Tag Archives: Matt Gaetz

Feds Investigate Whether Gaetz Obstructed Justice

Politico reports: Federal prosecutors are examining whether Rep. Matt Gaetz obstructed justice during a phone call he had with a witness in the sex-crimes investigation of the Florida congressman, according to two sources familiar with the case. The witness in question was one of a handful of women who entered Gaetz’s orbit via his one-time “wingman,” former Seminole County, Fla., …

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Gaetz Claims Money For Yacht Purchase “Went Missing”

Tampa’s NBC News affiliate reports: Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida has sailed into a new controversy, claiming money wired to close the sale on a St. Petersburg yacht his fiancée had agreed to buy “went missing.” According to a spokesperson for the Republican, he and his fiancée Ginger Luckey were “targeted by malicious actors” during the purchase process of a …

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Gaetz Suggests Shooting Silicon Valley Execs [VIDEO]

“The internet’s hall monitors out in Silicon Valley, they think they can suppress us, discourage us — maybe if you’re just a little less patriotic, maybe if you just conform to their way of thinking a little more, you’ll be allowed to participate in the digital world. “Well, you know what? Silicon Valley can’t cancel this movement or this rally …

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Matt Gaetz Floats Presidential Bid If Trump Doesn’t Run

The New York Post reports: “I support Donald Trump for president. I’ve directly encouraged him to run and he gives me every indication he will,” the Florida Republican texted The Post Wednesday. “If Trump doesn’t run, I’m sure I could defeat whatever remains of Joe Biden by 2024.” Gaetz, who said he hasn’t formally launched an exploratory committee, is facing …

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Gaetz: I’m Focused On Socialism, Not Scandal [VIDEO]

“I’m not too worried about Joel Greenberg. Joel Greenberg is literally sitting in jail right now because he originally accused someone who was innocent of having a relationship with a minor. “That wasn’t true, it was just a false thing that Joel Greenberg had said. And that’s landed him in quite a bit of trouble. But I’m not focused on …

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Matt Gaetz’s Ex To Cooperate in Sex Trafficking Probe

CNN reports: Federal authorities investigating alleged sex trafficking by GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz have secured the cooperation of the congressman’s ex-girlfriend, according to people familiar with the matter. The woman, a former Capitol Hill staffer, is seen as a critical witness, as she has been linked to Gaetz as far back as the summer of 2017, a period of time …

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“Shock Jock” Texts May Figure In Gaetz Investigation

The Daily Beast reports: Text messages between Rep. Matt Gaetz’s wingman and a former Florida shock jock reveal how people with key information about an alleged underage sex ring were scrambling as the feds closed in—and they bolster the evidence in a growing scandal that could take down the congressman. Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg was already under investigation when he …

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Subpoena Lists New Names In Gaetz-Linked Probe

Politico reports: A new name has surfaced tied to the scandal engulfing Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz: Joe Ellicott, a close friend and former employee of the elected tax collector who pleaded guilty to a host of crimes Monday. Nicknamed “Big Joe,” Ellicott was listed in a federal grand jury subpoena sent to a different individual and obtained by POLITICO. The …

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Ex-US Attorney: Plea Deal Is Blueprint To Charge Gaetz

Law & Crime reports: “He will honor his plea agreement,” lawyer Fritz Scheller said in response to inquiries about whether his client planned to testify against Gaetz. Several former federal prosecutors weighed in on the significance of Greenberg’s guilty plea and cooperation deal, with all agreeing that it appeared to put Gaetz in a precarious legal position. Former U.S. Attorney …

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Gaetz Wingman Pleads Guilty To Sex-Trafficking Minor

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Joel Greenberg was led into court by U.S. Marshals and appeared in a dark colored jail jumpsuit, shackled at the wrists and ankles and flanked by two attorneys. He spoke succinctly during the hearing, responding with one or two words to questions from a magistrate judge. In all, Greenberg faced 33 federal charges. But prosecutors will …

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Gaetz Ridicules “Naughty” Allegations Against Him

NBC News reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican mired in controversy, told a crowd of Republican activists Saturday that sexual misconduct allegations involving him are as benign as legislative earmarks. “I’m being falsely accused of exchanging money for naughty favors,” Gaetz said at the Ohio Political Summit, a gathering sponsored by the Strongsville GOP in suburban Cleveland. “Yet, Congress …

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Report: Gaetz Charged Campaign For Party With Hooker

The Daily Beast reports: When Rep. Matt Gaetz attended a 2019 GOP fundraiser in Orlando, his date that night was someone he knew well: a paid escort and amateur Instagram model who led a cocaine-fueled party after the event, according to two witnesses. The Florida congressman’s one-time wingman, Joel Greenberg, will identify that escort to investigators as one of more …

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Gaetz Crony Pleads Guilty, Will Cooperate With DOJ

The New York Times reports: A former confidant of Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, admitted in court papers on Friday to an array of federal crimes — including sex trafficking of a minor — and agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigations, handing prosecutors a potential key witness as they decide whether to charge Mr. Gaetz. Joel Greenberg, …

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Politico: Feds “Intensifying” Probe Into Matt Gaetz

Politico reports: Federal investigators are intensifying their sex-crimes probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz as they discuss a potential immunity arrangement with his former girlfriend and have struck a tentative deal with his one-time “wingman” who will likely plead guilty, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section also continues to interview potential …

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Gaetz Crony To Plead Guilty In Deal With Prosecutors

The Orlando Sentinel reports: A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Monday in federal court in the case of Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County tax collector who resigned in disgrace last June. Greenberg — who is required to attend the 10 a.m. hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman — is expected to plead guilty to federal …

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Kinzinger Zings Matt Gaetz Over “Aging Well” Tweets

The Hill reports: Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) got into a back-and-forth on Twitter Tuesday evening ahead of the expected vote to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her perch in House GOP leadership. Gaetz resurfaced past comments Kinzinger made touting a failed February vote to remove Cheney from leadership, saying it was a comment that didn’t …

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CNN: Feds Are Seeking To Flip Gaetz’s Ex-Girlfriend

CNN reports: Federal investigators scrutinizing Rep. Matt Gaetz are seeking the cooperation of a former Capitol Hill intern who was once a girlfriend of the Florida Republican, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Investigators could also soon gain the formal cooperation of a second key witness, former Florida county tax collector Joel Greenberg, who is approaching a deadline this …

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Florida Seniors Sing Queen Song At Gaetz/Greene Rally

The Villages News reports: An enormous crowd and large group of friends protesters were at the Brownwood Hotel & Spa ahead of the arrival of two controversial GOP figures. Congressman Matt Gaetz and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene were to headline first stop in their national America First tour. The line to get in wrapped around the building. The crowd, mostly …

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TODAY: Gaetz And Greene Kick Off Cultist Rallies In FL

The Washington Post reports: Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), two staunch allies of former president Donald Trump, both of whom are enveloped in controversies, plan to kick off an “America First” rally tour on Friday night at a well-known retirement community in central Florida. According to a release announcing the tour, the pair aims to “rally …

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Florida GOP Loses “Witch Hunt” Against Bloomberg

Politico reports: Florida Republicans are now 0-2 in substantiating widespread election fraud claims that the state’s top law enforcement agency investigated. On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement told POLITICO that it had found nothing illegal in an effort pushed by New York City billionaire Mike Bloomberg and others to help pay off the fines and fees of convicted …

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