politics @lemmy.world Xatolos @reddthat.com 1w ago

Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump's nominee for attorney general

www.bbc.com Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump's nominee for attorney general

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allegations of sexual misconduct

Why do they always misspell rape in these articles?? 🤔
- Yeah this bugs the hell out of me. A 17 year old is not capable of consenting to sex with an adult. That’s how our laws work. Sex with a minor is by definition rape, so they should absolutely call it what it is: a credible rape allegation.
  
  A 17 year old is not capable of consenting to sex with an adult. That’s how our laws work
  
  Well, unfortunately....
  
  (And because I know people will assume otherwise unless I state plainly this is not a defense of the rapist)
- Most states don't have an explicit crime called rape it's generally called sexual misconduct or sexual assault.
This is great news. I'll enjoy this up until the next shoe drops, and Trump's next pick is even worse than Gaetz.
- Honest question though: Could this train be obviously headed very quickly to a cliff that the die hard, career grifters are gonna pass and only the megalomaniac/delusional/etc figures are strapped in with their special RGB gold plated maga hats?
  
  We've already jumped off the cliff. It's not a matter of if we hit the ground. It's a matter of when we hit it.
- Cannon.
Trump should just offer to keep Merrick Garland on board as AG. Nobody has done more to assure Trump was not held accountable for 1/6 than him. He’d be perfect for providing cover for whatever crimes Donnie and Elmo are cooking up right now at Mar-a-Lago.
Gaetz? Pull out? First time for everything I guess...
Better Headline: "Gaetz drops out of AG consideration to spend more time with your kids."
So is Greene going to follow up on her threat?
- The report wasn't released, was it? So there's nothing to follow up on
  
  Well, there is the fact that she has admitted to knowingly hiding scandals.
  
  In other words, she is an accessory, after the fact, to crimes.
Great now he can pick someone worse
Get ready for a less public AG hut just as dangerous one.
So Trump won't back off, so the candidates have to instead. Or do we think Trump told him to withdraw?
So Trump won't back, so the candidates have to instead. Or do we think Trump told him to withdraw?

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