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In reply to the discussion: Garland let Gaetz walk [View all]moniss
(6,151 posts)are that he engaged in prostitution and illicit drug use and made illegal drug purchases from his office in the Capitol. Those are things he clearly knew he was doing according to the report. They did not establish that he knew one of the females was only 17. But of course the onus is on him to make sure he's not having sex with a minor.
Please don't misunderstand where I'm going with this line of thought. Nailing him on the charge with a minor might have been less of a slam dunk although it should have been pursued by Feds if possible but certainly the state except we know DeSenseless wouldn't allow it. My point in talking about the first two items separately is that basically DOJ gave a Federal official a pass on using government property from which to engage in illegal drug deals. The prostitution charge from what I can see would be a state case. But there was no reason to pass on the drug charge. None.