Can someone tell me

[EndlessWire]

Gaetz resigned from the Senate in order to avoid the unpleasantries. If he does not get confirmed as the AG, he's gone? Right? He can't unresign or take it back?

There are those saying that Trump and Gaetz just made this up for him to be able to resign, but what can Trump do?

[dweller]

1. House

Not senate


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[Walleye]

2. He just took it for granted that he would be confirmed, because Trump has a rec recess appointment trick up his sleeve

[drray23]

3. resigned from the house not the senate.

he was reelected for next term starting in january so he could come back. He resigned for this congress which ends january 3rd.

[Groundhawg]

5. He won't be confirmed, And he can't return to his old seat unless the governor picks him.

I think we are hearing the last of him.

[Easterncedar]

6. See above. He can still be seated to the next congress

[allegorical oracle]

24. You just hit on the confusion. Keep reading various interpretations of whether his

resignation is final, and he's dead in the House, or whether he's a zombie that reappears next Jan.

[Skittles]

7. why won't he be confirmed

repukes are suddenly going to show some courage?

[Groundhawg]

8. He is controversial even with repukes.

[Skittles]

10. LOL

that doesn't mean they won't goose step to Trump in the end

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. A few are beginning to voice some concern.

A phone call from Trump will get them back into line.

[allegorical oracle]

25. They're mealy-mouthed cowards. If they got enough constituent phoners to shake them

up, they might do the right thing.

[Skittles]

27. yeah they play the game for so-called "moderates"

but they all goose step in the end

[leftieNanner]

11. Governors don't replace House members

Just Senators. Open House seat filled by a special election.

[Groundhawg]

12. false

https://www.northescambia.com/2024/11/now-that-matt-gaetz-has-resigned-after-being-picked-for-trumps-ag-who-will-seek-his-seek

[leftieNanner]

15. I'm sorry. Not false.

Governors nominate a Senatorial replacement. House spots must be filled with a special election.

The people in the article would have to run to fill the seat.

[onenote]

17. The article specifically says DeSantis will set a special election to fill the seat.

So not false, even according to your own post. You might want to amend?

[vapor2]

9. NOPE

FROM WHAT I HEARD HE CAN RETURN FOR THE NEXT CONGRESS

[Silent Type]

13. One of the legal pundits said Gaetz might claim he resigned from 2024 House, but was reelected for 2025 House if he's

not confirmed for AG. But sounds questionable.

Even if that is true, which I have not confirmed, Gaetz would still have to face Ethics Committee. While it seems likely the report is condemning, we don't know for sure what it says. I'd bet money the report nails him as a sick pervert and general POS.

[onenote]

21. I'm not sure he can 'resign' from a position he does not yet hold.

But he can inform the House he doesn't want to be seated on January 3, leaving the seat vacant and teeing up a special election either before January 3 or shortly thereafter.

[gab13by13]

26. The ethics committee report

probably has information that would embarrass Merrick Garland.

[magicarpet]

14. Well,...

Gaetz resigned from the US House of Representatives,.. not the Senate.

There is speculation in Washington DC Gaetz had to immediately resign from Congress to squelch the release of a very unfavorable ethics report that was soon to go public. If he resigned immediately the release of this report was now moot. Oncsawe he resigned the House Ethics Investigation Committee no longer had jurisdiction over Gaetz's inappropriate conduct or behavior.

The thinking is Gaetz's ass was on fire. TrDUMP reached out to save him from his highly unethical conduct and the release of the report that spelled out the nitty gritty details of that unethical conduct.

TEAM trDUMP then created a diversion to Gaetz's ethics complaint report being publicly released by having Gaetz immediately resign from Congress. Then the smoke screen reason was djt had just nominated Gaetz to be his US Atty. Gen. in djt's admin.

Now the chances of Gaetz successfully going through the confirmation process in the senate is very nill and his application for the position will flop, fail and be eventually withdrawn.

Now what is Gaetz to do ? The plan is to say Gaetz tried but failed for the US Atty. Gen. slot.

Gaetz won his reelection to the House in 11/5/2024 election to start his new term in January 2025.

When Gaetz resigned it was for the end of his term in November and December 2024. His confirmation to the AG's spot failed. Now he is back in the House to serve out the new election he just won for that Florida House district seat for 2025 to 2027.
Gaetz has to beat the clock and be back at the House ready to be sworn in in early January 2025.

Then Gaetz has to convince Speaker Johnson not to reopen the Gaetz House Ethic Committee Investigation or publicly release any derogatory report of his alleged sexual misconduct with minor girls, that he is likely a serial pedophile, he paid under aged girls for sex and shared them with his buddies, took girls across Stateline for prostitution, loaded these under aged girls up with drugs and alcohol, took pornographic videos of his sex exploits and parties and shared them with his friends, contributed to the delinquency of minors, and committed statutory rape of minors.

Jeebuzz boy Speaker Mike Johnson the devout "Christian" and the Heaven's chosen Orange Messiah in the White House are adamant Gaetz avoid any consequences for his highly illegal toxic male conduct and be allowed to walk away absolutely free.

The "Family Values" and "Law & Order" party - what total bullshit.
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Add on after edit,.. the GOPee also heralds themselves as the "Party of Personal Responsibility"

BULLSHIT,... BULLSHIT,... BULLSHIT.

[Mariana]

16. As I understand it, he resigned for THIS term.

He can still take the seat he was elected to for NEXT term.

[onenote]

20. The date for his swearing in for the coming session is January 3.

So his nomination as AG won't have been voted on yet, nor could he have been appointed by the recess appointment process.

That means the House would have to decide whether to seat him on January 3. Does Gaetz indicate that he wants to be seated? That should be interesting. A further twist is whether DeSantis sets a special election just to fill the seat until January 3, which would seem to be a waste of time and money. Or does DeSantis set a special election date for the upcoming term, based on the assumption Gaetz does not intend to take the seat?

It's quite messy.

[EdmondDantes_]

19. I would think that because Trump won't take office until after the new Congress is sworn in

He can't use the previous election to sneak back in. His confirmation hearing wouldn't be until after the new Congress

[Johnny2X2X]

22. There literally are no rules anymore

It’s whatever Republican leadership decides to do.

[Emile]

23. He was reelected. His resignation was for this term ending in January.

He would have to resign again in January.