By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-14 14:01:09 | Updated at 2024-11-22 13:44:32
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Stunned Jake Tapper utters 5 words he ‘never contemplated using’ after Trump taps Matt Gaetz as AG
The New York Post ^ | 11/14/2024 | Patrick Reilly
Posted on 11/14/2024 5:56:35 AM PST by thegagline
CNN anchor Jake Tapper could not contain his bewilderment after President-elect Donald Trump announced his shocking nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as his attorney general.
“Welcome to ‘The Lead,’ I’m Jake Tapper. And let me begin the show by uttering some words that I never contemplated using together before. And those words are ‘US Attorney General Matt Gaetz,’” the host opened his show on Wednesday night.
“Because if you were wondering what Trump without the guardrails looks like, well, we’re getting an idea beyond the theoretical,” he added.
*** The 42-year-old Republican firebrand, known for his fierce loyalty to Trump, immediately resigned from Congress after Trump’s announcement, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
Gaetz’s resignation marks the end of a House Ethics Committee investigation that began in April 2021 over allegations that the congressman engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct.
The ethics panel was reportedly set to vote Friday on whether to release its “highly damaging” report on Gaetz, according to Punchbowl News.
However, since Gaetz resigned, the panel no longer has jurisdiction to pursue the investigation.
Gaetz has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. ***
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: leaks; nomination; overtonwindow
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You can bet your bottom dollar that the ethics report will be leaked to the press in 3,2,1…
1 posted on 11/14/2024 5:56:35 AM PST by thegagline
To: thegagline
McCarthy is also having a fit, as was Cavuto last night, funny to watch.
2 posted on 11/14/2024 5:57:24 AM PST by 1Old Pro
To: 1Old Pro
No(more) controlling legal authority.
3 posted on 11/14/2024 5:58:42 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
To: thegagline
Welcome to Trump without the training wheels!
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