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Can’t say with certainty as another jurisdiction’s laws and rules would apply, but it’s very likely he couldn’t claim spousal privilege because they weren’t married at the time of any previously made statements and privilege may not apply if the new wife was the alleged victim (or, I think, there are some crimes it may not apply to).zoonation said:
There's no way she'd go nameless and if this is the same girl, she's significantly younger....he's just gross all around.
"The government does not give immunity blindly, they know what they're getting in exchange." - CBS News legal analyst Rikki Kleiman
There is that. Got to think he gets bounced, goes into the private sector, or goes to jail.
I think federal grand juries take a little time to set up. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know for sure though.
He can be cut loose when Trump approves it. He’s the guy willing to do whatever stunt is asked of him. And there’s always the possibility he has dirt on others. He seems like the kind of guy who will bring everyone else down with him.
From personal experience, I can say they do not take a while to set up. They are always in session. However, they may be overbooked and there may multiple prosecutors all trying to schedule time with the same grand jury. I'm not sure how that competition for time is resolved (first come, first served?).Ruffrodys05 said:
his twitter feed when something about that loon breaks is great
Matthew Gertz@MattGertz
This, for me, will go poorly.
I honestly think that "Witch Hunt!!1!1!" is seen as a positive for a fairly significant portion of the GOP base.
The way I understand it, they take it as far as they need to have an ironclad case, then offer you a deal. 99% of the time you should take it, because if you don't it will piss them off and go for the max.
Not sure I understand the relation to what I posted, which is purely about federal grand juries not needing to be convened. Federal grand juries are in session year round and meet on a regular schedule. Federal prosecutors simply schedule time on the schedule for an existing grand jury session.
Remember Gaetz approached the White House about getting a pardon and got shot down by White House attorneys...his request didn't even make it to Trump. I think he's toxic right now and everyone is just waiting to see if he ends up going to jail. Nobody in the GOP except the fringes (Boebert, Greene, Jordan) will have anything to do with him. They aren't trying to get rid of him but nobody's coming to his defense, either.roadkill1292 said:
I, and many others, wrote in here in the early parts of this thread. Basically, if he's guilty, charge him and let the legal system have its way with him.
Maybe, just hear me out now, maybe the party leaders should ask for his resignation immediately?
Personally I'm not a big fan of the whole credible accusation thing. He's innocent until proven guilty. (same for the blue team).
Ruffrodys05 isn't talking about legal standard. He's talking about congressional standard. If he's proven guilty in a court of law of all his transgressions, that has nothing to do with his ability to hold office. There isn't a federal rule that I am aware of that says they can't hold office while in jail...maybe there are state rules? Not sure.
He should be removed from the committee that has oversight on his own investigation. Bad optics.
This is who I was thinking of when I suggested the GOP ask for Gaetz' resignation. Cripes, Democrats asked Franken to resign over a stupid picture. Why? Bad optics. So, he did. I'm not condoning Franken's behavior, I just didn't think he needed to resign. He did and he apologized for his stupid actions. The GOP is supposedly about family values but when push come to shove they never really step up and display those values. Like owning ones mistakes or bad choices and accepting the consequences or punishments. Gaetz should resign and be ushered back to Florida immediately. It won't happen though.
What difference does it really make? The GOP should be showing him the door and kicking his rear end through it. We should be asking them why they haven't yet. On second thought, no, why bother. We already know the answer.
