NYT: Matt Gaetz Investigated For Possible Relationship With 17-Year-Old | Talking Points Memo

Money for plane tickets and hotel seem like something of value.

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Blackie Johnson. For real.

More to the direct points, plane tickets and joint hotel accommodations seem like something of value. The statute does not require direct cash payments or reimbursements (though it probably should), and it should probably exclude benefits below the price of a cup of coffee.

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Imo, he is guilty, it’s just a matter if the legal system fails to do its job or not.

Oh Rachael covered it, and had a blast doing it.

18 U.S. Code § 2251 - Sexual exploitation of children

Thanks.

Some pictures aredisturbing. That picture is beyond disturbing.

That Gaetz makes Jordan look almost normal is something.

Jeebus, what a bunch of freaks is the gop.

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Better to have a minor Major problem than a major minor problem, right?

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“My guess is there are a lot of Republicans getting nervous about now. Whatever Trump/Putin had on them looks to have been found out.”

How many contributors can Newsmax employ? Does Newsmax need to pay for it to be a desirable employer?

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Part of me thinks that Rachel should have taken the high road. Mind you, it’s not a very big part of me.

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Photos? At least Trump gets kompromat video with underage girls in Moscow. All you are worth is photos?

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But it looks better to resign before fleeing the interview.

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I had been thinking my hay fever was acting up, it’s spring and all, but then I realised… I think I may have developed a sensitivity to schadenfreude due to over-exposure.

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At the risk of sounding pedantic… the correct term for “underage women” is girls, or children.

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That would be pertinent if Gaetz were being accused of making child porn, which he is not. Thanks for playing.

corrected my post.

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Maybe there is a lingering smell of trump that is setting them off.

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Ooops, I was a little quick to come to the defense. It’s one of my favorite songs and Paul is a fellow bass player. .

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Another fine upstanding Republican evangelical family. Old man Gaetz and associates made millions defrauding the Medicare system in the Pensacola area. His troubled son has a very dark history including under aged boys…Cuban houseboys without papers.

I bet Ginger Luckey isn’t feeling so lucky on her recent engagement to little Matty. Is that her real name or a stage name?

Is it just me OR does this story sound familiar to Televangelist Jim Bakker? Gaetz has an uncanny Jim Bakker look about him…the porno haircut, the silk blueberry suits, and the preaching behind the mic. Do not pull the curtain back…he’s not wearing pants!

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