Category: Matt Gaetz

Documents Outline Alleged Scheme to Extort Rep. Gaetz’s Family

Newly published documents appear to back up Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) claim that he and his family were victims of an extortion scheme. In an email obtained and published by the Washington Examiner, a lawyer for Gaetz’s father Don, a former Florida state senator, asked the Department of Justice for confirmation that both the department and…


McCarthy Says Gaetz Could Lose Committee Seats If Allegations Are True

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) could lose his seats on the House Armed Services and Judiciary committees if allegations that he had an improper relationship with a 17-year-old are true, said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Gaetz confirmed on social media and to media outlets Tuesday night that he is being investigated by the Department of…


Rep. Gaetz Says He’s Under DOJ Investigation for Sexual Misconduct

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over “sexual conduct with women,” but denied reports of a relationship with a teenage girl or any criminal wrongdoing. His remarks follow a New York Times report that claims Gaetz, who represents parts of western Florida, had a…


Rep. Gaetz Pushes Back on DOJ Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over “sexual conduct with women,” but denied reports of a relationship with a teenage girl or any criminal wrongdoing. His remarks follow a New York Times report that claims Gaetz, who represents parts of western Florida, had a…


Gaetz, Jordan Request Hearing on Britney Spears’ Conservatorship

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked the chair of the House Judiciary Committee on March 9 to convene a hearing on the conservatorship of pop singer Britney Spears. Her conservatorship re-entered the public spotlight recently with the release of “Framing Britney Spears,” a documentary about the controversial conservatorship controlled by her…


Gaetz, Jordan Request Hearing on Britney Spears’s Conservatorship

Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on March 9 to convene a hearing on the conservatorship of pop singer Britney Spears. Her conservatorship reentered the public spotlight recently with the release of “Framing Britney Spears,” a documentary about the controversial conservatorship controlled by her father….


Rep. Gaetz Speaks on Big Government at CPAC

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) spoke about big government at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, under the theme of the left’s assault on free people through collusion between government, big tech, and media.


Rep. Matt Gaetz Suggests Idea of Gov. DeSantis Running for President

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could be a viable GOP candidate for president in 2024. “He is a strong potential presidential candidate in 2024,” Gaetz said Sunday on Fox News. “The Biden team knows that, and so they’re trying to somehow cast…


Gaetz Issues Heated Response to Anti-Trump Republican Targeting His Seat

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) issued a profanity-laced response and challenge on Wednesday to news of an anti-Trump Republican targeting his seat for the 2022 election with a new political action committee (PAC). Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump, recently started a new PAC backing anti-Trump…


Gaetz Issues Heated Response to Anti-Trump Republican Seeking His Defeat

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal backers in Congress, has issued a profanity-laced response and challenge on Feb. 10 to an anti-Trump Republican who has started a new political action committee (PAC) that may seek to oust Gaetz in a primary election. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of 10 House…