The fact that he called it "witness testing" makes it even MORE absurd that he wasn't charged. This is basically an admission. The fuck would "witness testing" even mean, if not just an alternate way of saying "witness tampering"? If he was going to lie, why not just say something like "what? I was just genuinely wondering if his wife knew; there was no implicit threat." An obvious lie but still better than an admission.
Time and time again, news like this just shows that the wealthy and political elite are largely immune to legal consequences that would be dropped on regular folks like a ton of bricks. It's past time to make the rule of law apply to everyone.
And not a goddamn thing has ever happened. It could be expected in 2019 when Bill Barr was abusing his office to serve as Trump's personal attorney, but Garland has had nearly three years.
Nominating Garland and keeping him in office has been Biden's single greatest failure. It's been such a profound and inexcusable failure that it's marred Biden's entire presidency. When America desperately needed firm leadership to bring us back from the tipping point of a failed coup, we've been subjected
Blackmail is the act of threatening another person with releasing undesirable information if they do not follow demands. If the information is already released then it is not blackmail. At most it might be slander or libel. Now if it is possible to proof that he DID threaten to release the information and this is how it was released then it is indeed blackmail.
Popehat left twitter shortly after Elon took over, but if I recall the rest of this thread was how things are different for "important people" and everyone else.
We don't have laws in this country anymore. He is proof. He can show pictures of conquests on the House floor and payoff underage girls on Venmo. That kind of stuff doesn't happen in a country with a real justice system.
IT IS NOT HIS JOB TO TEST WITNESSES! Holy fucking hell. That's literally what trial preparation is for. That's what lawyers are for. Why in the hell was he not sued out the ass for both witness intimidation and defamation, assuming said witness wasn't having an affair?!
Our democracy systems have not been designed with social network around. This really needs to be taken into account now.... I'm afraid we will not be able withstand that level of attacks for very long
Hey, everybody! This guy still thinks the law applies to everyone equally!! *points and laughs at you* (I'm only kidding, I don't actually think you believe that)
They do it because it works for them - and it’s unbelievable easy for the most part, and for them? Real consequence free. Their base sits up and claps every time.
Matt's giant head is not filled with brains, but with memorized age of consent laws. He doesn't have room in there to think clearly about what he says.
Because they’re juvenile. They’re raised by people who’ve been brainwashed into thinking empathy and intellect are socialist tools of the devil. I was lucky enough to escape, but I remember having that mentality growing up
For me it was working in a kitchen in high school and being the only English speaker. Suddenly all those lazy yet also dangerous immigrant complaints my parents had seemed insane. Then seeing them get berated by people like my parents really broke me out of the thinking I was raised with.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
TwoNineSix
The fact that he called it "witness testing" makes it even MORE absurd that he wasn't charged. This is basically an admission. The fuck would "witness testing" even mean, if not just an alternate way of saying "witness tampering"? If he was going to lie, why not just say something like "what? I was just genuinely wondering if his wife knew; there was no implicit threat." An obvious lie but still better than an admission.
Trashracc00nd0g
Ig children aren't the only thing he actively tries to insert himself into.
Noodlesocks
So something is being done about it, yes? It's not just another internet argument?
NoGameOvers
KareemCheezItz
This was 4 years ago?
LeCoq1963
Typical narcissistic cyber-bullying. Disregard.
GreatOdinsTaint
Time and time again, news like this just shows that the wealthy and political elite are largely immune to legal consequences that would be dropped on regular folks like a ton of bricks. It's past time to make the rule of law apply to everyone.
Randazzo
Morgan Freeman voice: He was not charged.
mouseasw
I can't help but note the date on these tweets is 2019. Why is Gaetz still untouched by the consequences of this blatant crime?
Baron29
I'm not holding my breath.
eastend666
Gaetz probably thinks he's made of Teflon. So far nothing would suggest otherwise, which is incredibly sad.
walnutbreath
And not a goddamn thing has ever happened. It could be expected in 2019 when Bill Barr was abusing his office to serve as Trump's personal attorney, but Garland has had nearly three years.
Nominating Garland and keeping him in office has been Biden's single greatest failure. It's been such a profound and inexcusable failure that it's marred Biden's entire presidency. When America desperately needed firm leadership to bring us back from the tipping point of a failed coup, we've been subjected
walnutbreath
to abject cowardice and a president more worried about deference to traitorous terrorists' feelings than protecting our democracy.
OldSchoolNewRules
Lets hear about your girlfriends Matt.
medimr
Of course nothing happened to him. People like this don't have to play by the same rules as everyone else. Been that way literally forever.
doctorId
I sure would love it if all these Republicans who keep fucking around could start finding out
TheHasax
Blackmail is the act of threatening another person with releasing undesirable information if they do not follow demands. If the information is already released then it is not blackmail. At most it might be slander or libel. Now if it is possible to proof that he DID threaten to release the information and this is how it was released then it is indeed blackmail.
