Matt Gaetz

[cow451]

See! I knew he could not help himself. I wonder how many volumtuous women heard him and decided he was not worthy of their vote.

Many people are saying his passion for young people is touching.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

Many people are saying his passion for young people is touching.

Yes it is,illegally so.

 

[essentialsaltes]

She raised $115,000 to support abortion rights in 24 hours.

$900,000 and counting.

 

[Desk trauma]

Many people are saying his passion for young people is touching.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Charges Filed In Gaetz-Linked Florida Ghost Candidate Scheme

State prosecutors said in a press release that they charged political consultants Eric Foglesong and Benjamin Paris in relation to the scheme, as well as alleged sham candidate Jestine Iannotti, one of a series of no-namers to run in multiple state elections in Florida in 2020.

On Thursday, a jury found former Longwood mayor and Seminole County Republican chair Ben Paris guilty of interfering in their state Senate race in their county by making an illegal campaign contribution in someone else's name.

The state successfully linked Paris to Jestine Iannotti and previously convicted political strategist Eric Foglesong in a scheme to front Iannotti as an independent candidate in the 2020 district nine race for state Senate.

Foglesong and Iannotti face trial on more serious charges. Both have hearings in October.

 

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House Ethics Committee Quietly Reopens Its Probe into His Conduct: Report​

The House Ethics Committee has quietly reopened a probe into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, Punchbowl News reports, citing sources familiar with the investigation.

The outlet reports that the committee's investigators have begun re-examining allegations surrounding the controversial lawmaker, months after it deferred an investigation into 41-year-old Gaetz following a request from the Department of Justice, which was conducting its own investigation. [which resulted in no charges]

According to Punchbowl, the Ethics Committee is now reexamining allegations against him, but hasn't yet decided whether it will move forward with a special investigative subcommittee, but if it does, the move would be publicly disclosed.

[From 2021]: "The Committee is aware of public allegations that Representative Matt 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, in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct."

 

[Fantine]

They are investigating Adam Schiff for far less. Many believe Schiff is 110% blameless, myself included.
Investigating a real violator helps them cling on to what pathetic bits of credibility they have left.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Oh, look. Now he might have been involved in election fraud too...

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The Times reported that investigators had been told about a conversation in which Gaetz and Chris Dorworth, a prominent Florida lobbyist, discussed running a fake third candidate to siphon votes from Sigman and boost Brodeur's chance of winning.​

GOP Lobbyist in Gaetz Case Accused of Rape in Court Docs​

The young woman at the center of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s sex trafficking scandal now says publicly—for the first time—that lobbyist Chris Dorworth raped and trafficked her.
A Florida Republican lobbyist’s attempt to sue the young woman at the center of the Rep. Matt Gaetz underage sex trafficking scandal has backfired in spectacular fashion, with the woman filing a response that repeatedly accuses the lobbyist of raping her.

Dorworth was a side-character in most of the reporting about the investigation. The sparse news stories about him mostly focused on his alleged scheme to run a spoiler candidate that would unfairly tilt a local election. Unexplored were the details that several sources briefed on the investigation had told The Daily Beast: that federal agents were also exploring whether they could target Dorworth for alleged sexual interactions with the same underage teen girl. As Dorworth would later describe in court papers, “the investigation progressed from allegations [of] sexual activity to allegations of obstruction of justice.” However, the DOJ never charged him with either crime—and he largely avoided the limelight.

[Other reporting:] In a pre-emptive 2020 pardon request to then President Donald Trump, the disgraced Seminole County tax collector [Greenberg] wrote that Dorworth—identified as a “prominent lobbyist for Ballard Partners”—hosted parties at his home where a number of men, specifically including Gaetz, paid to have sex with young girls, including A.B.


It seems she reached out to Dorworth and "offered the opportunity to resolve any legal disputes without publication of her allegations,” in exchange for cash. He said no, and wisely or not, sued her (and Greenberg and his wife among others), so she has responded by making her allegations in her filings.

 

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House Ethics Committee reaching out to witnesses in revived Matt Gaetz probe​

Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use or other misconduct.

At least one witness in Florida told CNN they have spoken to investigators about the Republican congressman in recent weeks about alleged lobbying violations, and sources familiar with the Ethics Committee probe say other witnesses also have been contacted.

Now chaired by Republican Rep. Michael Guest of Mississippi, the panel quietly restarted its investigation earlier this year without publicly laying out its targets anew.

