May sound like a modest proposal, but why didn't they just do their job?

There were hundreds of posts here on DU predicting his imminent arrest and expulsion from the House. Everyone thought he was toast. No one thought he would survive. But, like the cockroach he is, Gaetz managed to stay alive.

Gaetz denied everything, expressed his outrage, blamed the "deep state," attacked his victims and all his political friends rallied around him. And nothing happened. It was all just swept under the rug by corporate media. This whole sordid mess just underscores the rot and corruption of our political and judicial systems.

If he chose to do his job. Garland decided you don't prosecute these things because voters will have an opportunity pass their own judgment. Of course, in this case, voters had no such opportunity because Gaetz decided not to run hoping that would be enough to keep the report secret.

THAT'S what SHOULD HAVE happened, but didn't. BC he wasn't even trying. On purpose.

.. that crimes are not to be prosecuted so that the voters can decide for themselves. I don't think he explained why he didn't prosecute him at all, which would have been inappropriate.

The only reason Garland would not have prosecuted him would be because there would not have been sufficient evidence to do so, at the federal level.

... That was decided by the professional prosecutors who were in charge of the investigation. Garland never said anything about "let the voters decide".

.... even if they are damn well near 40 years old. White male privilege permits and encourages this.

Many of them do the same thing, enjoy the drug and sex trafficking made available to them.

he shelled out half his cong salary on sex. who knows how much on blow.
we dont talk enough about how rich these ppl get.

And he most likely takes bribes.

Or do they have any authority to act in any way (that they didn't do)?

and wait/hope for others to do whatever enforcement might be warranted.

...that can also do reports but not do anything meaningful when they have evidence of criminality?

Or is that the same as the "Ethics" committee?

As well as perverts who think exactly alike.

P..... tapes? Or something equally threatening.

Trump wants to accumulate corrupt people in his administration, so that they HAVE to obey him. The same thing Putin did with him!

a bunch of hedonistic assholes.

Says it all, Al Capone.

For a period of about eight years, the looney Coast Coast show had a guest who regularly appeared. I can’t remember his name exactly, but it had Jordan in it.

This guest often seemed fearful, but he came on the show anyway to predict that criminals would take over the United States government. If I recall correctly, the guest had some credibility, having had some type of job where he was an assistant to someone high in the power structure.

Of course we all laughed.

After Christmas means then New Years. Any look means another fire hose of garbage from trump to distract the press. A dayly occurance. Every one with a GOP senator should be calling, emailing etc. about the scandal and the manure sacks that trump is pushing for his cabinet.

They're not disqualifying for Republican voters and the media has decided they're not newsworthy.

That the, oh so moral, Elise Stefanik did nothing.

She is a sniveling, moral coward.
They all are.

when it comes to the Big Orange Pig. She's a real fangirl.

and chose Gaetz for AG anyhow. Or maybe he chose him because he knew the dirt would come out eventually, as a big ol' fuck you to everybody who cares about such things.

With no guardrails he can continue trolling as he pleases.

Pam Bondi is almost as big a troll as Gaetz.

Raiding the Treasury on page A-23, under the story about flying pigs...

for even the lowliest position in the Trump administration. It's required.

These are the family values of republican politicians.

I remember a time not too long ago when Howard Dean was prevented from moving on because he had a “funny laugh”. Now you can be a rapist, sexual assaulter, druggie, felon, liar, and still allowed to be in Congress, or even the president United States.WTAF???

And it wasn't Republicans who prevented Dean from winning the primary

I saw a couple EU news channels last night that covered the Gaetz report. The reporters didn't say it but the vibe was "Can you believe this? Trump tried to appoint THIS guy to be the chief law enforcement officer of the U.S."

But what else is new? It's the only way they win.