Representative Matt Gaetz is under
investigation by the department of
justice, in fact this investigation
began under Trump's department
of justice.
And former attorney general
William Barr is the one
who launched the investigation,
now what is this about?
Well, there are allegations that
Matt Gaetz,
who is 38 years old engaged in
a sexual relationship with a minor,
a 17 year old at the time.
And there are also allegations that
he had paid for this person's
travel which is a federal crime.
The allegation is that he payed
money to have her travel, and
have sex with her.
So again, this is an allegation,
it is being investigated, but
we're now learning more about what
the investigation entails?
So the New York Times is reporting
that Gaetz was actually implicated
in a broader investigation into
a political ally of his
a local official in Florida,
named Joel Greenberg.
Who was indicted last summer on
an array of charges including sex
trafficking of a child and
financially supporting people in
exchange for sex.
At least one of whom was
an underage girl, now that's the
associate [LAUGH], the Greenberg
who Gaetz is associated with.
When it comes to Matt Gaetz
apparently he had that sexual
relationship, allegedly had that
sexual relationship with someone
who is underaged.
And he seems to be denying it,
in an interview he said that his
lawyers had been in touch with
the department of justice.
And he also says I only know that
it has to do with women.
I have a suspicion that someone is
trying to recategorize
my generosity to ex girlfriends as
something more untoward.
But one other thing to keep in mind
is that Matt Gaetz, recently based
on reporting from Axios,
considered quitting congress to be
a full time person.
I don't know I can't say reporter,
I can't say anchor I don't know,
personality over at Newsmax or
some other conservative outlet.
I don't know if the two stories
are tied, but if I were to
speculate and this is a speculation
I think they're tired, but
we'll see how this plays out.
Aida any thoughts?
>> How on brand, you mean to tell
me the guy who was the literal
height man, for a Donald Trump,
the man who said, all you got to
do is grab him by the vagina.
I mean, it's the man who said he
would date his daughter
if it wasn't his daughter.
The man who's been also accused of
inappropriate behaviors and
actions towards minors and
that are young women or whatever.
And just the part the crew
like birds of a feather,
I'm not surprised.
I hope it's not true for
the sake of the young woman,
you know like that's where I hope
it's not true because that's
damaging that's lifelong damage.
But, I just think the cavalier
attitude and
the whole the haughtiness that
comes along with the privilege.
The entitlement and the sexism
that's all wrapped up into what is
that big head of Matt Gaetz.
It is disgusting to me to just
be able to sit there and
say hahaha, I think someone is
trying to recategorize my
generosity towards ex girlfriends.
Which is just sexist unto itself is
just like it's so gross, and
it is an attitude towards women.
That's very toxic and
very alive and well
within a certain sector of these
men who are also politicians and
public officials, and it's gross.
And if he is responsible for it,
I hope he gets in trouble for
it, not just re-assigned to another
section.
Where he can continue to
contaminate America and the earth
with that foolish rhetoric that
comes out of his mouth.
>> I do find it fascinating that
regardless of how much of a Trump
loyalist Matt Gaetz was.
Till the very end of Trump's
administration, it didn't stop and
I'm happy about this.
It didn't stop William Barr from
launching the investigation in the
tail end of Trump's administration.
That's good news, I mean,
that's pretty much the only props I
can really give William Barr.
But I'm glad that they're
investigating this Matt Gaetz are
alleges that this is really nothing
more than an attempt to extort him
and his family of $25 million.
And that when someone approached
him recently to say that they could
make it all go away,
he immediately went to the FBI.
Obviously this is his perspective
and his take, this is
what he's telling the media.
But again,
I really want to reiterate that if
this is proven to be true,
this is a federal crime.
Paying for a minor to travel across
state lines, and then to engage in
sex with an underaged person, is
a federal crime very serious one.
And we'll see how it plays out, but
for now he's denying it.
For now I'm sure he wants people to
think that potentially
quitting congress to be a full
time Newsmax talking head is not in
any way connected, we'll see.
But here's Matt Gaetz, you know,
never want to hide his pervy
feelings on Twitter, right?
Like I think maybe he's regretting
that a little bit now.
You know, his little tweets toward
Tiffany Trump and all that.
>> Ana I was going to say even
towards Tiffany Trump,
what I think is genius.
Because those of us that come from
the places that we come from have
to sometimes use our spidery
skills.
The fact that he tweeted all of
that information which is something
that people don't divulge,
you don't give out the information.
My father has even been wearing
a wire, like who tells that they've
been wearing a wire.
I mean, it's just trying all
the justification or
trying to say look, look, you see
what they're trying to do to us.
It just seems kind of
strange because you don't tell
that you're wearing a wire.
>> Can we throw those tweets
up again?
because I wannna read them for
our audio only listeners, so
Matt Gates tweeted the following.
Over the past several weeks my
family and I have been victims of
an organized criminal extortion
involving a former DOJ official.
A former DOJ official seeking $25
million while threatening to smear
my name.
We have been cooperating with
federal authorities in this matter,
and my father has been wearing
a wire at the FBI's direction to
catch these criminals.
The planted leak to the FBI tonight
was intended to thwart that
investigation.
No part of the allegations against
me are true, and the people pushing
these lies are targets of the
ongoing extortion investigation.
I demand the DOJ immediately
released the tapes made at their
direction which implicate their
former colleague in crimes against
me based on false allegations.
This article identifies me as a
South Florida congress, blah, blah,
blah, whatever, it doesn't matter.
>> It's sort of lie.
>> But the point that yeah, like
look I caught them in one mistake,
which means that it's going to void
everything in the article whatever.
>> With this point
of establishment,
they don't have Twitter
[LAUGH] they don't have Twitter.
That's why he tweeted all of the
information in the tweet [LAUGH].
These criminals, this organization,
these big crime people,
my father's been wearing a wire to
try to catch.
I can tell you all on Twitter,
because they don't tweet.
Come on man, get out of here.