[23] In the special general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Jan Fernald with 66 percent of the vote. Matt Prigge Contributing Writer Twitter. He wrote, "If Democrats want to defund the police, they should start with the FBI. "[61][114], In May 2018, Gaetz was one of 18 House Republicans to vote to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in peace talks with North Korea. [294], Support for impeaching President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas, Federal investigations into sex trafficking. [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. [239][240] In late 2020, Greenberg apparently attempted to secure a pardon from the Trump administration via a confession letter (first reported by The Daily Beast in April 2021), writing that he and Gaetz had had sex with a 17-year-old girl they believed was 19, and that payments had been made on behalf of Gaetz to her and other women in exchange for sex. [283][284][285], On December 1, 2022, thanks to his assistance with the prosecutors in a series of investigations, including those involving Gaetz, Greenberg was sentenced to 11 years in prison, plus ten years of supervised release. "If Democrats want to defund the police, they should start with the FBI," wrote . He later clarified that Galbn is the brother of an ex-girlfriend of Gaetz's and that Galbn spends time with his sister, with Gaetz's family, and with Gaetz. Photo: Twitter. [117], Gaetz is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, but not of the Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, or Oversight and Reform Committees, and so was not allowed to join lawmakers' closed-door deposition of former White House Russia aide Fiona Hill in October 2019. [82] In response, the Campaign for Accountability, an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics and requested an investigation into Gaetz and the other lawmakers. [249][250], Gaetz said his attorneys contacted the FBI, which he said informed them that Gaetz was a subject, not a target, of an investigation. Inquiry Over Sex With an Underage Girl", "DOJ Investigation Focusing on Matt Gaetz's Alleged Payments for Sex: Report", "Federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz is focused on cash payments to women, report says", "The House ethics panel has opened an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz", "Career prosecutors recommend no charges for Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Who is Matt Gaetz? [107] Gaetz has said he has had multiple conversations with President Trump about cannabis policy. [88] After midnight, January 7, on the 15th and last ballot, Gaetz switched his vote to "present", lowering the number of votes McCarthy needed and allowing him to win the speakership. What sets the . [146] In September 2022, he called impeaching Biden a "priority". [30][155], In November 2017, Gaetz joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. [65][63][68] Despite not being a member of the House Oversight Committee,[65] Gaetz appeared at Cohen's hearing, saying that he wanted to observe and ask questions. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 until 2016, and received national attention for defending Florida's controversial "stand-your-ground law". The image used . [204], On July 26, 2022, Gaetz voted against the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, which passed 40120. [273] In August, ABC News reported that Greenberg had "provided investigators with years of Venmo and Cash App transactions and thousands of photos and videos, as well as access to personal social media accounts." [226], Denying any sexual relationships with minors, Gaetz said on March 30, 2021, that he did not plan to resign from the House. [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)". 143 Matt Gaetz, even if Gaetz brought the topic up. Luis F. Deleon-Figueroa, 31, and Master Sgt. [124] He also asked for a special counsel investigation into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's handling of the Hillary Clinton email controversy, undue interference by U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch in the investigation, and the Russian state corporation Rosatom's acquisition of Uranium One during Mueller's time as FBI director. South Carolina's senior U.S. senator, Lindsey Graham, admonished the House members, calling them "nuts" for having made a "run on the SCIF. A former Green Beret who told Fox News in 2016 that he killed a suspected Taliban bomb maker nearly a decade ago during combat operations in Afghanistan is now being charged in the man's death . He was driving home from a nightclub and was pulled over for driving 48 in a 35 mile-per-hour zone, according . The M4A1 is a tried and true weapon that has served as the workhorse for the Special Forces. Tampa Bay Times, Feb. 18, 2014: Near midnight, Okaloosa County Deputy Chris Anglin clocked Gaetz going 48 in a 35 mph zone. [263][264][265], On April 6, 2021, The New York Times reported that in the last weeks of the Trump administration, Gaetz privately requested a blanket presidential pardon for himself and others, which was reportedly denied because it would set a bad precedent. [74] In August 2019, the Florida Bar announced it had found no probable cause that Gaetz had violated its rules. Prosecutors alleged that Alford claimed he had contacts in the Justice Department