[221][222], In 2008, Gaetz was arrested for driving under the influence as he was driving back from a nightclub on Okaloosa Island, Florida. [140] House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, also an ex officio member, appointed the ranking member, Devin Nunes, and eight other Republicans to the committee. [220], 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. [4][5][6] In April 2021, the House Ethics Committee also announced an investigation. By Aila Slisco On 4/5/22 at 8:06 PM EDT. Gaetz was a cheerleader for Trump's rushed troop withdrawals against the administration's own warnings that they would put troops' safety at risk, leave our allies in a lurch and boost terrorist. 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Leer en Espaol. After Gaetz was arrested, he refused to take a breathalyzer test. [8], Matthew Louis Gaetz II was born on May 7, 1982, in Hollywood, Florida, to Victoria (ne Quertermous) and Don Gaetz, who later became a prominent local politician. . [233] A spokeswoman for Gaetz denied the new allegations. but they are helping companies or entities which work with or for the China military. He was seen posing for photos in a crowd of unmasked attendees, prompting New Jersey governor Phil Murphy and Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop to publicly condemn him. The congressmens' cell phones and other devices put the secure facility, and U.S. national security, at risk. [225][5][6] As part of his plea bargain, Greenberg cooperated with the investigation of Gaetz and others. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at Wednesday's hearing. "[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". [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. [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". A Republican, he has been an ally of former president Donald Trump,[1] as well as a proponent of far-right politics.[2]. "[207] In January 2018, Gaetz defended a statement by Trump that reportedly said Haiti and African nations were "shithole" countries, saying that Haiti was covered by "sheet metal and garbage" and in "disgusting" condition. [225][243] This allegedly began on March 16, with a text message to his father demanding money in exchange for making sex trafficking allegations "go away". Democrats held 212 votes, with one seat unfilled due to the November death of a holdover incumbent. By Frances Langum June 23, 2021. [205], Gaetz opposes sanctuary cities, which opt not to dedicate local law enforcement resources to prosecuting people solely for being undocumented. Instagram/Nestor Galban Rep. Matt Gaetz with his son Nestor Galban and Donald Trump . [30][155], In November 2017, Gaetz joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. [180] PolitiFact rated the claim "mostly false", noting that "experts were universal in saying that the evidence that Medicaid expansion is somehow fueling the opioid crisis doesn't exist."[180]. Matt Prigge Contributing Writer Twitter. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin put his foot down when asked by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday what the military and critical race theory - a loosely defined term used by many . 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. [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. 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. 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. Ex-commander of US forces in Europe challenges Matt Gaetz for smirking at military chief The congressman claims military members 'loathe' critical race theory, but provided no evidence to. The conversation was reported in April 2022. Goddess, please clear the way for Matt Gaetz to be indicted ASAP. 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. [229] The same day, The New York Times reported the Justice Department's investigation of Gaetz. "I respect your. Hamlette: Jun . [223], 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. Gaetz has. [148] Very early into the 118th Congress, Gaetz cosponsored another resolution to impeach Mayorkas. [223], Shortly after Gaetz's case was referred to state attorney Steve Meadows, Gaetz's driving license was reinstated. fierywoman: Jun 2021 #1: . Nevertheless, the NIH denied it had helped create the virus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic. In early March 2020, Gaetz wore a gas mask during a House debate on funds to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Beattie had previously been fired as a speechwriter for the Trump administration after attending a conference associated with white nationalists. [244] Gaetz and his father purportedly received communications claiming that the FBI had photographs of Gaetz engaged in a "sexual orgy with underage prostitutes". He claimed that the decision was an example of "judicial activism" that posed "a threat to our democracy". He also argued that "Providing for flights and hotel rooms for people that you're dating who are of legal age is not a crime. It gets you to think for yourself where you don't just surrender to the truth that they're trying to create in corrupt big media. 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. [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". [170], 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] He also claimed that the National Institutes of Health had given the Institute a $3.7 million grant. In the November 8 general election, Gaetz defeated Democratic nominee Steven Specht with 69 percent of the vote. He's still being probed by the bureau", "Matt Gaetz Is a Congressman Liberals Love to Loathe. After graduating from the William & Mary Law School, he briefly worked in private practice before running for state representative. [37] Bush emailed Gaetz about introducing a bill to change the 2016 Florida Republican presidential primary to an earlier date in order to benefit Bush, Florida's former governor. 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. "If Democrats want to defund the police, they should start with the FBI," wrote . He is a . [34] 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. The theory emerged during the 1980s and argues that. Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) Nov. 5 op-ed in the Tuscaloosa News did not sit well with everyone. [282] Later in January 2022, Joseph Ellicott confessed that in 2017, he witnessed Greenberg telling Gaetz over the phone that the woman they had both had sex with was underage. 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? [107] Gaetz has said he has had multiple conversations with President Trump about cannabis policy. [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. Matt Gaetz Revealed He Had a Teenage Son in June 2020. Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, accused Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of promoting "wokeism . [35], When his subcommittee was considering legislation that would keep suspects' mugshots off the Internet until their convictions, Gaetz brought up his 2008 arrest and non-conviction, arguing that his mistakes made him who he is and that publicly available mugshots "could be a problem for those unaccustomed to publicity". In 2005, the military decided to locate the training program for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program at Eglin. [294], Support for impeaching President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas, Federal investigations into sex trafficking. [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. Earlier, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin smacked down Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after he asserted that an Austin advisor is a "critical race theorist," and that his sources told him Austin's. [209], 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. [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. He also said his father agreed to wear a "wire" to help the FBI record the alleged extortionists. [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. [25] In 2012, following the reconfiguration of Florida House of Representatives districts, Gaetz's district no longer contained any of Santa Rosa County. His career in the Army