Chaffetz won't run for reelection: report

The Hill ^ | 04/19/2017 | Eliot Smilowitz

[GIdget2004]

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) will not seek reelection in 2018, BuzzFeed News reported Wednesday morning.

Chaffetz, the House Oversight Committee chairman, played a key role in investigating Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign. But he has resisted probing President Trump over the potential for him to profit from the presidency, noting that Trump is "already rich."

DEVELOPING

[babble-on]

Interesting thought. Good one

[HarleyLady27]

He’s ‘dirty’ and with all the investigations that will be soon coming, he doesn’t want to get caught up in them, Utah will either elect Egg McMuffin or a Dem to take his seat...

Hatch said the other day, he is going to run again...Mike Lee is as dirty as Jason so we will see what goes on there...

Mia Love has someone ready to run against her...she’s in my district, and I haven’t vetted her yet but will ...

Utah will be turning Blue soon, count on it...

The ‘Mormon Mafia’ will be over soon...

[RitaOK]

Thanks for posting this, GI.

*babble-on NAILS IT. (@ no.6)

Chaffitz has been hot and cold, in the House, but this is a good thing.

Romney can’t want to be in the House of Reps. do you think?

[DIRTYSECRET]

Bad ass with no reelection? I don’t think so. More likely lighten up to get in the senate. They all do.

[ZULU]

Swamp creature fleeing overturned gravy train

[RitaOK]

Oh, for sure, Mike Lee.

Remember when Lee and Crooze were the prima ballerinas together, opening their own PAC to cash in for electing conservatives???

Was that before or after they let the Tea Party conservative swing, in the Mississippi Treatment? They let McConnell cave to Haley Barbour and re-elect Thad Cochran.

Not a peep peeped by the pair in ballet shoes to help the conservative.

[deport]

Marla Mott-Smith

[RitaOK]

Interesting.

[kabar]

Strange guy. Very ambitious. He may be seeking to replace Hatch. He had that kerfuffle with the Secret Service and the leak of his file that showed he was turned down by the USSS for employment.

Chaffetz withdrew his support for Trump. He may have some other problems we are not aware of.

[Zathras]

Or at least he got orders from Willard...again.

[Theodore R.]

Chaffetz has some kind of round-about connection to Michael Stanley Dukakis.

[Truth29]

A Chaffetz quote in the article says that he will not be a candidate for any office in 2018.

[kenmcg]

He’s been a disappointment and won’t be missed.

[kabar]

Saw that. He is not ruling out 2020 when the Governorship is up.

[Kickass Conservative]

>>>Chaffetz, the House Oversight Committee chairman, played a key role in investigating Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign.

But he has resisted probing President Trump over the potential for him to profit from the presidency, noting that Trump is “already rich.”<<<

Outside of using “but” to begin a sentence, (do these guys have Editors?), why add the snarky comment about President Trump? These Liberal Writers just can’t help themselves.

[Lurkinanloomin]

My thought exactly.

[Lady Heron]

My guess....we are going to see a lot of compromised Republicans and dems retire quietly.

No idea if this is his reason but who has actually gone to jail from all his investigations? Nothing has ever been done to any of Obama's or Hillary's people nor has it reached either of them with any effect.

[headstamp 2]

Looks like its off to K-Street.

[johnk]

FOXNEWS link to story:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/19/chaffetz-announces-will-not-seek-re-election.html

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

HAPPY to see him go!!! Let’s see if we can get a REAL conservative in there!!!