 

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Republican Fundraising Event Goes Wild After Man Delivers Sex Doll To Matt Gaetz​

During the event, a man named Michael Picard burst into the room with a blown-up sex doll and yelled, “Make way! Matt Gaetz! I got you the underaged girl!”

Security guards promptly escorted Picard out of the room

 

[essentialsaltes]

House Ethics Committee reaching out to witnesses in revived Matt Gaetz probe​

Now chaired by Republican Rep. Michael Guest of Mississippi, the panel quietly restarted its investigation earlier this year without publicly laying out its targets anew.

An aggrieved McCarthy weighs leaving the House with his GOP foes on his mind​

The California Republican reserved his harshest attacks for Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who led the charge for McCarthy’s ouster. McCarthy continually accused Gaetz of only going after him because of a House Ethics Committee probe he’s facing, a charge the GOP hardliner has repeatedly denied.

“I don’t believe them to be conservatives,” McCarthy said of the eight Republicans. “It’s driven by Gaetz, and it was all based upon an ethics complaint that happened in the last Congress. He would throw his country away to try to protect himself for what would come out as the truth.”

“If the Ethics Committee never does anything to Gaetz, then Gaetz was successful in stopping probably what rightfully should come to him,” McCarthy said.

Gaetz brushed off the attacks.

“Thoughts and prayers to the former speaker as he works through his grief,” Gaetz said.

 

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“You have a cross section [among Florida Republicans],” former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said recently in an interview when asked about Florida Republicans. “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail, and you have serious members.”

Gaetz, in response, shot back by referencing McCarthy’s recent run-in with another Republican: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”

 

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“You have a cross section [among Florida Republicans],” former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said recently in an interview when asked about Florida Republicans. “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail, and you have serious members.”

Gaetz, in response, shot back by referencing McCarthy’s recent run-in with another Republican: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”

[my emphasis] was "Ego" her last name Matt, or....?

 

[essentialsaltes]

Jan 24 - Exclusive: House ethics probe of Gaetz seeks information from DOJ and woman who allegedly had sex with congressman as a minor​

The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work.

The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has recently expanded to include questioning around allegations of sex crimes.

Feb 1 - First on CNN: House Ethics Committee reached out to Rep. Matt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend amid ongoing investigation​

The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to an ex-girlfriend who was a key witness in the federal investigation into the Florida lawmaker, according to a source familiar with the ethics probe.

The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has recently expanded to include questioning around allegations of sex crimes, drug use and illicit benefits.

Feb 9 (today) House Ethics Committee takes major step in Matt Gaetz underage sex investigation: NYT​

"Fritz Scheller, a lawyer for Mr. Gaetz’s former friend and political ally Joel Greenberg, said he provided documents to the committee that he said backed up his client’s claims that he witnessed Mr. Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl," the report states with attorney stating in an email, "Mr. Greenberg has and will cooperate with any congressional request.”

 

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Jan 24 - Exclusive: House ethics probe of Gaetz seeks information from DOJ and woman who allegedly had sex with congressman as a minor​

The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work.

The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has recently expanded to include questioning around allegations of sex crimes.

Feb 1 - First on CNN: House Ethics Committee reached out to Rep. Matt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend amid ongoing investigation​

The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to an ex-girlfriend who was a key witness in the federal investigation into the Florida lawmaker, according to a source familiar with the ethics probe.

The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has recently expanded to include questioning around allegations of sex crimes, drug use and illicit benefits.

Feb 9 (today) House Ethics Committee takes major step in Matt Gaetz underage sex investigation: NYT​

"Fritz Scheller, a lawyer for Mr. Gaetz’s former friend and political ally Joel Greenberg, said he provided documents to the committee that he said backed up his client’s claims that he witnessed Mr. Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl," the report states with attorney stating in an email, "Mr. Greenberg has and will cooperate with any congressional request.”

I actually thought these charges were dropped a while ago....
Is this a DIFFERENT time he behaved like a pedophile?

 

[essentialsaltes]

I actually thought these charges were dropped a while ago....
Is this a DIFFERENT time he behaved like a pedophile?

The House Ethics Committee started looking into the matter.

Then when the DOJ criminal investigation started, the Committee stopped.

The DOJ chose not to file charges.

The Ethics Committee reopened its own investigation (and is now gaining the benefit of some of what the DOJ learned in its investigation).

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

I actually thought these charges were dropped a while ago....
Is this a DIFFERENT time he behaved like a pedophile?

Charges were never filed.

