Donald Trump has chosen Gaetz for his attorney general, but a House ethics panel's probe looms over the nomination.

Summary

The House Ethics Committee has expanded access to its report on Matt Gaetz, recently nominated for attorney general by Trump.

The report details allegations of sexual abuse and drug use, including claims Gaetz paid women for sex and had relations with a minor, which he denies.

While House Speaker Mike Johnson seeks to block public release, some Republicans demand transparency due to Gaetz’s nomination.

The Justice Department previously investigated similar allegations but declined to press charges.

Senate confirmation hearings are expected to intensify scrutiny.

  • mean_bean279@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    Given the “will of the people” with Trump having won a majority of votes, and given the statement “never interrupt your enemy when they’re making a mistake” I feel like the dems should just help nominate all of trumps picks. It’s a more crazy idea admittedly, but I think these are the interesting times we live in. Gaetz would literally be ineffective and hilariously stupid. Which would mean that every legal case wouldn’t matter over the next few years. If he picked someone (evil) competent like Barr again we’d be radically fucked. Gaetz means we have a chance of nothing happening for a while.

      • mean_bean279@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        2 days ago

        I think that’s my line of logic though. Why not accelerate. We either speed up the collapse, or we prove that “running government like a business” gets us this mess. The dems have for too long played the game of appeasement with complaints and limits. If the people want Trump, and they’re fine with the horror that brings them give them the whole package. It’s not like as if we can say “well but brown people will suffer more” or “trans rights” when all of this is being eroded away as it stands.

        My view is that this is a longer, cultural issue and sometimes putting it all out on display is a better option than just sitting idly by as things deteriorate.

        • draneceusrex@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 days ago

          I am in an accelerationist mindset myself. Unfortunately, MAGA is too gaslit to care, and 90 million don’t care or pay attention enough to actually vote. How much would the country actually have to burn to pay attention? Though there feels like not a lot else to do. At least with accelerationism, you can cheer on the fire to rage. Helps with the depression.

  • xenomor@lemmy.world
    61·
    2 days ago

    Is the report going to explain what’s happening to this motherfucker’s head? Why is it increasingly shaped like that?

  • Ultraviolet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 days ago

    I guarantee there’s something in that report we don’t know. Concealing the report already implies the allegations are true. It doesn’t actually save face at all. There’s either more victims, or it implicates someone else.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
    166·
    2 days ago

    I feel like “resigning from your office” shouldn’t be a way to keep forever sealed the results of investigations that have already happened.

  • cultsuperstar@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 day ago

    Tommy Tuberville said he would ruin the career of any Republican that blocks his confirmation. It’ll be interesting if he still feels that way of he gets to read it. Haha of course he’ll still feel that because he’s a turd.

    • Today@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 days ago

      I should be ashamed of the amount of time I spend thinking about this electric boat shark situation.

  • Ulvain@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    2 days ago

    That’s the goal, imo. Which Republican politician will accept a clearly unacceptable pick? Who will bend the knee? If you oppose Trump’s pick, you’re being primaried (or worst in the long term)