Rep. Matt Gaetz , left, takes a selfie with President Trump as he leaves the chamber following the State of the Union speech in 2018. By Meagan Flynn and Meagan Flynn Morning Mix reporter Email Bio Follow Rachael Bade Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio February 27 at 5:44 AM Hours after sending an incendiary tweet accusing Michael Cohen of infidelity, Rep.
havePowaBoot=true; Democrats have charged that Trump, his subordinates and Republicans have been trying to silence Cohen as he has turned on his former boss. On Tuesday, Gaetz took to the House floor to question if Cohen even “lies to his own family,” saying his “web of lies are not to be believed.” But Gaetz’s tweet drew swift rebuke from Democrats and legal observers, who argued he crossed a line. “This isn’t a scene from Godfather II,” Rep. David N. Cicilline tweeted at Gaetz.
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White People and the word Apology
If anyone else had sent Cohen that message, that would have been considered a threat to get him to change his mind on testifying. Why should it be any different if the threat is made by a congressman or a president?
Yeah, whatever
Waaaaaaaaaa
We talk about holding Trump & family accountable, BUT that is not enough. There is STILL those that made THIS presidency possible. THEY TOO must be held accountable for their actions. Matt Gaetz crossed a line. A very SERIOUS line. It CAN’T be ignored or forgotten.
snoops1969 I'm sure florida cares about an apology, I know I don't.
Are you kidding? You new what you said and why you said it, so sad, it is out of the box, we all can see your motivation
Drug tests of Gaetz would be a good. The man is pathetic.
but he was and you know it
well, you could take it back to square one, buh the damage 's already been done.
He lies he’s a republican
I call bullshit!
Once you threaten a witness, an apology is only relevant to your sentence, and that's only if sentence is imposed by a merciful judge.
But Threat is still out there...........................censor that BOZO REPUBLICANT MINNION OF TINY
RepMattGaetz you know what ...
Still a bucket of slime.
Gaetz should be removed from the House.
I say BS!
Yes he was, but more importantly, he’s showing realDonaldTrump that he knows how to play the Trump game
Wow Trump Dershowitz all had many trips to Epstein’s Florida Home in West Palm Beach. Was Matt Gaetz a visitor as well seeing he isn’t married. Florida what is wrong with your State harbouring a bunch of Republican Pedophiles.. Florida is your state Republican Corrupt. 2020 Dems
Madame Pelosi took him to the woodshed.
Sure he was!
Gutless liar!
As if.
Words have consequences
That’s b.s. someone made him delete his tweet and we all know that. Someone also gave him the go-ahead to tweet to Mr. Cohen yesterday. We all know that too
He should be 'tested' in court.
Gaetz threatened Cohen on social media. Gaetz tried to walk back threat. Gaetz was indirectly reprimanded in statement issued by Pelosi Gaetz deletes his threat and issues BS apology.
Gaetz & the rest of GOP show their true colors, believe them. They must be removed from government, ostracized to never hold office again & america will return to political truth by demanding it from every personal declaration in every election.
SMH. Big Dicc Donny have to many of you guys (male and female) believing you can fly. . .
Sure it was just locker room talk
Yes he was intimidating a fed witness. Why isnt he in jail? How come these wicked criminal Republican get away with some many criminal activites?
he was probably really drunk.
Don’t believe him. This is how lawmakers behave in third world
My guess is Gov. DeSantis told Gaetz to shut up!!
Another GOP criminal
So, if someone said the same about RepMattGaetz... that his secrets were about to be made public, his hidden accounts, his VPN use, no longer hidden, if he speaks... he’d be fine with that?
Deleting it won't make it to away. Plus many screenshot it. He's a gonk. Lock him up
🤥 liar. Unless Congress holds him accountable he and others will continue to do this then simply say “sorry not sorry”. This is a crime.
It appears RepMattGaetz may have committed a felony...
'Accidents will happen. Like the killing of you. By me.' -Fat Tony from The Simpsons. Also not a threat.