who could arrange for a presidential pardon for Gaetz and directed Don Gaetz to wire the money to a trust account managed by McGee. [291], In December 2020, Gaetz announced his engagement to his girlfriend, Ginger Luckey, the sister of Oculus VR founder and major Republican donor Palmer Luckey. [4][5][6] In April 2021, the House Ethics Committee also announced an investigation. [255] Alford, who has previously been federally convicted of fraud and is represented by McGee, was federally indicted in August 2021 for allegedly conducting the scheme. The military's top officer on Wednesday volunteered a forceful defense to a congressional panel of the Defense Department's attempts to better understand social injustice within its ranks and. He claimed that the decision was an example of "judicial activism" that posed "a threat to our democracy". Hamlette: Jun . We do not teach critical race theory. [23] In a crowded Republican primary that included Craig Barker, Kabe Woods, Jerry G. Melvin, and Bill Garvie, Gaetz won with 43 percent of the vote. [123], In November 2017, Gaetz introduced a congressional resolution calling for Robert Mueller to recuse himself as special counsel because of what were said to be conflicts of interest. [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". [76] Gaetz and Merrill separately told Politico that Gaetz paid below-market rent for the space, but Gaetz later said that the rent was "at or below market rate". [198][199], On December 19, 2017, Gaetz was the only representative to vote against the Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act, a bill allocating additional government resources to help combat human trafficking. [49], In January 2018, Gaetz invited alt-right Holocaust denier Charles C. Johnson to attend Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) tweeted about defunding the FBI on Wednesday, then appeared to think better of it. [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. Gaetz and other GOP members mocked Democrats and their COVID-19 regulations on social media. [229] The same day, The New York Times reported the Justice Department's investigation of Gaetz. [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. 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[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. "[139][136] Ohio representative Jim Jordan said, "The members have just had it, and they want to be able to see and represent their constituents and find out what's going on. 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. Here's what you need to know about Gaetz's family: 1. In addition to denying the allegations about his relationship with a 17-year-old girl, Gaetz denied a previously unreported claim that he had been photographed "with child prostitutes", and said that a friend of his (whom Carlson had supposedly met) had been urged by the FBI to claim Gaetz was "involved in some pay-for-play scheme". [69] During the hearing, U.S. Virgin Islands delegate Stacey Plaskett, a member of the Oversight Committee, recommended that Gaetz be referred to both the House Ethics Committee and criminal prosecutors for witness intimidation and tampering. Washington, D.C. U.S. Jan 10 Really interesting numbers from CBS poll: 64% of GOP voters approved of the speaker turmoil last week. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, a smug Rep. Matt Gaetz, (R-Fla.) under investigation for obstructing justice in a sex crimes probe tore into Defense Secretary. [240] The next day, Trump publicly denied that Gaetz had asked him for a pardon. [216] He also persuaded his father, in the Florida State Senate, to support the repeal. [119] The White House reportedly never seriously considered the request, because it was decided that issuing preemptive pardons would set a bad precedent. [83], In August 2022, Gaetz criticized President Joe Biden for forgiving up to $10,000 of student loan debt for eligible borrowers. [230] By April 2, the Justice Department was examining whether Gaetz asked women to recruit others for sex. He also said his father agreed to wear a "wire" to help the FBI record the alleged extortionists. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley blasted U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for mocking and opposing critical race theory during what was supposed to be a budget hearing. "[257][258][259], On March 31, 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he had no plans to remove Gaetz from his seats on the Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, but that he might change his mind if Gaetz "gets indicted"[260] or "if it comes out to be true. [98][99] Gaetz has criticized the federal government for having "lied to the American people for a generation" about cannabis's medical benefits. The Justice Department is investigating whether Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida and a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump, broke federal sex trafficking laws, focusing . Then Gaetz asked Pichai about Google's search methods on its site. . Matt Gaetz Revealed He Had a Teenage Son in June 2020. We're so frustrated. McGee reportedly met with Don Gaetz before Alford did,[254][256] but apparently did not discuss a presidential pardon, which Alford later admitted to the FBI that he had lied about his ability to arrange. 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