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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 19 hours ago

Matt Gaetz’s Teen Sex Allegations Take Horrific New Twist

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Matt Gaetz’s Teen Sex Allegations Take Horrific New Twist

www.thedailybeast.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 19 hours ago
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Unsealed court documents say his accuser was homeless and saving up for braces.
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    It’s not a twist of it’s exactly what we all expected!

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    https://web.archive.org/web/20251114020446/https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetzs-teen-sex-allegations-take-horrific-new-twist/

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      To raise funds, Wolf said she signed up for a “sugar dating” website, which connects rich older men with young women. She lied about her age, claiming she was 18.

      Not defending him in the slightest, but could he have thought she was of legal age? In the article I didn’t find a mention of how old he thought she was.

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        Legally it doesn’t matter, statutory rape, among other sexual charges use strict liability.

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    Does anyone know how quickly we can expect nothing to happen as a result of this discovery?

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      Imminently

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    • Lasherz@lemmy.worldM
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      And try your best to promote them to the top prosecutor position the world.

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    Family values. Christlike even!

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    Remember this guy was the original pick for Bondi’s job.

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    She had PUBES! WHO CARES?

    -LITERALLY Republicans Today!

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      I really, really hope they double down on the whole ebiphile thing

      Please, let’s get into the weeds on what flavor of pedophile our leaders are. Let’s really break it down, maybe add some infographics?

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    The horrific part where that evil looking prick isn’t getting the standard pedo treatment at a supermax?

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    It’s not even new, anybody with half a brain and eyes on US Politics knew all of this already.

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      I think the timing is weird. This is old news, for sure. They’re throwing Gaetz to the wolves to have a chaotic diversion from the epstein files.

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        How does pointing out Trump’s original pick for head of the DoJ was yet another pedo in his circle while even more evidence that Trump is definitely a pedo has just dropped, in anyway a distraction?

        Especially amidst rumors he was contemplating pardoning Maxwell. And he just pardoned another pedo…

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          Because it takes up the front page, it’s over a year old news, and they really don’t want the word “epstein” included in the headlines. Gaetz’ controversy is perfect for that.

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        I think billionaires are realizing he’s actually not good for the economy or their money after all. So they’re going to rightly use the truth to get this stuff to the right media this time and force him out.

        He’s out by Valentine’s Day was my call. Of all the stuff he’s done, it may have been screwing with JPow and Lisa Cook that does him in.

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        Could just be a good time to remind people how irredeemable the Republicans are.

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    That’s some mighty fine deflection there Lou

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    What republican male, and some females, haven’t paid an under age person for sex?

    reps will be reps, right?

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