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Fox News Made Matt Gaetz
The network turned the scandal-plagued GOP congressman into a star. Now it’s acting like it doesn’t know him.
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In his 2019 book,
Firebrand: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the MAGA Revolution, (a document that one day will likely go by the name of “Exhibit A”), Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz made the case that the secret to a lasting political career was going on television as much as you possibly can. “It’s impossible to get canceled if you’re on every channel,” Gaetz wrote. “Why raise money to advertise on the news channels when I can make the news? And if you aren’t making news, you aren’t governing.”
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Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz is facing a DOJ investigation on possible sex crimes and now a new ethics probe was launched by the House. Gaetz just tapped a Trump lawyer to defend him as a sex crime defendant linked to Gaetz prepares to plead guilty and a GOP congressman calls for him to resign. Gaetz denies all allegations against him.April 10, 2021
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House Ethics Committee opens probe into Matt Gaetz and Tom Reed over sexual misconduct allegations Salon 1 day ago Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) GREG NASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz is now facing a second investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct with minors, this one launched by the House Ethics Committee on Friday afternoon.
This all stems from allegations that Gaetz partook in sex trafficking and paid a minor for sex. 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, the House Ethics Committee wrote in a press release. The Committee, pursu