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SNL Takes On Matt “Giggity” Gaetz Scandal [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: “Saturday Night Live” roasted U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz following Tuesday’s New York Times report that federal investigators were trying determine if he engaged in sex trafficking or had a relationship with a 17-year-old girl. Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, has repeatedly denied the allegations and said they’re part of an extortion plot in which he’s the victim. …

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TEN FOOT POLE: Republicans Silent On Gaetz Scandal

The Guardian reports: The Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz appears increasingly politically isolated amid a spiralling scandal over a federal sex-trafficking investigation. Even for Donald Trump, one Republican political operative said, “a 10ft pole is not long enough”. Few Republicans have rushed to offer any kind of support to Gaetz, a three-term conservative provocateur known for support of Trump, high-volume …

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Gaetz Played “Harry Potter” Sex Game With Lawmakers

The New York Daily News reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz and fellow Florida lawmakers played a creepy, competitive, “sex challenge” game while working at the statehouse ten years ago — in which participants won varying points depending on who they slept with, according to a new report. Competitors could earn extra points for bedding a married legislator or spending the night …

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Gaetz Tweet Compares NYT To “East German Stasi”

From the Revolver piece tweeted today by Matt Gaetz: Is Gaetz guilty of a crime? Right now, nobody has produced any evidence of one. On the other hand, there is ample evidence the story is more complicated than the Times originally reported. It’s also possible that, like with the Russian collusion hoax, these spectacular allegations are just an excuse for …

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GOP Rep To Give Gaetz Donation To Abuse Victims

Axios reports: Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), a freshman who flipped a Democratic seat in 2020, is donating campaign contributions from Rep. Matt Gaetz to an organization that supports victims of domestic abuse. Why it matters: The embattled Florida lawmaker faces escalating political struggles after the New York Times reported Gaetz is under investigation by the Department of Justice to determine …

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Gaetz’s Spokesman Bolts For The Exit Amid Scandal

The Orlando Sentinel reports: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s communications director has resigned amid the scandal brewing around the Panhandle congressman. “The Office of Congressman Matt Gaetz and Luke Ball have agreed that it would be best to part ways,” Gaetz’s office said in a statement. “We thank him for his time in our office, and we wish him the best …

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Falwell Attempting Comeback At Liberty University

Politico reports: “Congratulations on an exciting 14-9 win over NCAA team from Walsh University in North Canton, OH!” Falwell wrote on Instagram on March 13, beneath photos of a Liberty lacrosse game and himself in the stands with daughter and wife, Becki. “Didn’t realize LaCrosse was so much fun to watch.” The posting struck some in the Liberty community as …

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NYT: Gaetz Probe Involves Drugs And Payments For Sex

The New York Times reports: A Justice Department investigation into Representative Matt Gaetz and an indicted Florida politician is focusing on their involvement with multiple women who were recruited online for sex and received cash payments, according to people close to the investigation and text messages and payment receipts reviewed by The New York Times. Investigators believe Joel Greenberg, the …

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Pelosi: If Gaetz Allegations Are True, Booting Him From Committees Would Be “The Least That Could Be Done”

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz, facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, should at a minimum be removed from the House Judiciary Committee if the claims are true, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. Pelosi, D-Calif., also said the House Ethics Committee should consider the allegations against the Florida Republican. “If in fact these allegations …

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Barr Avoided Gaetz After Being Told Of Sex Probe

Politico reports: Barr and the Office of the Attorney General received multiple briefings on the Gaetz probe, beginning in the summer of 2020, a second person familiar with the probe said. They encouraged Florida prosecutors to move as quickly as they needed to and take whatever steps were appropriate. The briefings were consistent with Barr’s memo requiring notification to department …

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Meet The Jailed FL Republican Linked To Gaetz Scandal

The Washington Post reports: Until last year, Joel Greenberg was an ascendant political player in Seminole County, Fla., where he unseated a longtime incumbent in the race for county tax collector, won a political battle to allow his deputies to carry guns on the job and flaunted his connections to prominent Republicans with close ties to then-President Donald Trump, including …

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Matt Gaetz Admits Speaking With Newsmax, OAN, Fox News, And Other Outlets About “Life After Congress”

“Yes. I’ve had many conversations with many people about life after Congress. These conversations have been very general in nature and have never included me soliciting or receiving an offer of employment. “There is not a single conservative television station I haven’t had a passing conversation with about life after Congress. I have neither received nor solicited offers from any …

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Florida Law Firm Warns Gaetz On “Defamatory” Claims

Law & Crime has their statement: Congressman Matt Gaetz made an allegation on The Tucker Carlson show last night that David L. McGee, a partner in the firm of Beggs & Lane, had attempted to extort money from Gaetz and his family in exchange for McGee making the investigation against Congressman Gaetz “go away.” The allegation by the Congressman is …

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Matt Gaetz’s Father: Yes, I Wore A Wire For The FBI

Politico reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father, Don, a former Florida Senate president, said he is working with the FBI, including wearing a wire on more than one occasion as part of an investigation into an alleged extortion plot that the pair said was organized by former federal prosecutor David McGee. “The FBI asked me to try and get that information …

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McCarthy Says Gaetz Would Be Stripped Of Committee Assignments If Sex Allegations “Come Out To Be True”

The Hill reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that GOP leaders will remove Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) from his committee assignments if he’s found to be guilty of sex trafficking, a case currently under investigation by the Justice Department. “Those are serious implications. If it comes out to be true, yes, we would remove him if that’s …

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Former DOJ Official Denies Gaetz’s “Extortion” Claims

The Daily Beast reports: Gaetz told Fox that the former DOJ employee going after him was David McGee, now a lawyer at Beggs & Lane. In an interview with The Daily Beast late Tuesday night, McGee said any reports of extortion involving him or his firm were “completely, totally false.” “This is a blatant attempt to distract from the fact …

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Republican Insiders Privately Gloat Over Gaetz Scandal

The Insider reports: The former Trump aides aren’t necessarily happy to see the three-term lawmaker in trouble, but they “feel a little vindicated,” the former White House staffer told Insider. “He’s the meanest person in politics.” A former congressional aide said GOP leaders could soon be rid of the self-styled provocateur without having to get their hands dirty. “Good riddance,” …

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Gaetz Denies “False” Allegations: The DOJ Is Trying To “Criminalize My Sexual Conduct When I Was Single”

Jonathan Swan reports at Axios: “The allegations against me are as searing as they are false,” Gaetz said in a 13-minute phone interview with Axios. “I believe that there are people at the Department of Justice who are trying to criminalize my sexual conduct, you know when I was a single guy.” “The allegations of sexual misconduct against me are …

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NYT: Matt Gaetz Target Of DOJ Underage Sex Probe

The New York Times reports: Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida and a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump, is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him, according to three people briefed on the matter. Investigators are examining whether Mr. Gaetz …

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Texas Senate Unanimously Passes Bill To Mandate Winterizing Power Grid, Ban Variable Energy Rate Plans

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including mandating that power plants prepare for extreme weather and outlawing risky indexed retail electric plans. Senate Bill 3, filed by Republican state Sen. Charles Schwertner of Georgetown, now heads to the Texas House where its prospects …

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