[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. [80][81] Of the television studio, Gaetz said that the company received $100 per month from his office, an amount not reported in his congressional spending records, and also charged television networks each time a network connected to the studio. [46][47][48], Gaetz served as a top campaign adviser to Ron DeSantis during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign. [60], On February 26, 2019, the night before the scheduled public hearing of Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, before the House Oversight Committee, Gaetz directed a tweet to Cohen that implied without evidence that Cohen had had multiple extramarital affairs and also suggested his wife might be unfaithful while he was imprisoned due to new information disclosed to her. Time was the GOP would sing . Matt. [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. Speaker 3: I just want to make comment that-Matt Gaetz: I've asked the question to the Secretary Austin. [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. [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. "[137][138] House Homeland Security Committee chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi wrote to the House sergeant-at-arms about Gaetz and others, requesting that he take action regarding their "unprecedented breach of security". Earlier in the hearing, Austin tangled with another Florida Republican, Rep. Matt Gaetz, who objected to Austin's order for a military-wide stand down, where units took a day out of their. Gaetz's grandfather, Jerry Gaetz, was the mayor of Rugby, North Dakota, and a candidate for lieutenant governor of North Dakota at the 1964 North Dakota Republican Party state convention, where he died of a heart attack. [192], 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. What sets the . [9][10][11], Gaetz grew up near Fort Walton Beach, and graduated from Niceville High School. He represents Florida's 1st District, located in the state's northwest. [262] The next day, his communications director, Luke Ball, and his legislative director, Devin Murphy, resigned. [120][121][119] The Times also reported that aides had told Trump of the request. [230] By April 2, the Justice Department was examining whether Gaetz asked women to recruit others for sex. Secretary Austin: I don't know what the issue of critical race theory is and what the relevance here in the department. [246], Also on March 30, Tucker Carlson interviewed Gaetz on Fox News. He then said this meant allowing Americans "the ability to maintain an armed rebellion against the government if that becomes necessary. [190][191], After Politico reported on November 7 that Gaetz had tested positive for COVID-19, he texted Politico "I have tested positive for antibodies" and "I have no live virus". Luis F. Deleon-Figueroa, 31, and Master Sgt. [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. [44][45], Gaetz was listed as a member of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership from at least January to June 2017. Police recorded him driving 48mph (77km/h) in a 35mph (56km/h) zone and noted that he showed physical signs of intoxication. [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. 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. fierywoman: Jun 2021 #1: . 1158) which effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs). 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? Being a technically and tactically proficient member a 12-man, Special Forces ODA. Hugh_Lebowski: Jun 2021 #2: yeah, I didn't get that either, who was the Green Beret? Bill clears first hurdle in state House", "Gaetz: Open carrying of guns is a right granted by God", "Rep. Gaetz: Second Amendment not negotiable", "Matt Gaetz: Second Amendment Exists for 'Armed Rebellion Against the Government', "Video shows Rep. Gaetz blasting Silicon Valley and blustering about gun rights in the next breath", "Ted Lieu comes after Matt Gaetz following rally remarks about Silicon Valley", "No evidence to prove Medicaid expansion fueled opioid crisis", "Matt Gaetz Brings Out the Digital Health Pass Prevention Act", "Matt Gaetz Wore Gas Mask To Mock Coronavirus Concerns. Requires extreme mental and physical toughness. Claiming on Wednesday that teaching trainees about critical race theory would be "divisive," Florida representatives Michael Waltz and alleged sex offender Matt Gaetz demanded General Mark. Asked to clarify, he said his "tweet speaks for itself". [242] Gaetz's phone was also seized, and he changed his phone number in late December. [130][131], 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. [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". 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. Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask on House floor during vote on coronavirus response package", "Matt Gaetz gets called out on Fox News for his coronavirus gas mask stunt", "Matt Gaetz's Coronavirus Gas Mask Stunt Comes Back To Haunt Him On Fox News", "GOP Rep. 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R. 1865, 115th Congress, 2nd Session", "Gaetz among 20 House Republicans who voted against anti-human trafficking bill", "Gaetz misleads in claim about immigrants, crime", "Matt Gaetz runs for U.S. Congress, blasts 'illegal immigrants' and 'Muslim terrorists', "GOP Lawmaker Matt Gaetz Slams Haiti: 'Sheet Metal And Garbage' Everywhere You Look", "Did Democrats, or George Soros, Fund Migrant Caravan? [274][275] According to Greenberg, he made the arrangements for Gaetz. 