 

[essentialsaltes]

House panel obtains texts allegedly showing Gaetz setting up 2017 Florida Keys trip with woman that his associate paid for sex: Sources​

A photo of Gaetz and the woman has also been turned over to the committee, according to sources briefed on the matter. According to the sources, the photo, which is dated May 19, 2017, shows the woman smiling in a selfie next to Gaetz

A spokesperson for Gaetz told ABC News, "Rep. Gaetz has no knowledge of these activities by Mr. Greenberg and was not involved in them. Rep. Gaetz has never paid for sex. Rep. Gaetz does not know anything about the woman you're referencing, though he takes thousands of selfies each year."

Gaetz' texts to woman he doesn't know anything about:

"Hey -- any interest in flying on a private plane to the keys May 19-21?" Gaetz allegedly wrote to the woman, who was older than 21 at the time, according to multiple sources familiar with the messages.

"2 guys, 4 girls. A very high-quality adventurous group,"

"Yeah I'm in," replied the woman [although apparently she did not actually go on this trip]

The messages, if accurate, mark the first known example of alleged direct private communication between the Florida congressman and a woman who his one-time close associate Joel Greenberg told investigators he had been paying to have sex with other men, according to documents and interviews with multiple sources.

 

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Witness Told Feds She Was Paid for Sex Parties With Matt Gaetz​

The Daily Beast can now report that this woman told prosecutors in 2021 that she [adult at the time] had sex with Gaetz at a drug-fueled party that she was paid to attend, according to the woman’s attorney.

“She told them that she and lots of girls were provided all kinds of controlled substances at these parties,” the [woman's] lawyer said, confirming a number of news reportsabout the gatherings. The heavy use of drugs and alcohol was a hurdle for investigators, he said, since it muddled memories of the events.

At one point, the lawyer said, this person close to Gaetz berated his client for information about what she may tell anyone investigating Gaetz, and she felt that the clear intent was to pressure her to keep her mouth shut.

Last year, prosecutors announced they were declining to file charges against Gaetz, while also refusing to publicly offer an explanation. That decision, almost exactly one year ago, gave rise to frustration and outrage among key witnesses in the case, including women who had come forward to provide intimate and detailed accounts of their interactions, according to interviews with lawyers and witnesses in the matter.

[T]he Ethics Committee met Thursday afternoon behind closed doors to discuss the Gaetz case, which also involves allegations of public corruption, solicitation of prostitution, habitual use of hard drugs, bribes or impermissible gifts, campaign finance violations, and exhibiting nude photos of sexual partnerson the House floor.

 

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Rep. Matt Gaetz subpoenaed in defamation suit by woman he allegedly had sex with as minor: Sources​

[Just to try to set the stage for this spaghetti ball of complexity (and see the quote below). The defamation lawsuit was filed by a close friend of Gaetz ["former Florida House member and lobbyist Chris Dorworth"]. He is suing Gaetz-associate and convicted sex trafficker Joel Greenberg, Greenberg's wife as well as the then-minor woman]

Dorworth alleged in the lawsuit a complicated effort to falsely accuse him of "child sex trafficking, sex with a minor, prostitution, obstruction of justice, and an illegal ghost candidate scheme," according to the suit.

Gaetz could be asked under oath about the allegations involving a minor.

Gaetz was issued the subpoena, which has not been previously reported, by attorneys representing the woman who is now in her 20s and was at the center of a years-long investigation by the Justice Department into allegations that the Florida congressman had sex with her when she was a minor, sources said.

"Congressman Gaetz received a witness subpoena in an ongoing lawsuit between outside parties," a spokesperson for Gaetz said in a statement. "He is not being sued, and he is neither a plaintiff nor a defendant in this matter."

When news of the allegations against Gaetz first broke in March 2021, Gaetz denied them in an interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, where he also claimed the 17-year-old girl "doesn't exist."

GOP Lobbyist in Gaetz Case Accused of Rape in Court Docs​

The young woman at the center of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s sex trafficking scandal now says publicly—for the first time—that lobbyist Chris Dorworth raped and trafficked her. A Florida Republican lobbyist’s attempt to sue the young woman at the center of the Rep. Matt Gaetz underage sex trafficking scandal has backfired in spectacular fashion, with the woman filing a response that repeatedly accuses the lobbyist of raping her.

It seems she reached out to Dorworth and "offered the opportunity to resolve any legal disputes without publication of her allegations,” in exchange for cash. He said no, and wisely or not, sued her (and Greenberg and his wife among others), so she has responded by making her allegations in her filings.