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Gaetz withdraws from AG consideration

You have no idea if it is or isn't. Make a prediction and pipe down. I think both will will be confirmed. Yourself?

I have no idea if they will be. But the idea that some deal has been cut is preposterous. A deal with who? There are 50 different Senate votes needed. And plenty of them aren't going to commit to supporting someone who hasn't even started going through the process

Gaetz nomination was dead on arrival, a week ago. That was obvious.
 
The optics of a Cannon pick would be disastrous.

Yoo is intriguing. But Trump will never go for that. He's been critical of him.
Her optics would be bad for those who are pre-disposed to that POV. I’d love to see Durban ask her about her Special Counsel decision.
 
I have no idea if they will be. But the idea that some deal has been cut is preposterous. A deal with who? There are 50 different Senate votes needed. And plenty of them aren't going to commit to supporting someone who hasn't even started going through the process

Gaetz nomination was dead on arrival, a week ago. That was obvious.
Yet, both of us correctly predicted Gaetz wasn't getting confirmed, but you have no idea now🙄 I'll take that as your answer. You're free to believe what you want. I think Trump nominated Gaetz knowing he wasn't being confirmed. It gives cover to Senators who don't like some of his picks and is red meat for his MAGA base. Those Senators can claim they didn't rubber stamp his choices and Trump gets to claim he tried, but RINOs stopped him, blah blah blah, something drain the swamp, blah blah, cue the music and start the Trump dance.
 
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Yet, both of us correctly predicted Gaetz wasn't getting confirmed, but you have no idea now🙄 I'll take that as your answer. You're free to believe what you want. I think Trump nominated Gaetz knowing he wasn't being confirmed. It gives cover to Senators who don't like some of his picks and is red meat for his MAGA base. Those Senators can claim they didn't rubber stamp his choices and Trump gets to claim he tried, but RINOs stopped him, blah blah blah, something drain the swamp, blah blah, cue the music and start the Trump dance.
Maybe the plot all along was to smoke out the 4 RINOs. Gaetz can still return to the 119th Congress. They also told us in October that they had a secret.

 
No one knows what is going on here. 4D chess? Maybe. Something is going to come out on Gaetz that they didn't know about? Maybe. Will be interesting to see how it plays out. Trump has a lot of great choices.

 
Maybe the plot all along was to smoke out the 4 RINOs. Gaetz can still return to the 119th Congress. They also told us in October that they had a secret.


Tell Dan Levy GIF by CBC
 
As I predicted, more women stepped forward. They always do, regarding scum like Gaetz.

I think Trump was willing to let go of Gaetz in the future, to gain some leverage, maybe a "I'll pull the Gaetz nomination if you vote for the others" plan, but even Trump realized there was no path forward. I mean, Gaetz may be even more scummy than Trump himself, and Trump is an expert on scumminess and stocking the swamp.
 
It would also look bad to people who aren't predisposed to view everything Republican as legitimate. It would appear, on its face, as a quid pro quo. Bad idea.
My view of the optics is that she allowed ideology to trump her judgment. .

Given the timing, I think quid pro quo is a reach, but I won’t deny that would be the default position for many.
 
The discussion about the possible use of a date rape drug gives out some Bill Cosby vibes.

Is Harvey Weinstein out on parole yet? He may be on some Trump short lists.
 
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Regardless of their ages, if these “payments” are proven to be made to sex workers, is that not solicitation of prostitution? I’m going to assume that would be illegal in Florida.
Eh, you pay for it either way. Matt was just skipping the whole 'take 'em to dinner and get 'em drunk' phase.

Cutting out the bureaucracy!
 
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