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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,986 posts)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:05 AM Apr 2017

Absolutely, Positively Not: Chaffetz Says Hes Not Leaving Congress Due to an Impending Scandal

First, he announced he would not seek another term in Congress. Then, he said he might leave early.

So what’s the deal, Jason Chaffetz? Is there a scandal coming down the pike that we don’t know about?

“Absolutely, positively not,” Chaffetz told Politicoon Thursday. “Not in any way, shape, or form.”

He added, “If they had something really scandalous, it would’ve come out a long, long time ago.”

So why, then, is the Utah Congressman and House Oversight Committee Chairman contemplating an early exit from office? His comments to Politico don’t exactly shed much light on the matter.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/%e2%80%98absolutely-positively-not%e2%80%99-chaffetz-says-he%e2%80%99s-not-leaving-congress-due-to-an-impending-scandal/ar-BBA6hjF?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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Absolutely, Positively Not: Chaffetz Says Hes Not Leaving Congress Due to an Impending Scandal (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 OP
Lol mzteaze Apr 2017 #1
what did you expect him to say, yesh sure, i was banging some tramp and smoking russian hash. sunonmars Apr 2017 #2
WaPo actually printed he was leaving because of ..."ambition" dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #3
Read between the lines... drray23 Apr 2017 #4

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
3. WaPo actually printed he was leaving because of ..."ambition"
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 02:13 AM
Apr 2017

With not much specifics, they actually talked about him having ambition for some other job, like governor of Utah.
I'll wait for the FBI to decide, cause it is now an open secret he is being investigated.

drray23

(7,629 posts)
4. Read between the lines...
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 08:53 AM
Apr 2017
He added, “If they had something really scandalous, it would’ve come out a long, long time ago.”


That is not the statement an innocent person would make. It comes out as meaning that he knows there is stuff out there on him, but he thinks (or hope) they have not gotten to the real juicy one yet.
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