• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    He’s my Congressman, been following this from day-1. Nothing is going to happen, or it already would have.

    His dirtbag friend, who was supposed to roll on conviction, was convicted, and did not. The girl in question, 17 at the time, is now an adult with an OnlyFans site. Not a good look for the prosecution, and she refuses to testify.

    If you were paying attention in NW Florida, Gaetz STFU real quick while under investigation. Suddenly, The Mouth from the South was at it again. He’s safe. He knows it.

    This “investigation” is another stab at him since he’s been acting the ass. Maybe they got an angle on him this time, but don’t hold your breath.

    Sorry folks. He’s skating this. The man is certainly guilty of far more than fucking a girl <365 days from adulthood, but we got nothing that sticks.

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      5 months ago

      Maybe, maybe not. Gaetz has made few friends and many enemies in Washington. They have grudges. They also don’t have to worry about the math: there’s no way his replacement won’t be deep-red GOP. Further, they have recently ejected one of their own despite lack of a criminal conviction - Santos was destroyed by an ethics investigation which gave them cover to vote him out.

      Timing will be interesting though - Gaetz will certainly win reelection. Do they pull the trigger now just to have to welcome him back next January?

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      …now an adult with an OnlyFans site. Not a good look for the prosecution…

      It’s [idiotic|par for the course] that this is a factor. Should be finding the people who think that matters and push them south until they run out of dry land plus a little beyond.