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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,459 posts) Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:11 PM 18 hrs ago

Thanks Merrick

I won’t write about the specifics of the House Ethics Committed report on Matt Gaetz, it has already been able handled on this site.

What I will note that that in 2023, that Merrick Garland’s DoJ dropped its investigation of Gaetz, despite strong evidence of wrongdoing.

This sh%$ is pretty much black letter law:

Responsible coverage of the Gaetz report would add: paying a minor for sex alone is a violation of the federal sex trafficking statute, no transportation or coercion required (and an alleged trafficker not knowing an alleged victim’s age is not considered a defense) www.cbsnews.com/news/matt-ga...

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— Melissa Gira Grant (@melissagiragrant.com) December 23, 2024 at 8:07 AM

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/23/2293438/-Thanks-Merrick

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Thanks Merrick (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago OP

Thank you, very happy to rec. Glad you got this post in under the wire. Expert says Autumn 17 hrs ago #1

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1. Thank you, very happy to rec. Glad you got this post in under the wire. Expert says

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:44 PM

17 hrs ago

only a few days left. Now that I have that out of the way, I wonder why the legal experts here never mention this part

paying a minor for sex alone is a violation of the federal sex trafficking statute, no transportation or coercion required (and an alleged trafficker not knowing an alleged victim’s age is not considered a defense)

Garland certainly knew that If it's true. But all they have said since yesterday is that she was legal in the state of Florida, they repeat that part like parrots. Garlands office oh which he is in charge of, didn't know that sex trafficking is a federal offense?

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