Less than 24 hours after Matt Gaetz announced he was giving up his bid to become the next attorney general, the Northwest Florida Republican made clear that he will not return to Congress in the next session beginning in January.

  • dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    It’s unfortunate that Gaetz gets to walk away and live his life as a free man. But part of me has to believe that there is a good reason; as in maybe they dropped the charges because he’s considered a little fish, and they are going to use him to go after the bigger fish. Either way, fish stink, and so does our so-called “justice” system.

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        4 days ago

        Yes well, reality often does not match up with fantasy. But fantasy can sometimes make reality a little more palatable. You know: ignorance is bliss and all.

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      4 days ago

      I imagine it more like the DOJ offered to make any potential consequences go away if he rejected the job offer. They don’t have a master plan or anything, they are just doing damage control at this point.