By Aila Slisco On 4/5/22 at 8:06 PM EDT. [107] Gaetz has said he has had multiple conversations with President Trump about cannabis policy. Earlier, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin smacked down Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after he asserted that an Austin advisor is a "critical race theorist," and that his sources told him Austin's. Gaetz, who is being investigated by federal authorities for potential child sex trafficking charges and could reportedly be indicted as soon as next month, launched a Twitter attack on Milley. He wrote, "If Democrats want to defund the police, they should start with the FBI. [183] Gaetz has claimed that wearing the gas mask was not an act of mockery but a way of "demonstrating his concern". 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[240] The next day, Trump publicly denied that Gaetz had asked him for a pardon. [24] During his campaign, Gaetz received almost $480,000 in contributions, about five times more than anyone else in the field, and almost 50 times more than Fernald, including $100,000 of his own money. South Carolina's senior U.S. senator, Lindsey Graham, admonished the House members, calling them "nuts" for having made a "run on the SCIF. [115][116], Appearing on The View in February 2020, shortly before Trump associate Roger Stone was sentenced, Gaetz said he would support a pardon for Stone. Matt Gaetz, even if Gaetz brought the topic up. A meme showing a mug shot of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz suggests that the congressman has had "seven DUIs" and is responsible for the "suspicious" death of his college roommate. Milley, who was testifying alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the hearing, was responding to Florida representatives Michael Waltz, a former Army Green Beret, and Matt Gaetz. [118], On April 6, The New York Times reported that during the final weeks of Trump's presidency, Gaetz privately asked the White House for a blanket pardon for himself and some unknown congressional allies for any crimes they may have committed. Brian Williams didn't shy away from criticizing Matt Gaetz, the controversial U.S. Representative from Florida and ally of President Donald Trump, after Gaetz launched his own criticism of th Gaetz has. [86] Thirteen months earlier, Gaetz had discussed with former President Trump the possibility of getting Trump elected to the speakership, for which House membership is not required. [237] Joseph Ellicott, an associate of both Gaetz and Greenberg, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to two charges related to this investigation and is also cooperating with authorities. [40] On March 21, 2016, Gaetz withdrew from the race, choosing instead to run for the U.S. House seat representing Florida's 1st congressional district; the incumbent, Jeff Miller, had announced 11 days earlier that he would not seek reelection.[41]. Leer en Espaol. He also resigned from two Florida House political action committees he had started and chaired; the PACs closed down and transferred $380,000 to a federal super PAC, North Florida Neighbors, whose purpose was to support Gaetz's congressional campaign. "[213], As a Florida state representative in 2015, Gaetz and Representative David Richardson sponsored an amendment to repeal Florida's ban on same-sex adoptions. Despite Republican Claims, No", "Text H.R.1865 116th Congress (20192020): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020", "Roll Call 689 Roll Call 689, Bill Number: H. R. 1865, 116th Congress, 1st Session", "H.R. Matt is devoted to the values upon which our country was . Asked to clarify, he said his "tweet speaks for itself". American lawyer cum politician, Matt Gaetz, was never in the military. [77] House rules explicitly disallow below-market rentals, and require that parties to such leases "have [not] had, [n]or continue to have, a professional or legal relationship (except as a landlord and tenant)". A field officer for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles declared there was no evidence that Gaetz refused a breathalyzer test, despite the arresting police officer having documented it in an affidavit and the arrest report and Gaetz's own attorney also having documented it. [268][269], On April 9, 2021, the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into allegations that Gaetz "may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift". [266] On April 8, it was revealed that Trump had reportedly wanted to defend Gaetz but was told to stand down due to the seriousness of the allegations. [122] On April 8, it was revealed that Trump had reportedly wanted to defend Gaetz, but that his advisors talked him out of it due to the seriousness of the allegations. He managed debate preparations and "drafted early administration organizational charts, helped steer early policy decisions and played a huge role in DeSantis' appointments", according to Politico. The Florida Bar is now investigating", "Florida Bar investigating Rep. 