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Matt Gaetz Has His Eye on a New Job

Former rep is considering a gubernatorial run in Florida

(Newser) - With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leaving his post in two years due to term limits, some have speculated controversial former lawmaker Matt Gaetz might run to replace him. Now Gaetz himself is stoking that speculation. "I am starting to think about running for governor" in 2026, Gaetz tells the...

Fate of Gaetz Report Was Sealed by 2 Republicans

Outliers who objected to release argued Gaetz was no longer under the jurisdiction of the ethics panel

(Newser) - Last month, GOP lawmakers blocked efforts to release the House Ethics Committee's report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz . But just weeks later, two of the five Republicans on the committee flipped. Centrist Reps. Dave Joyce of Ohio, whom Gaetz had attacked , and Andrew Garbarino of New York had a...

Matt Gaetz Files Last-Minute Suit to Block Report's Release
House Panel Releases
Its Matt Gaetz Report
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Dec 23, 2024 10:29 AM CST

House Panel Releases Its Matt Gaetz Report

Former congressman filed suit to stop the release, even after leaks were published

(Newser) - Matt Gaetz's efforts to block the House ethics panel from releasing its report about him have failed. The panel on Monday made the 42-page report about the former congressman public here . As the Washington Post reports, it found "substantial evidence" that Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl,...

Gaetz Report Cites Evidence of Statutory Rape

CBS News gets advance copy of House panel's investigation

(Newser) - The House Ethics Committee is expected to make public its Matt Gaetz report as early as Monday, but CBS News reports it has obtained a copy in advance. Among the key findings about the former GOP congressman from Florida:
  • "The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz
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That Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Is Coming Out: Report

CNN reports that House Ethics Committee reversed its decision earlier this month

(Newser) - The world of Matt Gaetz continues to turn rather swiftly. Citing "multiple sources with knowledge of the matter," CNN reports that the House Ethics Committee voted earlier this month to release the ethics report on the former Republican representative from Florida, erstwhile attorney general nominee, and soon-to-be talk...

Matt Gaetz Gets His Own Show
Matt Gaetz
Gets His
Own Show
Dec 10, 2024 12:05 PM CST

Matt Gaetz Gets His Own Show

Former lawmaker joins OAN, where he'll host a political talk show and podcast

(Newser) - Matt Gaetz is expanding his platform beyond Cameo . The former Florida lawmaker, initially chosen as President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, has settled for a hosting gig on One America News Network, Politico reports. Gaetz is to anchor an hourlong political talk show on the network to...

GOP Blocks Effort to Release Report on Gaetz

Democrats sought to force the issue, though ethics panel still could make the findings public

(Newser) - The House shut down Democrats' efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. The nearly party-line votes came after Democrats had been pressing for the findings to be...

Lauren Boebert Joins Cameo, Swiftly Exits Under Scrutiny

She offered paid personal advice videos, which may violate House ethics rules

(Newser) - Lauren Boebert became the first sitting member of Congress to join video messaging platform Cameo over the weekend before apparently realizing the move may violate House ethics rules. Boebert followed former Reps. Matt Gaetz and George Santos onto the platform on Saturday, offering personalized advice messages starting at $250. "...

For $550, Gaetz Will Record You a Video Message
Matt Gaetz
Has a New Gig
Nov 25, 2024 7:48 AM CST

Matt Gaetz Has a New Gig

Former congressman turns to Cameo video-making site

(Newser) - Like so many politicians and former politicians before him, Matt Gaetz has turned to Cameo. The ex-congressman and former attorney general nominee is now making personalized videos on the site, which others from Sarah Palin to George Santos have used in the past to bring in a little extra cash....

Matt Gaetz: No, I'm Not Returning to Congress

He says he will fight on behalf of Trump 'from a different perch'

(Newser) - What's next for Matt Gaetz now that he won't be attorney general ? The former Florida congressman on Friday appears to have ended speculation he will return to the House.
  • "I'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a
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For Gaetz, a Return to Congress Is Possible
For Gaetz, a
Return to Congress
Is Possible
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Nov 22, 2024 12:30 AM CST

For Gaetz, a Return to Congress Is Possible

Though it's not clear that's what he wants

(Newser) - With Matt Gaetz taking himself out of the running for attorney general, could he return to Congress after abruptly resigning from his House seat ? Some takes on the situation:
  • ABC News reports that Gaetz resigned from the 118th Congress, and House rules bar him from returning to that same
...

Trump Responds to Gaetz's Withdrawal

'Matt has a wonderful future,' writes president-elect

(Newser) - One group of people happy that Matt Gaetz is no longer in the running to be attorney general? Republican senators, reports the Hill . No longer will they face the choice of backing him in a confirmation vote or defying the wishes of President-elect Trump. It's a "positive development,...

Gaetz Withdraws as Attorney General Nominee

Former congressman faced an uphill battle for confirmation

(Newser) - Matt Gaetz is out of the running: The former Florida congressman on Thursday withdrew his name from contention to be the next attorney general, reports the Washington Post . Gaetz did so amid unrelenting scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that was conducted while he was in Congress, per the...

Republicans Vote Against Releasing Gaetz Report

Democrat says House Ethics Committee vote was deadlocked

(Newser) - "There is not an agreement by the committee to release the report," House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest said Wednesday after the panel met to consider the release of what's believed to be a highly damaging report on Matt Gaetz. Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on...

Hacker Obtains Testimony About Gaetz

Development could identify women who testified against him

(Newser) - Whether or not the House ethics panel makes public its report on Matt Gaetz , it's beginning to look like a safe bet that the more salacious parts will see the light of day:
  • A hack: The New York Times reports that a hacker gained access to a file that
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As Trump Pushes for Gaetz, He Sees the Odds Dwindling

President-elect is calling senators, but one report says he puts the odds at less than even

(Newser) - The New York Times reports that President-elect Trump is acknowledging in private that it's starting to look unlikely that Matt Gaetz will be the next attorney general. The story from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan says Trump puts the odds below 50-50 as more negative stories emerge about his...

Lawyer: Gaetz Paid My 2 Clients for Sex

He says they both testified in front of the House Ethics Committee

(Newser) - More trouble for Matt Gaetz: A lawyer says two of his clients testified to the House Ethics Committee that Gaetz, President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, paid them for sex—and one of them said they witnessed Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old. The woman told the committee that...

Johnson: Releasing Ethics Report on Gaetz a 'Terrible' Idea

Speaker hedges on revealing what's in House panel's findings on Trump's nominee for AG

(Newser) - It didn't look likely on Thursday that the House Ethics Committee would release its report on the investigation into now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz, accused of drug use, bribery, and sexual misconduct with a minor. Nothing Friday has changed that narrative in the eyes of House Speaker Mike Johnson, per...

Report: Woman Testified About Underage Sex With Gaetz

'She was a high school student and there were witnesses,' her lawyer says

(Newser) - A woman subpoenaed by the House Ethics Committee over the summer testified that Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was underage, ABC News reports, citing "sources familiar with the investigation." The sources say the woman, who is now in her 20s, testified that Gaetz had sex...

Trump Delivers First Post-Election Speech

At Mar-a-Lago gala, Sylvester Stallone praises president-elect as 'second George Washington'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump praised nominees including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his first public post-election speech. Trump, speaking to an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort Thursday night, described last week's election as "the most consequential election in the last 129 years," the BBC reports....

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