Feds tighten grip in Gaetz probe
The announcement of a change-of-plea hearing for Joel Greenberg puts additional pressure on the congressman.
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Feds intensify sex-crime probe into Matt Gaetz as "wingman" reaches plea deal and more witnesses are interviewed
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Making sure they have an airtight case against a high profile sitting member of Congress.
Building a case against an elected member of Congress from a politically connected Florida family is much harder than convicting a regular Joe. As much as I despise that reality.
Sounds like they're taking their time and building a case against a powerful guy who potentially has a lot of ways to wiggle free. He's not going anywhere.
And he's probably fundraising from the investigation... "The left is trying to cancel me!"
Don't know why this motherfucker hasn't stepped down even if he's going to admit nothing and say it was just due to "cAnCeL cUlTuRe" or something.
I feel like this ends with Gaetz doing something like 3 months in jail, which will really be a minimum security facility where he'll likely watch tv all day, and cost him a shit ton of money his family has plenty of. He'll likely lose his seat but become a martyr on the Right, likely landing a gig on OAN before the 2024 election.
Call me crazy but I have given up on justice for these wealthy and powerful people.
Call me crazy but I have given up on justice for these wealthy and powerful people.
No shame.
Plus, because of Trump, everyone thinks they can just power through it now. Just throw a shit fit and blame it on whatever your base is aggrieved about.
Don't get me wrong. Him losing his seat is a net gain for society, but, it still will piss me off how easy he'll get off.
Yeah, no way a conviction will change the minds of MAGA cultists. He's their hero no matter what and will say he's the victim of a witch-hunt.
You're probably right. But I hope by some miracle he's in jail for a decade
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Unlike any of us, Gaetz has nearly unlimited political and financial resources at his disposal for his defense. Look into his family, if you haven't. As a prosecutor, your case needs to be bulletproof, as any trial is going to be a protracted and expensive high-profile endeavor.
Nobody on the Right is going to care if the teenager says she lied and told Gaetz she was an adult. Nobody. I mean quite honestly, I barely do if she was 17. The law is the law and he should face the consequences, and she was still a minor and what he did was wrong, please don't get me wrong.
Of course, if this was somebody on the Left, it would be the biggest political scandal post Trump and would likely cost the Democrats elections in 2022 and I'm not even kidding. Imagine if this was AOC. Good lord.
His family is well connected and has money. You need to be airtight and leave very very little room for doubt. This takes time.
100%. I doubt he serves any time unless there were other girls he had sex with while knowing they were underage. From what I've read about this case apparently the girl misled him and said she was 18 despite being 17 so it will be hard to hold him accountable, especially with his family being rich and connected in Florida.
Yeah I'm more pissed off because if this was anybody without money and influence, say you or I, we would be charged with a felony and would be doing hard time in a rough prison. But, in America some people have more rights than others.
Gaetz is toast. I don't know how people can think he will just walk at this point. However, I agree with the above statements that he might get off with a light sentence.
Nothing scares the GOP more than one of their own not being 100% in with the current cult mentality. Their party only works if everybody is on board, as soon as it splinters, they no longer are winning elections.
Roy Moore vanished from the political sphere after being pushed out. But then again, his daddy isn't one of the richest men in Florida.
He also wasn't one of the most loudest voices with one of the largest public profiles on the Right. Gaetz is also not a creepy old man AND we are now post Trump. It's different times.
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I don't think you remember the last time Fuller hyped a Gaetz story on a Friday night.
Well yeah, that's a pretty big story. If provable, he's going to prison.
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