Right-wing Republicans like Representatives Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are making the case that the post-Trump version of their party will double down on the former president's most . Gaetz became a regular warm-up speaker for Trump whenever the former president campaigned in Florida during his 2020 re-election bid. "[293], Gaetz has a 2020 book and a 2021 podcast, both titled Firebrand. HOW CAN I HELP YOU? [63][64] Gaetz initially defended his tweet, saying it was part of "witness testing, not witness tampering" and "I don't threaten anybody." "[62][115], 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. [244][245] 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. In early March 2020, Gaetz wore a gas mask during a House debate on funds to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. [77] On July 1, 2020, the Office of Congressional Ethics notified Gaetz it had terminated its review of the lease arrangements. The affair centered around the murder of an alleged spy, Thai Mac Chuyen, who had supposedly infiltrated the South Vietnamese Special Forces for the Viet Cong. JIM BANKS: I am looking forward to this discussion and affording our members the opportunity to ask their questions on DOD's response to COVID-19. [251], Also on March 30, Tucker Carlson interviewed Gaetz on Fox News. Gaetz claimed he heard those sentiments "most frequently from units that are majority minority." At this point, Army Gen. Mark Milley tried to offer his view, but was rudely cut-off by Gaetz. 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[193], On December 4, 2020, Gaetz attended an indoor New York Young Republicans Club conference in Jersey City, New Jersey, during a period of surging COVID-19 cases throughout the state and the country. [89] 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. [11], Gaetz's father represented parts of Northwest Florida as a member of the Florida State Senate from 2006 to 2016, and was Senate president from 2012 to 2014. I couldnt tell you who put them there, Futerman told the jury, but they werent Brown! [106] He was also the only Republican cosponsor of the bill (of 55 cosponsors) at the time of its passage. [252][253] The sender was later identified as Florida developer Stephen Alford, who was arrested on August 31. After graduating from the William & Mary Law School, he briefly worked in private practice before running for state representative. Mike was born in Boynton Beach, FL and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. [45], In April 2019, Gaetz hired Darren Beattie as a speechwriter. Representative Matt Gaetz called out Google for censoring conservative news sites like the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, Western Journal and the American Spectator. [29] After the hearings, he authored legislation to allow defendants who successfully used a stand-your-ground defense during trial to be able to expunge relevant information from their criminal records. [121][122][120] The Times also reported that aides had told Trump of the request. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who earlier in the hearing said Defense Department officials hired a critical race theorist to advise. [226] The charges against Gaetz were dismissed. Rittenhouse was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide,[168][169] but was acquitted based on self-defense in November 2021. [7][8] He graduated from Florida State University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary sciences, and from the William & Mary Law School in 2007 with a Juris Doctor. He added, "it should be investigations [of Democrats] first[and] policy, bill-making, to support the lobbyists and the PACs, as a far, far diminished priority. But you weren't interested in whether the Russians interfered through Steeleand if Steele was lying, then you should have charged him with lying like you charged a variety of other people. 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. He met his fiance, 26-year-old Ginger Luckey, while. Testimony from a former White House aide is the first indication that he sought a pardon for his own exposure related to the investigation. Matthew Louis Gaetz II (/ e t s / GAYTS; born May 7, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. [80] Gaetz's office acknowledged that he spent $28,000 on speech-writing services, which is prohibited by House rules except in special circumstances and with prior approval from congressional officials, but said that it was a clerical error that it would fix. [27], Florida House speaker Will Weatherford announced that he would order hearings on the stand-your-ground law. [4][5][6], Gaetz grew up near Fort Walton Beach, and graduated from Niceville High School. [287] (A year later, her attorney said that Justice Department prosecutors made the right decision not to charge Gaetz because "they didnt have evidence to prove a crime". [296][297][298] Gaetz said, "Our relationship as a family is defined by our love for each other, not by any paperwork. [37] This virtually assured