It’s even worse for Matt Gaetz than you think
Bill Barr. If the thought; ’The most corrupt AG in recent memory…’ leaps to mind, you’re not alone.
Barr’s departure from legalistic norms is well-known and well-documented. Barr interfered with prosecutions, prioritized politics over justice, undermined the Russian interference in the 2016 election and hindered congressional oversight. Moreover, he declared that all investigations of politicians would go directly through him; that way he could protect the Former Guy’s sycophants and pillory political enemies.
In that context, consider this: Barr’s office began investigation in late 2020 into a certain Matt Gaetz. The most corrupt AG since John Mitchell could not or would not side-step an FBI inquiry into the affairs of Mr Gaetz.
That is how bad this is. Barr could dismiss Russian election interference, ignore more than a score of credible accusations of sexual assault against the Orange One, stand aside and allow all of the depredations of 45’s administration; graft, corruption, violations of the Hatch Act, and so on. What Barr could not do was shuffle the FBI investigation into Matt Gaetz to the bottom of the ‘to-do’ list at Justice.
(Caveat: Charges against Mr Gaetz have, as yet, not been brought. He has denied any wrong-doing by pleading in true GOP-fashion that he’s a victim of ‘cancel culture,’ blah-blah-blah. )
That Gaetz petitioned the Former Guy for a blanket pardon does not bode well for him, either (he also now denies this happened). It must be noted that even the ethically and legalistically unhinged advisors to the Orange Doofus would not consider broaching the idea of a pardon for the young Congressman to the Grifter-in-chief. Gaetz’s steadfast loyalty to the Man from Mar-A-Lago didn’t enter into it. It must be assumed that Gaetz was too toxic for either Barr or 45. There is much more to come.
