By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-20 19:34:56 | Updated at 2024-11-22 18:41:28
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Past Nominees Have Been Undone by Far Less Than What Surrounds Trump Picks | Back taxes, youthful pot smoking and undocumented nannies scuttled previous presidential choices. Some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s candidates face bigger questions.
The New York Times ^ | Nov. 20, 2024Updated 1:57 p.m. ET | Carl Hulse
Posted on 11/20/2024 11:08:41 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
A Supreme Court prospect bowed out after it was revealed that he had smoked pot in his youth. Two candidates for attorney general were done in when it came to light that they had employed undocumented immigrants as nannies. A third cabinet nominee — a former Senate leader no less — was nixed for not paying taxes on a car and driver lent to him by an associate. Even mean tweets were enough to sink one nominee.
The legal and ethical issues surrounding some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections for top administration jobs, not to mention their history of eyebrow-raising public statements, are far more profound than the kinds of revelations that have killed nominations in the Senate in the past.
What once passed as disqualifying for a presidential nominee seems downright benign in comparison to allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by his attorney general pick detailed in a secret congressional report, a sexual assault accusation followed by a paid settlement for his choice to head the Pentagon and an acknowledged former heroin addiction by the would-be health secretary.
It was not so long ago that nominees for high-level jobs and even some of the more obscure ones had to be above reproach, to the point where a relatively minor tax issue could derail them. But times are evidently changing when it comes to nominations at the dawn of the second Trump administration.
“Standards are apparently evolving,” said Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas and a senior member of the Judiciary Committee. The panel would consider the nomination of former Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, for attorney general if he is formally put forward.
Mr. Gaetz was the subject of a Justice Department investigation and a House Ethics Committee inquiry into drug use and whether...
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
They’ve created and spread the entirely fake narrative.
Now its on to step two - move towards political action.
2 posted on 11/20/2024 11:11:04 AM PST by PGR88
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Unleash the info contained in the secret Congress fund that pays off floozy eruptions with tax dollars.
Then we’ll see about those confirmations.
3 posted on 11/20/2024 11:12:23 AM PST by Reddy (BO stinks)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Complain all you want you Old Gray Witch...change is coming.
4 posted on 11/20/2024 11:12:24 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Gaetz was smeared by a man in Federal prison for trying to extort his family over the smears. The Left and the media (but I repeat myself) have picked up these smears and are running with them. RINO Republicans are of course buying this. Fie on all of those involved.
5 posted on 11/20/2024 11:15:55 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Someone has to tell these commie freaks that their opinion means NOTHING..they have to sit back and enjoy it, just like we had to for the past 12 out of 16 yrs, we had to sit back and take it..and guess what, now is our turn to enjoy it
To: E. Pluribus Unum
It would be pretty hard to find someone who hadn’t smoked pot in their youth. I gave that up 25 years ago but I am not trying to hide the fact that I smoked pot in my youth. Pot makes people stupid and lazy but it should not be illegal just as alcohol makes people bad drivers and meth makes people into tweakers. None of it should be illegal and the problems of drugs should be addressed as social issues not legal issues.
7 posted on 11/20/2024 11:19:50 AM PST by webheart
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Think of all the evil people who are having sleepless nights because they are terrified the Gaetz Man is going to get them. Just the thought of that makes me smile.
8 posted on 11/20/2024 11:20:22 AM PST by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
>>It was not so long ago that nominees for high-level jobs and even some of the more obscure ones had to be above reproach
What was the NYT’s opinion on Biden’s nomination of Brinton or Levine?
9 posted on 11/20/2024 11:24:08 AM PST by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Uh-huh… past Democrat nominees have been approved having far MORE dirt and crime.
What’s your point commie rag?
10 posted on 11/20/2024 11:32:41 AM PST by Skywise
To: E. Pluribus Unum
What about spouses of Democratic leaders getting into hammer fights with male prostitutes?
11 posted on 11/20/2024 11:34:10 AM PST by Fai Mao (The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts)
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