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Buzzfeed: Utah Rep Jason Chaffetz will not seek reelection in 2018
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Interesting. They must really be on his heels.
eta- i will do some unfounded speculation and say a video of him cheating on his wife will pop up.
BoogieWoogie
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A video of him in a shockingly convincing trump costume getting peed on by Russian prostis.
Abstrusity
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She's like 50% journalist and 50% conspiracy theorist, and for the past couple months has been ...well, first to mumble about this stuff on twitter, then it comes out that it's real.
So her following is increasing. It all sounds like a conspiracy theory, but then, we're talking about an actual conspiracy with global implications.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Did he meet the pope?
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
They coming at the traitors hard I see.
This sounds like a man that is about to lawyer up.
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Whatever this is, it's catching up with him quickly.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Huh.
Either it's some pretty severe health issues, or he dun runnin scared.
But if it's the latter, I'm somewhat curious on how him distancing himself from Washington/the situation in general is at all going to help him.
Either it's some pretty severe health issues, or he dun runnin scared.
But if it's the latter, I'm somewhat curious on how him distancing himself from Washington/the situation in general is at all going to help him.
I'd tend to agree with you here. How fast this is moving, I'm guessing he got wind of a forthcoming expose of his infidelity.
Part lunacy, part crying-eagle.jpg, and part intelligence agency leaks.
Oh boy!
Abstrusity
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Family values! My bet's on a simple long-term affair with a woman, and he'd been being blackmailed.
O'Reilly out, Chaffetz out, Nunez out, what's next? McConnell glory-hole shenanigans? Paul Ryan dressing like Ayn Rand in private?
Meanwhile Boehner wakes up at 11am and has a beer for breakfast, happy he got out of all that shit before THIS started happening.
Man oh man.
PsychoSoldier
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Maybe the magic pill that turned him from rat to human is wearing off.
Beer Monkey
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Oh man if he resigns before the next ill-advised ACA vote....
BronsonLee
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wtf changed in a day to have him go from 'I'm done in a year' to 'I'm done right now'
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Trump wins, the alt-right fight amongst themselves, major right-wing media figures lose their places, conservative climbers and lawmakers drop like flies. What is life?
BoogieWoogie
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tedrotheredro
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So...will we get a House Oversight Chairman who will actually investigate Trump's conflicts?
I know, try not to laugh.
I know, try not to laugh.
Life comes at you fast
PsychoSoldier
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Depends on how much dirt they have on the person in question.
"We know your shit so do your job"
VeryGooster
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damn son
ShadowSwordmaster
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Oh shit. This has to be big if he running like this.
She's also the one that first said there was a FISA warrant on some with Trump ties. She wrote the original story that blew out of context by Trump with his wiretapping accusations.
Not sure whether to really believe her and it seems a lot dismiss her as conspiracy theorist, but it does seem that turned out to be mostly true and she got it way before anyone else did.
I bet hes never doubted for a single day that he made the right decision.
jack_package_200
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1. They discovered that he either actively hampered the Russia investigation or he helped collude with Russia.
2. He has severe health issues
3. FBI discovered he has a stash of child pornography
I don't really see any other reason he would resign so suddenly.
Beer Monkey
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Being blackmailed over an affair would be on the list.
jack_package_200
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I didn't consider that. I guess I can't imagine anyone wanting to sleep with Jason Chaffetz
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The way his Facebook post called his decision not to run again "prayerful" seemed especially contrite. Maybe he's going to be putting on the Remorseful Frown pretty soon.
LegendofJoe
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Carlos Danger 2020!
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Does this mean a special election in Utah if he resigns? I imagine so. Any democrat have a shot there?
Rumbling is that McMullin will run for the seat, and though not a Dem, he's still a massive upgrade.
That would be exciting
kittenbreath
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He also said he "wanted to spend more time with (his) family" which should always be followed by an implied "before they leave me"
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Nope it will be McMullin's seat if he runs.
If we could get McMullin and Mindy Finn elected in two seats that would be Republican anyway I would be a happy camper.
This is a megaton. What reasons could be possibly have for doing this other than the Russia investigation? If he was prepping a run for gov why would he resign so early?
BoogieWoogie
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McMullin would be amazing.
Beer Monkey
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Fame and power is always an aphrodisiac. Take some gross schmuck and put him in office and there will be more people willing to fuck him, every time.
It has to be:
1) Huge scandal
2) Huge opportunity to make some dollars Sarah Palin style (though I suppose in her case it was kinda both)
He would have announced health issues, unless he was dying of AIDS or something stigmatized.
Personal or family health issues only elicit voter sympathy for the most part. No reason to keep them hidden.
Rentahamster
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4. Promotion?
But these types do have an affinity for hypocritical kinky stuff, so we'll see if he's the exception or the rule.
My sister's dick would be a massive upgrade. Let's be totally honest.
Chaffetz is one of my absolute least liked people in the world. If he's resigning because of some health issue, I can honestly say I wouldn't feel a shred of sympathy. And I've suffered from severe health problems my entire life. I'm usually a pretty peaceful and loving guy. But this clown has always rubbed me the wrong way.
BoogieWoogie
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If it were health related, why wouldn't he just say that?
Fancyarcher
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Not at all. It's just speculation.
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