Key GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz will not seek re-election
Source: CNBC
The Utah Republican announced Wednesday on Facebook that he will not run any office in 2018 and "return to the private sector." He stressed that he did not have "ulterior motives" for making the decision and said he "may" run for office again.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/19/utah-rep-jason-chaffetz-will-not-seek-re-election.html
JHan
(10,173 posts)samnsara
(17,665 posts)onetexan
(13,081 posts)to avoid the shame and impending consequences of being tied to a treasonous administration.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)He said so.
If I didn't believe that, I'd wonder what we did not yet know about this extremely ambitious and ruthless slimedog's own unethical and/or illegal activities that would require him to accept that his national career is over.
George II
(67,782 posts)dalton99a
(81,708 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)you take a patronage job in the private sector.
Zambero
(8,981 posts)If looking ahead to 2018 suggests a Democratic wave, look for more GOP incumbents to cut and (not) run, particularly ethically challenged partisans such as Chaffetz.
Raster
(20,998 posts)On one hand, I am VERY FUCKING GLAD HE IS LEAVING CONGRESS, and yet, on the other, I would kind of like Chickenshit Chaffetz* to stick around for the 2019 version of the Congressional investigations, where I suspect, he could be the star of the show.
Zambero
(8,981 posts)imbibing a "wee bit" of Irish whiskey. A rarity when taken literally. We Irish have a way of encoding very innocent-sounding words while having them take on an altogether different meaning! (Read: BIGLY!).
BumRushDaShow
(130,043 posts)Just saw a CNN breaking.
Is it because he does not want to "investigate" the criminal in the WH?
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)There is a reason that power hungry, partisan, little shit would not be seeking reelection and it ain't good!
NewRedDawn
(790 posts)Historic NY
(37,462 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)There's more to this "sudden" decision.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)The fake email scandal was his baby.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,151 posts)turbinetree
(24,745 posts)we have not forgot what he and his cronies are doing to the wildlife, namely the coyote and wolf and the sacred land .
Hatch is in trouble (Gorsuch) watch out where this other fascist (Chaffetz) wants to go, he can't be trusted, just like a wooden nickel
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Keep fighting this ugly pos. Don't let him slither under a sewer.
Friend or Foe
(195 posts)Before the entire party hit's the 2018 iceberg
padah513
(2,515 posts)Sure looks like it.
cstanleytech
(26,361 posts)is turned off.
IronLionZion
(45,667 posts)A lot of GOP reps clearly have not been able to take the heat from their own constituents in their town halls and should get out of the kitchen. They all hate their jobs and Trump hates his job the most.
ailsagirl
(22,909 posts)SO when's he gonna leave??
dchill
(38,626 posts)ailsagirl
(22,909 posts)Right now we can describe the situation as a matter of "forgotten, but not gone."
At least, until we can say, "Gone and forgotten!"
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)Chaffetz doesn't do anything without any ulterior motive (esp when he says he does not have any ulterior motive). Maybe saving himself for s future WH run?
Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)That would be a no no. If he knew it was coming... And released it...
Eliot Rosewater
(31,151 posts)This person is a very bad person.
Very bad.
I have a physical response similar to the one I have when trump is on the screen, when I see him. I feel outraged, angry, and my entire body trembles with anger.
AllaN01Bear
(18,827 posts)good news along with bill o lielys fireing.
MBS
(9,688 posts)elmac
(4,642 posts)after the fascists destroy everything.
MFM008
(19,837 posts)to do same..............
Docreed2003
(16,905 posts)dchill
(38,626 posts)And Trump!
Docreed2003
(16,905 posts)clayton72
(135 posts)I don't know if this is true... But I want it to be. Same source that rumored of arrests coming as early as this week.
Raster
(20,998 posts)...that he is neck-deep in the tRump* soup. Rep. Chickenshit was the Congressional "face" of the Ghouliani*/Prince*/Kallstrom** cabal that strong-armed Comey* into releasing his infamous Clinton announcements and pronouncements that helped swing the election results toward tRump*. The big question for Representative Chickenshit* is what did he know, and when did he know it...
ON EDIT: And who told it to him... Rep. Chickenshit seemed privy to extremely confidential information before it was publicly announced.
I find it absolutely telling that Representative Chickenshit* was ready to persecute Hillary Clinton from day one, AND WAS NOT SHY ABOUT SAYING SO:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-republicans-are-already-preparing-for-years-of-investigations-of-clinton/2016/10/26/e153a714-9ac3-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html?utm_term=.fab58d4982f8
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/17/chaffetz-seeks-charge-of-ex-clinton-aide-in-email-inquiry/
So now it appears that Representative Chickenshit* can't take the fucking heat and has decided to get out of the kitchen. Representative Lying Chickenshit* suspects he may not be able to pass muster with his constituents in his next election and knows that when the power in Congress shifts back to the Democrats, --AND IT WILL-- Representative Chickenshit* will have a ring-side seat to SEVERAL Congressional investigations, and NOT in the Chairman's seat.
**More on tRump*s top ex-FBI fanboy:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/03/meet-donald-trump-s-top-fbi-fanboy.html
ailsagirl
(22,909 posts)I look forward to more repukes doing this
JDC
(10,152 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Some people say he'll be jailed for his crimes.
We can only hope.
...maybe this self-aggrandizing dickhead has some goodies on Rep. Chickenshit* @jasonwasinthehouse ...we can only hope!
deepcover
(76 posts)Jason is not quitting to run for governor or to go back to industry. He's under investigation and the ax will soon fall.
Here's a link from last week.
https://www.palmerreport.com/politics/intel-source-fbi-discovers-kremlin-is-blackmailing-jason-chaffetz-over-donald-trump-and-russia/2305/
Luciferous
(6,087 posts)miyazaki
(2,261 posts)Hope this mofo gets buried soon.