Re: Random Politics
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:59 am
Holy shit, man. That story is nuts.
It's the sixth version of The Swamp. What could possibly go wrong?
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This. I know it's only been a couple months, but if the Trump Crime Family isn't going to get in trouble for any of the things they did while running a presidential administration, then nothing actually matters.
Fixed.The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 12:45 pm Suddenly makes sense why Gaetz was the one House Member stupid enough to vote against the human trafficking bill.
Not many of Hill’s Democratic colleagues have stepped forward with full-throated defenses of the 32-year-old member of Congress. But Gaetz did. Last week, as the allegations were unfolding, he tweeted: “Who among us would look perfect if every ex leaked every photo/text?”
IIRC, Hill also defended Gaetz when stories about Nestor first started circulating.Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:18 am From Mother Jones in 2019:
Why is Matt Gaetz Defending Katie Hill?
Not many of Hill’s Democratic colleagues have stepped forward with full-throated defenses of the 32-year-old member of Congress. But Gaetz did. Last week, as the allegations were unfolding, he tweeted: “Who among us would look perfect if every ex leaked every photo/text?”
Yup. I’m seeing a lot of complaining online about how it was unfair that she was forced to resign for nude photos. Yeah, that’s not what happened.
When doing illegal stuff....you should really clean up after yourself. Geez....what idiots...In late January 2020, U.S. Secret Service agents received information that Rep. Matt Gaetz had accompanied a Florida county tax official they were already investigating on an unusual nighttime visit to a government office—where the local official was allegedly making fake IDs, a source close to the investigation told The Daily Beast.
That tip to the feds came in a text message conversation that Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg had with an employee explaining why they were both in the office one weekend two years earlier, according to this person.
A timestamp visible in the text message thread indicated the conversation took place on Monday, April 16, 2018.
According to three people with direct knowledge of the incident: Greenberg visited the Lake Mary, Florida branch of his tax collection agency that weekend. Grainy surveillance footage captured Greenberg standing near a manager’s desk with another man. Greenberg forgot to set the alarm on the way out, which concerned the assistant branch manager when she walked into the office Monday morning. That employee was surprised to find that driver licenses—which are normally turned in when expired at the tax office for shredding—were scattered all over the desk instead of in the appropriate disposal basket. She reviewed the camera footage and alerted her boss, who in turn contacted Greenberg via text.
“Did you happen to visit the Lake Mary Office on the weekend?” the text message read.
The image obtained by The Daily Beast shows that Greenberg allegedly responded: “Yes I was showing congressman Gaetz what our operation looked like. Did I leave something on?”
And not put in writing that your US Congressman friend was with you.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:14 am These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz
When doing illegal stuff....you should really clean up after yourself. Geez....what idiots...In late January 2020, U.S. Secret Service agents received information that Rep. Matt Gaetz had accompanied a Florida county tax official they were already investigating on an unusual nighttime visit to a government office—where the local official was allegedly making fake IDs, a source close to the investigation told The Daily Beast.
That tip to the feds came in a text message conversation that Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg had with an employee explaining why they were both in the office one weekend two years earlier, according to this person.
A timestamp visible in the text message thread indicated the conversation took place on Monday, April 16, 2018.
According to three people with direct knowledge of the incident: Greenberg visited the Lake Mary, Florida branch of his tax collection agency that weekend. Grainy surveillance footage captured Greenberg standing near a manager’s desk with another man. Greenberg forgot to set the alarm on the way out, which concerned the assistant branch manager when she walked into the office Monday morning. That employee was surprised to find that driver licenses—which are normally turned in when expired at the tax office for shredding—were scattered all over the desk instead of in the appropriate disposal basket. She reviewed the camera footage and alerted her boss, who in turn contacted Greenberg via text.
“Did you happen to visit the Lake Mary Office on the weekend?” the text message read.
The image obtained by The Daily Beast shows that Greenberg allegedly responded: “Yes I was showing congressman Gaetz what our operation looked like. Did I leave something on?”
Yeah, pretty transparent humblebrag.The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:31 amAnd not put in writing that your US Congressman friend was with you.
Yeah...that makes sense.govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:15 pm My guess was that this was all Florida politics, and the snitch was Pam Bondi.
My next door neighbor is the deputy chief of the US Hatch Act Unit. She can not give details on her work but from what she can share it was a very busy 4 years under Trump and the cleanup is not slowing down. My understanding it is more likely that people lower on the totem pole get in trouble for Hatch Act and everyone else skates (not from my neighbor).Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 12:01 pmThis. I know it's only been a couple months, but if the Trump Crime Family isn't going to get in trouble for any of the things they did while running a presidential administration, then nothing actually matters.
The SF86 shit with Jared and Ivanka alone is grounds for some sort of investigation now that there's a new AG under Biden. Along with the Hatch Act violations along the way from others.