GOP House leader: No plans to discipline Matt Gaetz over sex-trafficking investigation

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON – GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he has no plans to take action against Rep. Matt Gaetz after the embattled Florida congressman told him he’s innocent of the sex trafficking allegations now under federal investigation.

Gaetz has been accused of having sex with an underage girl, then 17, and paying for her to travel with him. The three-term congressman who represents the Florida Panhandle has not been charged with a crime. He has denied any wrongdoing and argued that he is the victim of a complicated extortion scheme.

Asked during his weekly press conference whether Gaetz should be removed from the Judiciary Committee – which oversees the Justice Department conducting the investigation – McCarthy said he saw no reason to take such a step.

"Matt Gaetz is the same as any American. He's innocent until proven guilty," McCarthy said. "There's no charges against him yet. If a charge comes forward, that would be dealt with at that time."

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[riversedge]

1. McCarthy basically said the same 2 weeks ago. The silence from Repugs is the same also.

[comradebillyboy]

2. How many House Republicans went to Matt's

sex parties? I'm sure Matt has lots of them on tape.

[lagomorph777]

6. I'm sure somebody has them on tape.

Will be interesting when those finally come out.

[DFW]

3. Well, there IS this thing about being innocent until proven guilty

AND—he‘s not a Democrat, so his party won‘t trash him based solely on accusations. I wish our people could land that gig.

[dalton99a]

4. +1

[JohnnyRingo]

5. Patience Grasshopper.

Patience.

Matt Gaetz is like that genital sore that doesn't heal. As long as no one sees it there's no reason to acknowledge it, but soon it will be impossible to ignore and a total embarrassment. Then it will have to be cut out to save the skin of the healthy dicks in the GOP.

[lagomorph777]

7. There are many dicks in the GQP, but none of them are healthy.