I hope the Rubio pick is a boomerang operation to replace him in the senate, total dink.
I lulz'd hard at the Gaetz pick in spite of my distaste for him personally, that pick is clear as day signal that the objective with the DOJ isn't to reform it or reign it in, but rather completely expend it as it gets wielded against the same people that opened pandoras box and weaponized it in the first place.
Schadenfreude season.
I hadn't thought about that possibility for Rubio. I share your hope.
I also share your take on Gaetz.
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I share @Cje95's take that Gaetz's nomination isn't real: #766750
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Literally everything related to Washington is a psyop so it being fake is the base case, only question is why... whatever comes next with it is planned so I guess we'll find out.
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Hey as a person who works in Congress I would like to say I'm real imma real person!
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Exactly what a psyop would say!
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OMG @Cje95 may be a fed hiding in plain sight
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Lmaooo wait did you not know I work for a House Committee?! Its why Darth LOVES me! He's a CIA guy though its why he's so crazy about the Government
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I feel so appreciated rn 🥲
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Two things can be true.
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Gaetz isnt going to get through his hearing if he makes it that far. The Ethics report is damning and he doesn't have an out. Its why he resigned effectively immediately to dodge it coming out. If he goes forward with the hearing then the Senate Judiciary Committee is going to get access to it and air out all his dirty laundry.
Rubio will easily clear confirmation and DeSantis will fill his spot with someone like Byron Donalds. That's the only reason I can think of that he skipped out on all the House Leadership races.
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I think you're trying to apply analysis to things that aren't real and the fact that they know whats going on behind the scenes and we don't, whatever this leads up to is already known and scripted
air out all his dirty laundry
That's the point, it's how privately known information makes it into the public record... but this works both ways because no one is clean, if you're convinced of this the next question is who does he take down with him?
They're already telling us confirmation doesn't matter with recess appointments, popcorn ready?
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As someone who works on The Hill I'm watching this stuff all first hand. The ethics investigation has been going on for 2 years I think give or take and that was public knowledge. They had announced the report was coming out Fridag and bam he resigns? Yeah its clear why he dipped.
Gaetz is an honest to god awful human. My interactions with him he leaves a bad taste in my mouth. This is the perfect way to get rid of him out of Congress quickly
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watching this stuff
Yea it's there to be watched, doesn't mean its real
Gaetz is an honest to god awful human
He definitely seems like a complete douche so no argument on those grounds
But I'm also not above being entertained by him causing an absolute a scene, either as AG or otherwise, for a little while anyway... as long as the end state is collapsing the DOJ temple onto itself
It'll all be a footnote after the looming constitutional convention anyway
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I mean I am putting it out there that maybe… just maybe… this is a sick joke and once he flames out of the AG confirmation Trump nominates Kevin McCarthy and we watch Matt Gaetz combust on live TV 😂 it would truly be an amazing moment in history lol
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I don't think Trump would sign off on that, looks bad for him if the nomination blows up
Simplest explanation is that he's bait for a bigger trap, whatever they hit him with they'll get hit with 10x as hard after setting the precedent
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Honestly because of how the confirmation hearing is set up its one way they ask he answers so I dont know how he could hit back with anything. His issue with Senate women is going to be the death blow
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There's no way it happens in a way that ends bad for Trump, either a hearing happens and backfires or it never happens at all because of recess appointments or something else planned