Reacting to moves and countermoves with a beginner's shock is to ignore all you've learned to date.
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I didn’t react at all. Gaetz was likely never a serious contender. But selected to A. Get him out of Congress and hopefully open his seat to a Special Election for a loyalist without any of the bad press that dogs Gaetz.
And B. A Bolton esc bludgeon to threaten people with along the lines of “Give me my appointments for positions (X, Y, Z) and I’ll choose someone else for AG. Play hard ball and I’ll ram Gaetz through and let him go wild.”
Though one should keep in mind just because the Ethics Committee and Congress gave him a pass. Doesn’t mean shit. Maybe there’s some malfeasance there and he was one of the people given an off ramp at the start. Build his reputation as a a Trump Loyalist. Back Congressional moves they want done. In return Congressional investigations into him are dropped. He’s given the ability to resign his position with some dignity. He then drops out of the running for AG when instructed and is allowed to fade into obscurity.
But Gaetz was reelected to Congress. Him withdrawing from AG consideration means he’ll be back in the house for the next Congress starting soon. That is, unless he’s selected for some other role like replacing Rubio in the senate.
He resigned his congressional seat. He’d have to announce he’s running in the Florida special election that’s been called to fill his now vacant Seat. If he wants to be in the new Congress
Which I suppose is doable. Though he won’t be running unopposed as two Members of the Florida House of Representatives have announced their intent to run for his seat.
He resigned his seat from the 118th session. He was reelected to the 119th. I believe he is in the clear
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