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". The New Civil Rights Movement June 23, 2021 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. [234] 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. [185][186][187] A few days later, on March 9, Gaetz's office reported that he had been in contact with a Conservative Political Action Conference attendee who tested positive for COVID-19. [181] The full title of the bill is "To prohibit Federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out programs with respect to digital health passes, and for other purposes. He's still being probed by the bureau", "Matt Gaetz Is a Congressman Liberals Love to Loathe. In response, Twitter hid the tweet and labeled it as "[violating] the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence". "[133], In October 2019, Gaetz organized a "storming" of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility on Capitol Hill by about two dozen Republican congressmen, including House minority whip Steve Scalise, in an effort to sit in on and hear the deposition of a Pentagon official during the impeachment inquiry against Trump. [225] Also on March 30, he tweeted that he and his family were "victims of an organized criminal extortion involving a former DOJ official seeking $25 million". ", "Fear distracts, divides and dehumanizes us. 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. 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. [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. He printed out part of his speech onto giant boards that he would hold up if he was unable to speak. [231][232], According to the 2021 reports, federal investigators were looking into Gaetz's September 2018 trip to the Bahamas. [54], On January 10, 2021, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy complained on a phone call that Gaetz was unnecessarily "putting people in jeopardy", noting that the rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 "came prepared with rope". [226], Denying any sexual relationships with minors, Gaetz said on March 30, 2021, that he did not plan to resign from the House. He's a paper pusher, and in no way do I respect him. The son of prominent Florida politician Don Gaetz, Gaetz was raised in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. [43] He is only the seventh person to represent this district since 1933 (the district was numbered the 3rd before 1963). Milley fired back against criticism from GOP lawmakers on the teaching of critical race theory at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. [93] Observers have described his views as far right. The Florida congressman has been under investigation for months amid a sex . [52], After the 2020 State of the Union Address, Gaetz filed an ethics complaint against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, claiming she had committed a "flagrant violation of decorum" and perhaps broken the law by ripping up her copy of the speech. Matt Gaetz has been a lifelong advocate for Northwest Florida, having grown up in Okaloosa County. [210][211], Gaetz voted against Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. Washington, D.C. U.S. [158], In 2019, Gaetz introduced the bipartisan Super Pollutants Act, which aimed to slow climate change by regulating greenhouses gases, especially black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane. [289][290][291] Gaetz said, "Our relationship as a family is defined by our love for each other, not by any paperwork. At the meeting, he was questioned about his relationship with Trump, his stance on repealing the Affordable Care Act, and his proposal to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. Master Sgt. [94], In a September 2022 episode of Steve Bannon's War Room podcast, Gaetz said that Republicans should prioritize "impeachment inquiries" against Democrats "to investigate them and to hold them accountable" if Republicans won the 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections. [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. Minute after it went online career in the department is ' [28] He also joined state senator Greg Evers in proposing legislation to eliminate the federal ethanol content mandate that 10 percent of gasoline sold in Florida contain ethanol;[29][30] Governor Rick Scott signed the legislation in May 2013. [244] Gaetz and his father purportedly received communications claiming that the FBI had photographs of Gaetz engaged in a "sexual orgy with underage prostitutes". [227][228], On March 30, 2021, Axios reported that Gaetz was "seriously considering not seeking re-election and possibly leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax". [89], Gaetz has self-identified as a "libertarian populist". As a result, Gaetz was placed under self-quarantine for 14 days. Gaetz and other GOP members mocked Democrats and their COVID-19 regulations on social media. Our woke congresswoman Marie Perez votes in lockstep with the radical left's plan that's . American lawyer cum politician, Matt Gaetz, was never in the military. Hamlette: Jun 2021 #5: now I get it, Milley was addressing Sec of Def Austin who appears in the clip. [219], In 2022, Gaetz voted against the Respect for Marriage Act. Lawmakers Put 'People in Jeopardy' After Jan. 6", "Matt Gaetz Calls Arizona Audit 'Launchpad' for Audits Across America, Says Georgia's Next", "Did Matt Gaetz Call for Use of 'Second Amendment' Against Silicon Valley? Apparently, Matt Gaetz thinks wailing about critical race theory will distract from him being under investigation for trafficking underage girls and then witness tampering about it. A decorated Green Beret who served a dozen combat tours, including six in Afghanistan, committed suicide last week in front of his wife, becoming the 30th member of his elite battalion to kill. #StopTheSteal". [108], On February 23, 2017, worried about protesters disrupting his appearance at his town hall in Pace, Florida, Gaetz prepared what his staffers called a nonverbal town hall. By Aila Slisco On 4/5/22 at 8:06 PM EDT. Matt Gaetz was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016. 