You can't unring a bell.
mattgaetz RepMattGaetz SpeakerPelosi MattGaetz should be removed from office. He has shown, he is not fit to serve in any legislative capacity, and accepting this for anything less than witness intimidation by a sitting US Congressman proves the degradation of Trump.
Butt liquor.
F Matt Gaetz. He knows there's corroborating evidence of this.
He should be arrested and indicted for witness tampering.
Matt Gaetz is the Devin Nunes of Trey Gowdys. But if he sucks up to Trump a tiny bit more he could become the Lindsey Graham of Rand Pauls! Goals
Bullshit!
Apologies and tweet deletion won’t work. mattgaetz displayed his true self with the tweet & subsequent apology. Nothing that Gaertz can do will unring that bell. Nor he can he claim sincerity. He already accomplished what he wanted with that tweet.
Its a low blow to ever bring a person's wife and family into a political issue. It petty and childish and shows that he is less than a man to tweet that. That's like a gossiping wife..and I should know..I am one!
Matt Gaetz is a licensed attorney in FL. His Bar Number is 48962. He violated 18 U.S.C. Sec 1512. He could be charged with a felony for witness tampering & this is grounds for disbarment. Feel free to call the FL Bar & file a complaint. 1-866-352-0707.
Typical. Always an apology after saying something despicable. He apologizes because the push back was unequivocal in it's rebuke of him and his words. Which he did not expect, because he is a fool. But his intentions were obvious. And so, he should Resign. Apology not accepted!
Trump should be stood down asap until investigation are over, they should of made him hand in his Taxes at the beginning. like everyone else
Bullshit
So, a blue collar kinda got away with it? What does law enforcement has to say? At least an interview with the proper warning was justified
Multiple girl friends, just like Cohen's old boss?
Gaetz should be removed from Congress for his appalling behavior.
Hahaha JK!!!
Sure sounded like a threat!
Scum thinks deleting his tweet and saying oops gets him off the hook. He threatened Cohen and that is a CRIME. Arrest him like you would any person who threatened someone. Tazze him like you would others. Scum GOP are becoming Scum.
Sure ok.
Gaetz needs to be sanction by the House. After threatening a witness just prior to his testimony he is now being investigated by the Ethics Committee. He must now be removed from the Oversight Committee for witness tampering/threatening a witness. FBI is already investigating?
Indyria57Maria He can “ insist “ all he wants. Why delete it if it wasn’t a threat ?
Eugene_Scott Madame Speaker wondering what triggers a Censure or Reprimand of a House Member? Do members vote to issue one? How many votes does it take to Expel a member of the House? It’s happened before, what starts the process? Censure Reprimand Expel
Tampering with witnesses wasn't enough. Now he's tampering with evidence.
Eugene_Scott An idiot
The fucker knew what he was doing.
Right.......
angrytwinsmom Today’s bullshit
Eugene_Scott Did he delete?
That threat you read and I deleted wasn't a threat.
Obviously he was! He’s a liar!
Eugene_Scott At a minimum ethics charges should be brought against him for the threat he made to MichaelCohen212
Good enough. Michael Cohen is a thug, just like Mueller.
oops
Or maybe he was threatening a *different* Michael Cohen? Yeah, that’s it....
James Klansnic was DBCooper
If it fits, you must not acquit.
Let’s not accept his apology and let’s dig in background a little and expose him for shit we know he’s hiding!!!! Enough is Enough of these phony AMERICANS!!!!
Trump lackey
Little Matt finally Gaetz it.
He needs to face true consequences apologies are not enough
Maybe mattgaetz and DevinNunes can share a cell when this is all over.
Uh huh
After years of entitlement matt gaetz finally learns that actions have consequences. We need more of this.
His removal from the House is eminent. The hate that flows from his mouth cannot be tolerated any longer. If his pals of the Freedom Caucus wish to intervene, please do🙂
Again another GOP pundit for Trump threatens a US citizen mattgaetz . Gratz knew exactly what he was doing. He’s a liar just like Trump. GaetzEvil
Thug and gang member!
He should delete them , but of course he was threatening him.They weren’t exactly words of encouragement, now were they?🤔
Oh yes he was and he should be brought up on charges
Liar, liar pants on fire!