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BREAKING: The crowd at today's hearing just erupted into laughter as a witness humiliated Republican Matt Gaetz in brilliant fashion.Subscribe for more and f. [223] The charges against Gaetz were dismissed. [193], After a contentious House committee hearing on June 10, 2021, Gaetz claimed a Chinese whistleblower possessed text messages and documents concerning COVID-19's origins that U.S government investigators had failed to pursue. [189] but the EcoHealth Alliance later admitted that under the grant it had enhanced a bat coronavirus so it became potentially more infectious to humans, which the NIH said was an "unexpected result" of the research it had funded that was carried out in partnership with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. [262] The next day, his communications director, Luke Ball, and his legislative director, Devin Murphy, resigned. 1158: DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act House Vote #690 Dec 17, 2019", "Here's the Tweet Matt Gaetz Tried to Delete About the FBI", "Rep. Matt Gaetz Tweets, Deletes Call to Defund FBI, the Agency Investigating Him", "Matt Gaetz tweeted that the FBI should be defunded, then deleted it. The Republican Representative suddenly announced as much on Twitter on Thursday, sharing a pic with his now 19-year-old son, Nestor. We're so frustrated. A spokesperson for Gaetz said, "not one woman has come forward to accuse Rep. Gaetz of wrongdoing" and that Gaetz had "addressed the debunked allegations against him" on his new podcast, Firebrand. [110][111][112], In April 2018, Politico called Gaetz "one of the most enthusiastic defenders of President Trump on cable news" and a "proud Trump protg". He currently represents Florida's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He failed an eye test twice, then declined field sobriety tests. [43] He is only the seventh person to represent this district since 1933 (the district was numbered the 3rd before 1963). "Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who did not serve in the military but did smirk while General Milley was testifying," Williams said, noting . A press release stated, "These short-lived climate pollutants, also called super pollutants, are significantly more potent than carbon dioxide. Matt. [78], In July 2020, Politico reported that its investigation had found expenditures by Gaetz that appeared to violate the House ethics rules: spending tens of thousands of dollars for a speech-writing consultant and having a private company install a television studio in his father's home in Niceville, Florida, which Gaetz uses when he appears on television. [206] Upon announcing his run for Congress in 2016, he said that illegal immigrants were "sucking us dry. ", "Orange County venue cancels Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene's planned America First rally", "21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers", "Rep. Matt Gaetz's very witness-tamper-y Michael Cohen tweet", "Trump ally threatens Cohen with unsubstantiated allegation of womanizing", "A high-profile Trump ally in Congress just straight-up threatened Michael Cohen", "GOP lawmaker says tweet about Cohen is 'witness testing, not witness tampering', "GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz apologizes for tweet targeting Michael Cohen", "Trump ally Gaetz apologizes for threatening Michael Cohen ahead of hearing", "Rep. Matt Gaetz facing investigation over tweet about Michael Cohen", "Rep. Matt Gaetz tweets cryptic warning to Michael Cohen ahead of hearing", "The winners and losers of Michael Cohen's House hearing", "Michael Cohen testifies before Congress: Live updates", "Gaetz sent apology text to Cohen after House testimony: report", "Rep. Matt Gaetz insists he didn't threaten Michael Cohen. [105] He was also the only Republican cosponsor of the bill (of 55 cosponsors) at the time of its passage. These include September 2018 text messages between Greenberg and a woman engaging in prostitution, which indicate that a prostitute was arranged for Gaetz and that the drug MDMA may have been proffered. [220], In 2022, Gaetz was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior. Hugh_Lebowski: Jun 2021 #2: yeah, I didn't get that either, who was the Green Beret? 77: Opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria", "Bernie Sanders, Rand Paul, Ro Khanna, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Trump imploring him to end US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen", "Twitter Places Warning on Congressman's Tweet for Glorifying Violence", "Rep. Matt Gaetz on Twitter: "The mob wants to destroy America. [104], In November 2019, Gaetz was one of only two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee to vote for the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which among other reforms would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. [134][135][136], One committee member said, "It was the closest thing I've seen around here to mass civil unrest as a member of Congress. 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