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[267] That evening, Representative Adam Kinzinger tweeted that Gaetz should resign, becoming the first congressional Republican to make such a call. In the November 8 general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Steven Specht with 69 percent of the vote. They're slated to be at CPAC", "First on CNN: Watchdog group requests investigation into 13 GOP lawmakers for misusing proxy voting", "Column: GOP ratchets up the hypocrisy in opposing Biden's student debt plan", "Florida politicians and Democratic Party got loans through PPP", In House Speaker Fight, Trump Struggles to Play Kingmaker, Gaetz says he's talked to Trump about making him House speaker, Another day, similar result: Adjournment with no speaker, "Trump Says Democrats Hate His Budget But Some Republicans Don't Like It Much Either", "President Trump takes a break from his European visit to endorse Rep. 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Now he's attacking the accusers", "Representative Jim Jordan returns to Washington as scrutiny over alleged sexual abuse at Ohio State intensifies", "GOP lawmaker: Accusations against Jim Jordan come from 'deep state', "Tapper presses lawmaker: Who is the deep state? "To be fair, Gaetzthe same Matt Gaetz who faces potential sex trafficking charges, which he deniesdid also tweet today to free Britney Spears, which kind of makes him a freedom fighter." . [254] McGee's law firm called Gaetz's allegation "completely, totally false" and defamatory,[244] telling The Daily Beast that Gaetz was attempting to distract from the sex trafficking investigation. [206] Upon announcing his run for Congress in 2016, he said that illegal immigrants were "sucking us dry. [225] Evidence including mobile payment receipts reportedly suggesting Gaetz had illegally exchanged money for sex, such as May 2018 Venmo transaction records showing Gaetz sending $900 (with a memo referring to a woman) to Greenberg, who then relayed the money (with the memos "tuition" and "school") to three women, one of whom was 18. [212], On June 23, 2021, Gaetz tweeted that the FBI should be defunded while it is investigating him for alleged sex trafficking and having sex with a minor. [229] The same day, The New York Times reported the Justice Department's investigation of Gaetz. 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. [202][203], On February 27, 2018, Gaetz voted against the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which had by then been combined with the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. 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 [214][215] The week before, he claimed without evidence that "FBI operatives organized and participated in the January 6th Capitol riot. Nestor Galban was 12 and had just arrived from Cuba, where he'd grown up and where his . [98][99] Gaetz has criticized the federal government for having "lied to the American people for a generation" about cannabis's medical benefits. [288] The two are not related genetically or legally. In December 2017, Gaetz supported Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and said that the move would pressure Palestine to recognize Israel. The Florida Bar is now investigating", "Florida Bar investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz for Cohen tweet", "Ethics Committee investigating Rep. 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Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday what the military and critical race theory - a loosely defined term used by many . [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. Then Gaetz asked Pichai about Google's search methods on its site. A Republican, he has been an ally of former president Donald Trump,[1] as well as a proponent of far-right politics.[2]. [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. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 House Vote #460 Sep 29, 2022", "Lawmaker's talk of mug shot raises questions about DUI arrest", "These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz", "New details shed light on Gaetz's Bahamas trip", "Indicted Gaetz Associate Is Said to Be Cooperating With Justice Dept", "Joel Greenberg, the former confidant of Matt Gaetz, pleaded guilty to a range of crimes", "Rep. Matt Gaetz eyes early retirement from Congress to take job at Newsmax", "Investigation of Matt Gaetz includes whether campaign funds were used to pay for travel and expenses", "Justice Dept. Yet new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has elevated fringe figures like Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene . Matt Gaetz shaking his head and smirking at a decorated General of the United States Army really shows you where his loyalty stands. [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. [83], In August 2022, Gaetz criticized President Joe Biden for forgiving up to $10,000 of student loan debt for eligible borrowers. "[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. [225] According to CNN, a person briefed on the matter said investigators also examined whether Gaetz used campaign money in his relationships with young women for travel and expenses and whether cash and drugs were involved. [49], In January 2018, Gaetz invited alt-right Holocaust denier Charles C. Johnson to attend Donald Trump's State of the Union address. [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." Milley's impassioned retort came after Representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz, a Green Beret veteran, brought up concerns that critical race theory is detrimental to the U.S.. Gaetz had allegedly claimed to have slept with the women in the photos. [100] As a member of the Florida House, he sponsored a bill, eventually signed into law,[101] to expand the state's Right to Try Act to include the medical use of cannabis. "[241] 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. Tampa Bay Times, Feb. 18, 2014: Near midnight, Okaloosa County Deputy Chris Anglin clocked Gaetz going 48 in a 35 mph zone. 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