includes serving in the War in Afghanistan. Gaetz's attorney also claimed that an unnamed witness who knew Gaetz "observed no indication of impairment". He's a paper pusher, and in no way do I respect him. Gaetz was criticized for hypocrisy because he had $476,000 of debt from his PPP loan forgiven. [224] Greenberg was indicted in August 2020 on an array of charges, including sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl in 2017 and creating fake IDs to facilitate sex trafficking. The Republican Representative suddenly announced as much on Twitter on Thursday, sharing a pic with his now 19-year-old son, Nestor. "[174] Gaetz supports Florida's stand-your-ground law and supported legislation that strengthened it against legal challenges. [235][236], Investigators believe that Greenberg met women through a website for sex and introduced them to Gaetz, who also had sex with them. [224] In late 2020, the Justice Department opened its investigation of Gaetz for allegedly sex trafficking the same 17-year-old girl in 2017 and whether he had violated federal sex trafficking laws by paying her to travel with him across state lines. The sender demanded millions of dollars to help secure the release of U.S. federal agent Robert Levinson (who had disappeared in Iran in 2007 and had already been presumed and declared dead),[245][246] proposing that President Joe Biden would pardon Gaetz as a reward for freeing Levinson. 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Matt Gaetz insists he didn't threaten Michael Cohen. [76] On July 1, 2020, the Office of Congressional Ethics notified Gaetz it had terminated its review of the lease arrangements. He represents Florida's 1st District, located in the state's northwest. [206] Upon announcing his run for Congress in 2016, he said that illegal immigrants were "sucking us dry. Matt Gaetz could see charges brought against him by federal prosecutors in July, a report says. "[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. [156][157] He said he advocated technological innovation and economic incentives that address climate change, and increased federal funds for global warming research by NASA, NOAA and universities, but remained opposed to increased environmental regulation. Gaetz was arrested on suspicion of DUI on October 30, 2008, when he was 26 years old. I got the freedom variant. "I. Anglin later reported that Gaetz fumbled for his license and . [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. A field officer for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles declared there was no evidence that Gaetz refused a breathalyzer test, despite the arresting police officer having documented it in an affidavit and the arrest report and Gaetz's own attorney also having documented it. 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.. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) At the end of his comments, Milley directly addressed Waltz, a combat veteran. 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 These include September 2018 text messages between Greenberg and a woman engaging in prostitution, which indicate that a prostitute was arranged for Gaetz and that the drug MDMA may have been proffered. [102][103] In September 2017, Gaetz keynoted the American Medical Marijuana Physicians Association's annual conference. Battling GOP extremism just helped Democrats stop a red wave in the 2022 midterms. Matt Gaetz is a dad, apparently. What sets the . [16], 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. 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. On March 10, he said his test was negative, but that he would stay under self-quarantine until the 14-day period ended on March 12. He failed an eye test twice, then declined field sobriety tests. [223] Gaetz initially denied that he had drunk alcohol, but later admitted to drinking two beers. The son of prominent Florida politician Don Gaetz, Gaetz was raised in Fort Walton . . They were thought to be holding out for substantial concessions regarding House rules and committee chair assignments. [270] A public-relations firm hired by Gaetz issued a denial statement regarding The Daily Beast's reporting on Greenberg's correspondence implicating him and Gaetz. [226] Gaetz was reportedly joined by marijuana entrepreneur and hand surgeon Jason Pirozzolo, who allegedly paid trip accommodations, traveling expenses, and escort services. [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. During a House military budget hearing, Gaetz and his Republican colleagues wanted to make the teaching of "critical race . [79] A statement from Gaetz's office said the arrangement complied with House rules, and that during the setup process, his office consulted with the House Ethics Committee and the House Administration Committee. 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[141] Each side got equal time to question witnesses. [40] 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.[41]. [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. [292][293] They married in August 2021. [74] In August 2019, the Florida Bar announced it had found no probable cause that Gaetz had violated its rules. [237] Joseph Ellicott, an associate of both Gaetz and Greenberg, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to two charges related to this investigation and is also cooperating with authorities. [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". [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. [135][136], On January 7, 2021, after Trump supporters violently broke into the U.S. Capitol, Gaetz falsely blamed anarchist movement Antifa for the attack, suggesting that rioters were "masquerading as Trump supporters".[142][143]. Murphy also said state officials were investigating whether the event violated the state's COVID-19 regulations. "[286], Gaetz has a 2020 book and a 2021 podcast, both titled Firebrand. [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. "[95], Gaetz has introduced legislation to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. [193], After a contentious House committee hearing on June 10, 2021, Gaetz claimed a Chinese whistleblower possessed text messages and documents concerning COVID-19's origins that U.S government investigators had failed to pursue. Six years ago, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz says, he met the young boy he now calls his son. [93] Observers have described his views as far right. 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. During Wednesday's House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department's proposed budget, an angrier-than-usual-looking Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,. Being a technically and tactically proficient member a 12-man, Special Forces ODA. 2.9K BoofinBart 1 yr. ago Dude is literally under FBI investigation for grooming and raping underage girls. [217], 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. [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. American lawyer cum politician, Matt Gaetz, was never in the military. "I. [127][128], 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,[129] 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. [44][45], Gaetz was listed as a member of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership from at least January to June 2017. 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. [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". [238], Gaetz had argued in a November 2020 Fox News appearance that Trump "should pardon Michael Flynn [and] everyone from himself to his administration officials to Joe Exotic". Their plans to target health care programs follow demands from a group of conservatives that helped elect House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over the weekend. Matt is devoted to the values upon which our country was . No one is listening to fat generals who can't do a single pull up. Matt Gaetz, a member of the 117th Congress, is currently serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here's what you need to know about Gaetz's family: 1. [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. 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