Tag Archives: Matt Gaetz

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: This is a bad choice for AG that would undermine confidence in the law. Mr. Trump lauded Mr. Gaetz’s law degree from William and Mary, but it might as well be a doctorate in outrage theater. He’s a performer and provocateur, and his view is that the more explosions he can cause, the …

The Hill reports: “I don’t think either she [Tulsi Gabbard] or Matt Gaetz ought to have a confirmation hearing until they have both had full field FBI investigations,” John Bolton told NewsNation anchor Blake Burman. “And then I think the Chinese would say, ‘Maybe they are serious.’” When Burman clarified, asking whether Bolton was calling for Gabbard to be investigated, …

The New York Times reports: The House Ethics Committee, which has been investigating allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, was prepared to vote to release a highly critical report about Mr. Gaetz on Friday. Mr. Gaetz, a Florida Republican, abruptly resigned from his House seat late Wednesday, effectively ending the ethics investigation that …

Politico reports: GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from the House Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson announced, the same day that Donald Trump announced that he had tapped the Florida firebrand to be his attorney general. Republican senators have already expressed doubts that Gaetz could get confirmed to that powerful Cabinet spot, as the pick gets fierce pushback across the party. The …

NPR reports: Entering the Senate chamber during votes, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, reacted to the news that President-elect Trump will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be attorney general. “Obviously the president has the right to nominate whomever he wishes,” Collins said. “But this is why the Senate’s advise and consent process is so important.” “I’m sure that there will …

“It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States. “Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of …

The Pensacola News Journal reports: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has won another term in Congress. Gaetz easily defeated Democratic challenger Gay Valimont on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Gaetz at 7:14 p.m Central. As of 7:21 p.m., Gaetz had 195,418 votes, 65.64%, while Valimont had 102,283 votes, 34.36%, with only the early vote and mail-in votes counted. …

ABC News reports: As part of its ongoing investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, the House Ethics Committee recently issued a subpoena for documents from a civil lawsuit brought by one of the Florida congressman’s longtime friends against several third parties, ABC News has learned. The subpoena, which has not been previously reported, requests all documents related to Gaetz that are …

“If there’s anybody who should go to trial, Gaetz is the one who should be convicted in a trial. You can’t sleep with underage women and thing you can get away with it. “I’m not making any claims, I’m just saying somebody is sitting in jail for 11 years that was with him. ‘They just had depositions that came out …

NOTUS reports: Just hours after court filings were released claiming that witnesses saw Rep. Matt Gaetz attend a drug-fueled sex party in 2017 with a 17-year-old girl, the Florida Bar received a formal complaint that could threaten the congressman’s legal credentials. Friday morning, Florida activist Chaz Stevens pointed the Florida Bar to reporting from NOTUS about the sudden turn in …

NOTUS reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz attended a drug-fueled sex party in 2017 with the 17-year-old girl at the center of the alleged sex trafficking scandal, according to legal documents filed to a Florida federal court shortly before midnight Thursday, which cite sealed affidavits from three eye-witness testimonies. The minor, who was a junior in high school at the time, arrived …

NOTUS reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz may soon face a document dump in federal court that could expose — for the first time — details about the alleged sex parties tied to the accusations that Gaetz had sex with an underage teen. The trove of information — which is expected to include sworn testimony from a number of people involved in …

The Daily Beast reports: Matt Gaetz mocked Kevin McCarthy after beating off a challenger backed by the former House speaker in the GOP primary election for Florida’s 1st Congressional District. Rep. Gaetz (R-Fla) was targeted by McCarthy in his so-called “Revenge Tour” following last year’s mutiny by House Republicans to remove him as speaker. GOP challenger Aaron Dimmock, a retired …

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has long been a proponent for making it easier for people to have access to marijuana during a career that started out in the Florida Legislature and then on to Congress. Last year, Gaetz proposed to stop testing members of the military for cannabis use. But Gaetz says he will be voting against …

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took his latest swipe at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), stating the Florida lawmaker “looks very unhinged” after he taunted the former Speaker on the floor of the Republican National Convention this week. “He looks very unhinged. I mean, a lot of people have concerns about it. And I’m not sure if he …

Newsweek reports: Representative Matt Gaetz’s appearance at the Republican National Convention is sparking a flood of jokes and memes. Gaetz spoke at the convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, reaffirming his loyalties to GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump and harshly criticizing President Joe Biden. But spectators seemed more focused on how the congressman looked, questioning his unmoving forehead …

The Hill reports: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) appeared to call Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) a “little b‑‑‑‑” after an awkward exchange with former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) at the Republican National Convention. Gaetz taunted McCarthy on the floor of the convention Tuesday night, telling the former Speaker that he would “get booed off the stage” if he were to …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) crashed an interview by Kevin McCarthy at the Republican National Convention to taunt the former House Speaker. “What night are you speaking? Are you speaking tonight?” Gaetz said, getting in McCarthy’s face. As the California Republican, who is at the RNC but not slated to speak, seemed to ignore his former colleague in the …

The Florida Phoenix reports: The latest hard-hitting ad in Matt Gaetz primary race references allegations that the Panhandle Republican may have engaged in sexual misconduct and drugs. Gaetz is running for re-election in his August 20 primary against Republican Aaron Dimmock, but the ad is being run by Florida Patriots PAC, a new super PAC. “Since Matt Gaetz refuses to …

ABC News reports: In recent weeks, House Ethics Committee investigators have conducted a string of interviews behind closed doors with numerous women who were witnesses in the years-long Justice Department sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, multiple sources familiar with the committee’s work tell ABC News. In the interviews, which have previously not been reported, some witnesses have been …