MouseCheese1
BigDaddysMeatWagon
4 years ago....
frbnsfreak
HA HA! Stupid pile of shit opened it's mouth and fucked up!
HisBubbliness
"Witness testing?" Did that come from the same place as "alternative facts"?
kojenk
youth workers, acceptable losses.
FreeDadHugs
Ooh, witness tampering. I look forward to hearing that charges were filed in... oh, let's take a guess... 2038?
tommyonodesign2
If he didn't get charged for sex with a minor, he won't be charged for his idle threats either. The joke continues...
MrBismarck
This was from 2019. He didn't get charged.
Kiirdel
Popehat left twitter shortly after Elon took over, but if I recall the rest of this thread was how things are different for "important people" and everyone else.
TheSilverSeraph
This is indeed not Florida, so daddy Gaetz cannot protecting him. But there sure are plenty of others who seem to be protecting Matty-boy
Trunkmonkay
Nobody in the DoJ is protecting him, they just know they can't put him in front of a jury in Florida and get a conviction.
MADchemEE
"Blessed be, our tepid half-assed majority. Matty shall be acceptable, least we lose it"
djangojazz
We don't have laws in this country anymore. He is proof. He can show pictures of conquests on the House floor and payoff underage girls on Venmo. That kind of stuff doesn't happen in a country with a real justice system.
DarkDuskBlade
IT IS NOT HIS JOB TO TEST WITNESSES! Holy fucking hell. That's literally what trial preparation is for. That's what lawyers are for. Why in the hell was he not sued out the ass for both witness intimidation and defamation, assuming said witness wasn't having an affair?!
ImgurIsOutOfUsernames
As the last item is dated 2019, I can only assume this is all from 4 years ago and clearly nothing happened.
gtollie
A lot happened. He almost single handedly changed the speaker of the house ( 2 heartbeats away from POTUS ) and won reelection in his district.
HentaiatneH
You can fool most of the people most of the time...
WorstCowboyEver
At least someone else checked the dates.
BurtChanceTheRapper
The title of the post is 2019, which could be seen as a clue.
WorstCowboyEver
Who reads titles, lol
TheBigBadBonerBiter
To be fair, I'm so used to people cropping dates off of tweets so they can respost them any old time to keep the outrage machine flowing.
weave
The fact that Matty Haetz is still a free man both perplexes and aggravates me
AtaSeaParks
Never seem to be consequences for these pricks.
jayman0123
It shouldn't perplex you, he's rich and white.
pompoikpoik
Our democracy systems have not been designed with social network around. This really needs to be taken into account now.... I'm afraid we will not be able withstand that level of attacks for very long
MasterMookie
In this land of equality, some are more equal than others.
bpdq
You shouldn't feel bad, that's how law works in your country 🤷🏻♂️
DaveSamsonite
wadenelson1
Old Five-Head may have just signed his own arrest warrant.
TwoNineSix
Hey, everybody! This guy still thinks the law applies to everyone equally!! *points and laughs at you* (I'm only kidding, I don't actually think you believe that)
DontYouHateWhenAllUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken
This was 4 years ago
dickdrizzle2
So why did you post it?
wadenelson1
Well you see it's not a crime if you're a Republican .
L4dead2
Why do republicans always seem to try and insult like a teenager?
FajitaPrinceofAllMexicans
Their most complicated insults are usually stolen from what Democrats already said.
sickofmkingnames350
Because they're petulant children.
APassingPlasticBag
That’s about where they stop growing up mentally, emotionally, for many of them their attraction age like Matt Gaetz
CraftyGiant
They haven't bothered to develop since highschool.
undrh2o
Because Matty mcforehead spends a lot of time with teenagers traveling over state lines while paying their "tuition"
D1rtyh4rry666
They do it because it works for them - and it’s unbelievable easy for the most part, and for them? Real consequence free. Their base sits up and claps every time.
backrideup9
That's the time their brains stopped developing.
doctorId
Matt's giant head is not filled with brains, but with memorized age of consent laws. He doesn't have room in there to think clearly about what he says.
Baconlovesyoutoo
Demographics. You can't get the teenage girls if you don't speak their language.
TwoNineSix
If they were clever, they wouldn't be Republicans.
trigonman3
🎵 High school never ends 🎵
DocTanner
Don't ruin Bowling For Soup like that. 😆
NoImDirtyDan
Because they’re juvenile. They’re raised by people who’ve been brainwashed into thinking empathy and intellect are socialist tools of the devil. I was lucky enough to escape, but I remember having that mentality growing up
2graves
Yeah it's hard work to get out. Sort of. It happened gradually, and then all at once
L4dead2
I escaped as well when I grew up
EnigmaticMentat
How did you escape?
AnyRandomBob
For me it was working in a kitchen in high school and being the only English speaker. Suddenly all those lazy yet also dangerous immigrant complaints my parents had seemed insane. Then seeing them get berated by people like my parents really broke me out of the thinking I was raised with.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain