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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid Matt Gaetz Float Resignation Rumors?
March 31, 2021 at 12:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
Philip Bump looks at rumors that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was considering resigning from Congress to take a job in conservative media.
Outside of the context that emerged with the reported investigation, the story made some sense. Gaetz has been on Fox News an average of 87 minutes a month over the past 12 months; for a low-ranking member of the minority party with an affection for the spotlight to make such a transition wouldnt be a shock.
With the new revelation, though, that story takes on a different color: Was that rumor floated simply as cover for Gaetz to resign for other reasons? (Its worth noting that resignations from positions of power can be part of plea agreements.) Once were reconsidering Gaetzs willingness to walk away from Congress, we might reconsider his offer in early February to resign from Congress to aid Trumps impeachment defense. Was the impetus for that attention or, even then, some form of self-preservation?
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https://politicalwire.com/2021/03/31/did-matt-gaetz-float-resignation-rumors/
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Did Matt Gaetz Float Resignation Rumors? (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
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underpants
(182,601 posts)1. I have to say that the timing seemed more than a coincidence
and I didnt know about the plea deal part.
bahboo
(16,311 posts)2. curiouser and curiouser....
crickets
(25,951 posts)3. Interesting. I'd forgotten about the impeachment era resignation talk. Hmm. nt