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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on April 10, 2024, 04:43:00 pm
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McCarthy says he lost speakership over complaint alleging member ‘slept with a 17-year-old’
By
Luke Gentile
April 10, 2024 10:58 am
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared to take a shot at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) when he declared that the reason he is not in Congress is because someone wanted him to stop an ethics complaint alleging that the individual had slept with a minor.
McCarthy made the comment after Mo Elleithee of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service suggested he made a lot of concessions in negotiations, which would eventually lead to the end of his speakership.
“That is such a misnomer in life. Let me give you the truth about that, and I’ll give you the truth why I’m not speaker,” McCarthy responded.
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