Gaetz of victory in the general election; with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+22, the 1st is Florida's most Republican district, and one of the most Republican in the nation. former state Sen. Don Gaetz, have been fixtures for decades . Luis F. Deleon-Figueroa, 31, and Master Sgt. [83] 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. He's still being probed by the bureau", "Matt Gaetz Is a Congressman Liberals Love to Loathe. [165], On June 1, 2020, during the nationwide George Floyd protests, Gaetz tweeted, "Now that we clearly see antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?" The event opened with Rep. Jody Hice, who is . [228][229] The investigation of Greenberg led federal officials to look into some of Gaetz's related activities. "[266], On April 1, 2021, CNN reported that Gaetz had shown pictures of naked women to colleagues on the House floor. Their withholding of votes prevented McCarthy earning a majority of votes needed for the speakership. That's why Republicans are igniting demands for asylum reforms, protecting the Remain In Mexico policy, finishing the Wall, and unleashing the capabilities of our Border Patrol. In response to stunning New York Times reporting that the Justice Department is investigating a possible sexual relationship between Matt Gaetz and a 17-year-old girl, the Florida Republican. [217][218] The week before, he claimed without evidence that "FBI operatives organized and participated in the January 6th Capitol riot. 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[240][241], Investigators believe that Greenberg met women through a website for sex and introduced them to Gaetz, who also had sex with them. Gaetz made two speeches for the organization while in Congress, and Pirozzolo gave two separate donations of $1,000 to Gaetz's campaign arm "Friends of Matt Gaetz", in March 2016 and May 2017. [220], After the U.S. Supreme Court decided Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, Gaetz said he disagreed with the court's ruling. [211][212], Gaetz voted against Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. [223], 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. [268][269][270], 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. [239] A woman on the Bahamas tripa Capitol Hill intern who did not work in Gaetz's office but who was dating Gaetzreportedly agreed in May 2021 to cooperate with investigators, who believe she has information about Gaetz's financial transactions on the trip. A press release stated, "These short-lived climate pollutants, also called super pollutants, are significantly more potent than carbon dioxide. [150], Gaetz voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. [290][291][292], 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. [22], While serving in the state house, Gaetz and state senator Joe Negron proposed legislation that would hasten the execution of many inmates on Florida's death row by requiring the governor to sign a death warrant for those who had exhausted their appeals. '"[197][198] A Texas teenager tweeted a post mocking Gaetz, who responded with a photo of her that, according to NPR, implied his comments had touched a nerve; she used the incident to raise over $2 million for abortion funds. Certain members of the Freedom Caucus, including Gaetz, could contribute the required margin. So if Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz ever . "I. One Of His Constituents Just Died From It", "Matt Gaetz, Who Mocked Coronavirus by Wearing Gas Mask on House Floor, Is Now in Quarantine", "Rep. 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Matt Gaetz mocked her", "Teen Has Raised $1.5 Million for Abortion Funds in the Week Since Matt Gaetz Mocked Her", "Abortion activist raises more than $2 million after being mocked by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz", "Roll Call 695 Roll Call 695, Bill Number: S. 1536, 115th Congress, 1st Session", "Matt Gaetz defends lone no vote on anti-human trafficking bill", "Matt Gaetz is under investigation on suspicion of violating federal sex-trafficking laws. [72] The Florida Bar opened an investigation into Gaetz for the tweet,[73][74] as did the House Ethics Committee. He was reelected unopposed in 2012[21] and 2014. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. WASHINGTON The night before the start of a humiliating and historic five-day floor fight in Representative Kevin McCarthy's quest to become speaker, Representative Matt Gaetz . I got the Florida variant. [35] 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.[36]. 