Qasim Rashid, Esq.Speaker Mike Johnson wants to block the ethics report about Matt Gaetz sexually abusing a child, because when someone is innocent of sexual abuse, you definitely want to block the report exonerating him.
slash@QasimRashid You're thinking like a lawyer. What this noise about the report really does is send the signal: That's a nice new job you've got there Matt; be a shame if anything happened to it. Or maybe, "Don't worry, Matt. As long as you are on our side, that report will be well protected."
J. Edgar Hoover used that same trick. Had files on important people, and let them know the FBI would "safeguard" them. I'm sure DIRNSA does exactly the same today.