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Second of all, an odd discussion arose yesterday: maybe Gaetz never actually quit. Gaetz’s resignation letter did effect his immediate resignation from the current 118th Congress. But Gaetz was also just elected to the 119th Congress. Folks are focusing on his letter, in which Gaetz stated, “I do not intend to take the oath of office for the same office in the 119th Congress.” Yesterday, commenters wondered whether Gaetz’s lack of intention to take the oath is binding. Could he yet change his intention? Could Matt just show up, and take the oath anyway?

In other words, saying one doesn’t intend to do something is not quite as definitive as saying one will not do something. In fact, behind the words “I don’t intend” lies a parenthetical “(but I just might).” I would never accept, for example, a contract saying the other party intended to pay my client for their business. You never know what might happen.

Finally, you can’t talk about his withdrawal without mentioning all the salacious sex allegations about Matt Gaetz and his alleged just-underage girlfriend. So I looked into it. The full story is literally unbelievable. I’ve seen enough to convince me it happened, and I already knew the intelligence and law enforcement agencies were out of control, but I’m still not sure I can believe it has gotten this bad.

Matt’s story involves at least four U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, a covert American spy who the Iranians allegedly ‘disappeared’, an illegal, off-book, decade-long intelligence community plan to rescue the disappeared spy, and a blackmail scheme by the intelligence agencies fabricated against Matt Gaetz and his wealthy family to raise off-budget to fund the rescue or pay the ransom.

Try to comprehend this unreal Daily Mail headline from 2021:

Former Air Force intelligence officer accused of trying to extort Matt Gaetz
breaks silence to admit he DID ask congressman's father for $25M - but
says it was to rescue American hostage Robert Levinson in Iran.
Bob Kent sought to clear his name in a bizarre interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo
on Monday night
He explained that he approached Matt Gaetz's father Don last month seeking
$25 million to finance a plot to rescue American hostage Robert Levinson in Iran
Kent said that he thought involving Gaetz in the rescue mission would create
'good will' for the congressman as he faced 'legal issues'
In messages released by Gaetz last week, Kent said he had information about a
Justice Department probe into sex trafficking allegations
Kent insisted that it was not his intention to extort the Gaetz family
He said he told Don 'if he decides not to help us, he'll never hear from me again'
PUBLISHED: 23:43 EST, 5 April 2021

That’s only the tip of the sordid, weaponized, corrupt iceberg. For a more complete picture (leaving off a lot that nobody knows for sure), read this thread by @Villgecrazylady on Twitter/X. No wonder Gaetz never bothers explaining what happened; where would he start? And nobody would believe it anyway.

And it’s no wonder Gaetz, who refuses to take lobbyist money, hates the Justice Department and the intelligence agencies. Maybe the most convincing fact of Gaetz’s innocence is that, even though they tried hard to screw him to the wall, they failed.

RWSGFY says

It's the pedo shit.

I don't think so, because Biden's comically corrupt DOJ would certainly prosecute Gaetz if they had even a remote chance of winning a case against him.