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. In 2019, Gaetz was one of 60 representatives to vote against condemning Trump's withdrawal from Syria. [44], In January 2018, Gaetz invited alt-right Holocaust denier Charles C. Johnson to attend Donald Trump's State of the Union address. He then said this meant allowing Americans "the ability to maintain an armed rebellion against the government if that becomes necessary. "[175] Gaetz supports Florida's stand-your-ground law and supported legislation that strengthened it against legal challenges. [131][132], Gaetz said of then-U.S. attorney general Jeff Sessions that "over at the Department of Justice, he's got Stockholm syndrome, he's become sympathetic with his captors over there in the Deep State. Rep. Matt Gaetz. Gaetz had allegedly claimed to have slept with the women in the photos. "[152], In 2016, Gaetz acknowledged global warming but said he disagrees with the scientific consensus on climate change that human activity is the primary cause. Getty. [147] In September 2022, he called impeaching Biden a "priority". [226], In January 2020, the U.S. Secret Service reportedly received a tip that, in April 2018, Gaetz had accompanied Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg to a government office where Greenberg was producing fake IDs. Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when he arrived on Capitol Hill as a conservative . The . They were thought to be holding out for substantial concessions regarding House rules and committee chair assignments. [207] Upon announcing his run for Congress in 2016, he said that illegal immigrants were "sucking us dry. [120] The White House reportedly never seriously considered the request, because it was decided that issuing preemptive pardons would set a bad precedent. [234] The same day, The New York Times reported the Justice Department's investigation of Gaetz. 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. [275], In late April, Gaetz fundraised to run his own political ads, claiming that he was under attack by powerful interests such as "big government, big tech, big business, big media" that perceived him as a political threat. [247] Gaetz's phone was also seized, and he changed his phone number in late December. 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Matthew Louis Gaetz II (/ets/ GAYTS; born May 7, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. "[246] By the end of the Trump administration, Greenberg was under indictment, investigators had been questioning some Gaetz associates, and federal agents had seized the phone of one of Gaetz's former girlfriends. [171], Former National Rifle Association president Marion Hammer called Gaetz "one of the most pro-gun members to have ever served in the Florida Legislature. [189], On April 14, Gaetz said the Wuhan Institute of Virology "birthed a monster", a reference to the theory that COVID-19 was leaked out of a Chinese research lab. She allegedly . Reactions: pioneerlion83 , RoyalT12 , Osprey Lion and 2 others [25][156], In November 2017, Gaetz joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. [62] Other members of Congress saw the tweet as an attempt to intimidate a witness. Pedophile Matt Gaetz accused Four Star General Mark Milley, Green Beret and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs under both Trump and Biden of being "woke." General Milley put frat boy Gaetz in his place. Several years ago, I had the chance to pay this brave Green Beret, SFC Martin Acosta, a visit at Walter Reed Hospital after he was severely injured in Afghanistan. [128][129], After Ohio congressman Jim Jordan denied that he was aware of the sexual abuse of Ohio State University wrestlers during the period when Jordan was a coach there,[130] Gaetz said that the allegations came from people in the "deep state" and were intended to reduce the credibility of Jordan's criticism of Mueller's investigation of the Trump campaign and Russia. The first Green Beret to serve in Congress, Mike Waltz is a Florida native, a combat-decorated veteran, former White House and Pentagon advisor, small business owner, and proud father. January 17, 2023 Press Release. Joel Valdez, a senior communications aide to Gaetz, posted a video on Parler hours before the storming of the Capitol with the caption "From the top of the Capitol office buildings, WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR! 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. [38] He is only the seventh person to represent this district since 1933 (the district was numbered the 3rd before 1963). [210], Gaetz voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he is widely regarded as a staunch proponent of far-right . They reached a boiling point and these guys marched in and said we want to know what's going on. McGee reportedly met with Don Gaetz before Alford did,[259][261] but apparently did not discuss a presidential pardon, which Alford later admitted to the FBI that he had lied about his ability to arrange. [173], When Gaetz served in the Florida House of Representatives, he led an unsuccessful effort to allow Floridians with concealed-weapons permits to carry those weapons openly in public. "[295] In 2016, he called Galbn a "local student"; in 2017, he called Galbn "my helper". [279] 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." [31], In 2015, Gaetz supported the presidential campaign of Jeb Bush. 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. 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