If he want threatening why did he delete his tweet after all didn’t he call it “ testing”? Curious?
Indyria57Maria 😂😂😂
Any politician that promotes conspiracy theories and tries to threaten a witness should be repealed, as the the man at best, is an incompetent bafoon. At worse, he is trying to intimidate a witness at the expense of a man's family. Disgusting.
Gaetz is obviously an amateur gaslighter. When Trump gets back from acknowledging a brutal dictatorship that still operates gulags perhaps the Congressman can get a lesson on how Trump-style brainwashing works.
Idiot.
You should of kept it up. Lol
Great, now arrest him.
Oh right. The timing of the comment says it all.
Such a low life- truly. No place for such behavior from a representative...
threats come in all sorts of ways: a gesture, a look, inference, body language, physical confrontation but when you directly put your words to print, there is less ambiguity as your words speak your own truth and who you are..he needs to grow up and be more mindful of his words
In an average year, how many felons are forgiven for their crimes after only issuing an apology? I imagine if the felon is a white male politician their chances of forgiveness after only issuing an apology is increased exponentially... just by coincidence.
Another wingnut in high office. 😐
Deleting and apologising is not good enough. To allow people like this in our congress is appalling.
Censure that bastard!
Pelosi must Censure this maniac!!!
BS called as he is trying to mimic his idol
Matt Gaetz is a licensed attorney in Florida. His Bar Number is 48962. He violated 18 U.S.C. § 1512. He could be charged with a felony for witness tampering but this is also grounds for disbarment. Feel free call the Florida Bar & file an official complaint at 1-866-352-0707.
why isn't he in prison yet?
Too little, too late. Take a seat Matt.
Of course not.
BS
sure, that always worked for the Mafia bosses as well, 'it was only, like, a joke, when I said I'd put a drill through knee-caps' - geez - no-one has sense of humour any more.
He knew exactly what he was doing....
coward
Who was he threatening?
Not acceptable whatsoever. This is an elected “leader.” Why do we continue to allow this?
Oh please....he said it, he meant it as a threat, his apology is just because he got caught.
He did
He didn't delete the tweeet right away. He did it this morning.
DanielleWaughTV Florida you voted for this guy
mattgaetz Hahahaha your boy Donald is going down and the whole entire ship too! Waiting for a beautiful day called impeachment.
Proving once again that he’s a complete a-hole.
Maybe he became a new believer.
Another 'paid' actor for the conman
Thank you 2019!! Watching the left defend Cohen is one of the best so far & it's only Feb.
'It's witness testing.'
Florida was your choice Matt Gaetz or Aldolf Hitler asking for all of the North.
Matt...The new Nunez!
He most certainly was.
Sopranos all.
Rep Gaetz was just speaking truths about RAT Cohen, the convicted liar. Anyone who says Cohen didnt have mistresses, does not know the type of narcissistic turd he is.
Is that how it works now? Commit a crime, then merely apologize and it's like it never happened? Does this work for all crimes or just the ones politicians commit? Asking for criminals - including murderers - everywhere.
I bet he is ...let a court of law decide …….
mattgaetz will lose his next election
He was clearly threatening him.
We're seeing too much of this tactic, and I hate it. 1. Make an outrageous statement. 2. Wait for the inevitable backlash. 3. Issue mealy-mouthed apology and retraction, knowing that the damage has been done, and nothing will undo it. 4. Sit back and enjoy the carnage.
They why you deleted the tweet ?
Good grief, fvckin’ Florida (this phrase can be used in a vast number of contexts)
That’s not good enough, censure is needed
Should be charged with witness tampering and obstruction of justice. These things shouldn’t be tolerated
NOT GOOD ENOUGH! MattGaetz NEEDS TO RESIGN!
I should have done neither. Disappointed
Bullshit
Why is this convict even in Congress? Florida is broken!
YES HE WAS !! CANT FIX STUPID
I have to know if guys like Matt are so delusional that they think they'll be remembered as the good guys in this story or if they know they're the villains and just don't care.
but of course he was.
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