Someone who hafve nothing to hide would want it released. Lets face facts though, he could have been the ringleader of the pizzagate sex dungeon and these jabronies wouldnt care
The committee is 5/5, Democrat/Republican. Care to rethink that comment?
Look, these people are playing a game we barely understand, at a level we can't comprehend, at stakes we don't understand.
Best guess from my dumbass? They let the "hacked leak" do the dirty work. The facts get out, but no one can point a finger at the committee. Bonus: A "leak" won't be taken as seriously as an official release.
And as to why Gaetz got busted in the first place? (He was my Congressman, so I've been following along closer than most.) He was a rich frat-boy who got into federal office long before he was ready to play. FFS, he was showing his "conquest" fuck pics on the House floor. Dumbass should have learned to play in the state House before he went national. He was a child among wolves, and now they're eating him.
Anyway, they're meeting again on 12/05. Let's see if they have the balls to release the official report.
It’s a game of self preservation. It always is and has been. There’s nothing more to it. Preserve your power, make deals, and find ways to compromise and make yourself come out of top while making those that supported you have a win.
House ethics committee. They're arguing they don't investigate anyone outside of congress. They're not weighing in on the ethical actions of random people.
I mean it's a stupid argument since the investigation is about a member of the house. At no point was the investigation done on someone that wasn't a congressman during the investigation. It's just the dumbest, most republican-ass, totally unsurprising move. But, it's not like these Republicans are known for their ethics.
Has Trump nominated anyone yet that hasn't been involved in issues of sexual assault or harassment? Maybe Dr. Oz, but other than that, he's really knocking them out of the park. If the GOP starting getting critical of pedophiles, they'd lose half their caucus.
“I will say that a vote was taken,” Wild said. “As many of you know, this committee is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans — five Dems, five Republicans — which means that in order to affirmatively move something forward, somebody has to cross party lines and vote with the other side — which happens a lot, by the way, and we often vote unanimously.”
If you're wondering who these politicians are that agree across party lines on ethical issues: