Santa’s Message to Garland

The final report on Matt Gaetz’s ethics violations was released yesterday, and its contents are deeply disturbing. This man is a predator and a danger to children, and he must be removed from society immediately. The findings from the Republican-led Ethics Committee leave little room for doubt about Gaetz’s future.

Reading the report also raises serious questions about yet another failure by Attorney General Merrick Garland. What happened to the DOJ’s investigation into Gaetz, and why weren’t charges brought against him? Unfortunately, it’s not surprising—Garland is a Democrat, and the Democratic Party often appears too weak and ineffectual to take decisive action.

That said, the bigger question now is: what will the Republicans do? Gaetz is a mega star in their ranks and was even Trump’s initial pick for Attorney General before these allegations surfaced. Will the party that claims to root out predators everywhere but within its own ranks take action? Or will they allow Matt Gaetz to continue walking free, even after the Ethics Committee’s damning findings about his involvement in the sexual assault of a minor? Will Matt Gaetz get to sexually assault a child on 5th avenue and lose no support?