worth a watch. This is the monster Newt created. It gave me great pleasure watching him blow a gasket or pretend.
We have the absolute WOAT government. Do these people even legislate anymore?
They didn't want Weak Ass McCarthy to begin with 
Republicants in shambles like Xbots in arcadium
Republicants in shambles like Xbots in arcadium