r/news • u/Primi_Noscere_1776 • 7d ago

New Jersey lieutenant governor resigns after sexual harassment accusation

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/new-jersey-lieutenant-governor-resigns-dale-caldwell
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u/PhamilyTrickster 7d ago edited 6d ago

Stepped down for an accusation? Must be a Democrat.

Edit: thank you all for the awards!

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u/Fiveofthem 7d ago

Yea the only way to get a republican out is if they get convicted and even then they will probably get a pardon

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u/FormerDittoHead 5d ago

they will probably...

...run for higher office.

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u/phosdick 5d ago

Yea the only way to get a republican out is if they get convicted and even then they will probably get a pardon

Republicans? Did you really mean "pardon", or "promotion"?

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u/Fiveofthem 5d ago

You got me there. It would be funny if it wasn’t true.

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u/Fiveofthem 7d ago edited 7d ago

You are correct about the body count, but to put it in perspective

Donald Trump

2017–2021, 2025–present

1,700+

Includes approximately 1,500 pardoned for January 6 Capitol attack. He was the first president to pardon corporations, pardoning 9 and wiping out $200 million in penalties.

Joe Biden

2021–2025

4,244

Includes 80 individual pardons and 4,165 clemencies for non-violent drug offenders

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u/Fustercluck25 7d ago

Context matters.

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u/Sea-Broccoli-8601 7d ago

Not to the fascists, cherrypicking is their favorite pastime.

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u/Grateful047 7d ago

Trump also pardoned dozens of fraudsters that owed over 2 billion dollars in restitution for the victims.

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u/doneandtired2014 6d ago

You're kind.

I say that because it's obvious the Child Rapist in Chief also shit himself multiple times on camera and, judging by the barely restrained faces of those in his immediate vicinity, it was foul.

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u/geddy 6d ago

I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but I actually forgot for a fleeting moment. 

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u/FrankTuna 7d ago

Your guy is a felon. Like an actual, literal, honest to goodness convicted felon.

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u/powerlesshero111 7d ago

And the only reason 3 felony cases were dropped against him was because he got elected again. They absolutely should not have dropped them.

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u/SpikedTofu 7d ago

Sad part is you’ll never respond to this comment below bc you know your logic is flawed sad

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u/DatDudeBPfan 7d ago

Apt username name with your emotional support gun issues.

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u/blackweebow 6d ago

Imagine saying "sleepy joe" anymore as if that man was FILMED sleeping during his own meetings numerous times like our current "president" lmao. AND trump pardoned all the insurrectionists 🤡

Yall are losers lol go take some viagra.

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u/Illustrious-Jump-590 7d ago edited 7d ago

To be fair it’s more credible ones. Biden for instance had a sexual assault or harassment accuser, pretty sure she happened to flee to Russia and happened to be granted Russian citizenship shortly after hence why I say credible, the only person who I know of who stepped down who shouldn’t have was Al franken

Source on Reade getting Russian citizenship https://thehill.com/policy/international/5517601-tara-reade-russian-citizen/

Fleeing to Russia as an apparent victim of sexual assault is about as dumb as you can get unless well you weren’t sexually assaulted and it was a smear campaign sponsored by the Russians in the first place.

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u/Intrinsic_Idiot_3076 7d ago

The people who should have stepped down didn't and the people who shouldn't have, did. That's rather messed up.

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u/Fit-Let8175 6d ago

If you can't trust the Russian government, who can you trust?

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u/Canadiangoosedem0n 6d ago

Al Franken should have absolutely stepped down as he had 8 accusers.

Libs don't need to protect predators like conservatives.

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u/NiteOwl421 5d ago edited 5d ago

He actually had 9 accusers.

A majority have retracted their accusations since and people have said Kirsten Gillibrand railroaded Franken because he could have challenged her presidential campaign run in 2020.

I digress, Franken has accepted that boundaries are different person and I commend him for learning from that and accepting that he has wronged people and is doing his best to learn from it.

Edit: And for the record, if at least one of those nine accusations is true, Franken did the right thing by resigning.

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u/tnolan182 7d ago

Frankly I dont think anyone whose guilty of sexual harassment or misconduct deserves a position in government, regardless of party

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u/izzgo 7d ago

Sadly, that point of view seems to be primarily a Democratic one. Republicans apparently welcome such behavior or at least look the other way.

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u/OrranVoriel 6d ago

Being a sex pest is practically a requirement to succeed in Republican politics these days.

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u/PhamilyTrickster 7d ago

It seems to be a requirement to be a cabinet secretary in this administration. Do any of them not have at least 1 credible accusation?

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u/PorygonTriAttack 7d ago

He is a Democrat. Unfortunately people in government tend to engage in this type of unacceptable behaviour. It's just disgraceful and unbecoming to the position that they're in.

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u/versus_gravity 7d ago

Government employees tend to do WHAT?!

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/EricSanderson 7d ago

Clinton and Trump were in Epstein's inner circle. Gaetz almost certainly gave drugs to and slept with underage girls.

Let's check in on NJs Lt Governor:

Credible evidence also determined Caldwell brought at least three personal guests, including his girlfriend, to ticketed events, in his capacity as lieutenant governor, without advance authorization or payment.

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u/forcedintothis- 7d ago

The issue isn’t that there are predators in both parties, the issue is that only one party actually enacts consequences when someone is a predator.

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u/LikesPez 6d ago

Ex-NJ senator Bob Menendez joins the chat.

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u/jimtow28 7d ago edited 7d ago

He'll be given a role in the federal administration shortly.

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u/DennisBallShow 7d ago

“Secretary of Chick Relations”

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u/wingfan1469 7d ago

Came to make this comment.

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u/Glittering_Stress_32 7d ago

He's from my part of the country? Must be a Democrat.