Rep. Lieu Calls for Rep. Gaetz's Removal From Judiciary Committee After Daily Beast Expos

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Rep. Lieu Calls for Rep. Gaetz’s Removal From Judiciary Committee After Daily Beast Exposé
‘UNTENABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST’
Blake Montgomery, Reporter/Editor
Published Apr. 29, 2021 11:07PM ET

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) called for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to face consequences Thursday night after The Daily Beast published a report on a confession letter written by a longtime associate claiming Gaetz repeatedly paid women for sex, including a 17-year-old. Tagging House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Lieu wrote, “Dear @GOPLeader: Please remove Rep Matt Gaetz from the House Judiciary Committee immediately. The Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Justice that is investigating Rep Gaetz, including allegedly for sex crimes with a minor. This is an untenable conflict of interest.” Lieu has repeatedly called for Gaetz to be booted from the committee since the allegations against him first became public. Gaetz was appointed to the committee at the start of the 115th Congress in 2017. The Florida Republican is under federal investigation for potential sex trafficking. He has not been charged with a crime, and he has denied the allegations against him.

[Wicked Blue]

1. Gaetz should be thrown out of Congress and arrested

Remember the outcry over Senator Al Franken over nothing?

[2naSalit]

2. +1

Perhaps there should be another way of removing him when the criminal party won't do it.

[Scalded Nun]

3. Actually, I'd like to see him perp-walked right out of the floor of Congress.

That would qualify for 'Must See TV' and at the same time let the other shit-piles there know they cannot hide inside of our hallowed institutions.

[marieo1]

4. a creep

Gaetz is a total creep!!! Just like DJT!! All of these pukes need to be thrown out!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

5. What POSSIBLE excuse could that treasonweasel McCarthy come up with for not doing just that?

The generally-accepted standard for conflict of interest is not that there IS no conflict, but that there is not even an APPEARANCE of conflict. I submit that Gaetz passed the "appearance" threshold some time ago.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. Without Fox News these entitled creeps wouldnt even run for office.

The right calls out "Elitists". Yet their sense of entitlement is far worse. Couldn't persuade the average American voter before Fox News brainwashed a good portion of the politically engaged.

FNC new slogan: Guarding the Henhouse!