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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 88 points 2 days ago (3 children)

God damn!

Im sure that means his career is over, right?
... right?

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 60 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Im sure that means his career is over, right?

Correct!

He's been promoted to a different career.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trumpisms Peter Principle.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

I think the Peter Principle is supposed to freeze you in the first job you're unsuited for, not just keep pushing you upward.

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

"When you're a star, they let you do it"

The Republican party, and a shocking number of people in general, are perfectly fine with whatever. They don't actually have any kind of genuine moral or ethical system. I feel like such a fucking old man now talking like this but goddamn is it gross that a guy who paid children for sex is going to be the Attorney General, that is not how it worked when I grew up. I mean, it was how it worked but if you got caught that was it. Everyone shunned you and your career in public service was over, you had to go work as a lobbyist or sit on some corporate boards and keep your head down.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, it might make it ever so slightly harder for him to be confirmed by the Senate...maybe?

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Yup. He’s finished in politics. Time for life as an attorney. Zero experience necessary.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

Lol isn't venmo that social network that makes all your payments public?

What a dumbass. Quick, check if he bought cocaine on it too

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If Trump is going to appoint a pedo, can he at least find one someone who worked more than 2 years as a ~~legal secretary~~ associate attorney?

This guy is a career politician, not an attorney.

Trump WANTS the highest level of law enforcement to be political.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He also wrote a check with a memo that said “tuition reimbursement.” Just pisspoor criminality. Even high school weed dealers know not to leave a paper trail and use cash. (Or maybe whatever anonymous cryptocurrency the dark web uses nowadays. I haven’t talked to a high school weed dealer since I was in high school many moons ago. You could tell me kids buy weed with Roblox Buxx and I’d believe you.)

[–] whithom@discuss.online 3 points 1 day ago

Cash is always king.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Women? Or underage girls?

And if this was to keep them quiet, he sure learned a lot from his dear Leader didn't he

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He fucked the underaged girls and paid off the of-age witnesses. Seems he doesn't have an interest in fucking people over 17

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

The Venmo records show that between July 2017 and late January 2019, Gaetz -- who was first elected in 2016 -- allegedly made 27 Venmo payments totaling $10,224.02 to the two witnesses, who were over the age of 18 at the time.

[–] NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People on the internet: well he was never indicted and convicted so we should let it all go

Me: so what was all that money for? Braces?

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

He has too much money to be held accountable. People with that much money only get held accountable if their crime is against others with that much money.

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

William Barr said there was no wrongdoing. And he's a paragon of virtue. Absolutely no problematic connections to pedophiles whatsoever.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

$420 “Joy” is a fun payment.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

These were supposedly payments for innocent things like school and supplies. Gaetz just gets a lot if joy from people learning and living humble decent lives.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's probably a surcharge for dealing with the forehead.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

No one opposes The Thumb!