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Rep. Matt Gaetz Representative for Florida’s 1st District
pronounced mat // gayts

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Shortly after the 2020 election, Gaetz joined a case before the Supreme Court calling for all the votes for president in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — states that were narrowly won by Democrats — to be discounted, claiming that some voters there followed procedures set by the wrong state officials. The case amplified lies and conspiracy theories that fueled the movement that led to the attack on the Capitol. The Supreme Court rejected the case. On January 6, 2021 in the hours after the attack on the Capitol, Gaetz voted for the exclusion of Arizona and/or Pennsylvania .. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/compare/7/2021-coup-attempt — states narrowly won by Democrats — from the count of Electoral College votes that determined the next President of the United States. Following the rejection of several cases before the Supreme Court, one legislator called for violence ..

Louie Gohmert on Newsmax: "But if bottom line is, the court is saying, 'We're not going to touch this. You have no remedy' -- basically, in effect, the ruling would be that you gotta go the streets and be as violent as Antifa and BLM." pic.twitter.com/cZIdGTiQls

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 2, 2021

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Alleged misconduct & resolution

In February 2019, Gaetz posted a threatening tweet aimed at Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney the night before Cohen was scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee regarding crimes for which Cohen had been found guilty and in which, according to federal prosecutors, the President participated. Gaetz was referred to the Florida Bar for investigation ..

[On Tuesday, Gaetz tweeted at Cohen: “Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison. She’s about to learn a lot...”

The tweet went viral, immediately drawing a rebuke from legal experts, who compared it to intimidation of a witness. Walter Schaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics replied to Gaetz’s tweet with the federal statute number for tampering with a witness.

At first, Gaetz defended the tweet. When asked by a Vox reporter to respond to charges that he was tampering with witnesses, he replied back that he was “witness testing.”

“We are still allowed to test the veracity and character of witnesses, I think,” he told Vox.

But later Tuesday night, Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, said that he “should have chosen words that better showed my intent. I’m sorry.” However, he maintained that he was not attempting to threaten Cohen.]

http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/02/27/matt-gaetz-under-investigation-by-the-florida-bar-for-tweet-at-michael-cohen/ .. and possible discipline. In August 2019, the Florida Bar announced it had found "no probable cause .. https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/08/14/no-probable-cause-matt-gaetz-violated-florida-bar-rules-in-tweets-at-michael-cohen/ " that Gaetz had violated its rules and closed its investigation. In August 2020, the House Committee on Ethics admonished Gaetz for unprofessional behavior .. https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Committee%20Report_21.pdf .

Feb. 27, 2019 Florida Bar Association opened an investigation against Gaetz for attempted witness intimidation.

May. 8, 2019 Florida Bar Association moved the investigation to the Grievance Committee to decide whether or not there is probable cause that Gaetz broke Florida Supreme Court rules for lawyers.

Mar. 13, 2019 House Committee on Ethics after receipt of a member complaint, the committee began a review of Gaetz's tweet.

May. 13, 2019 Gaetz refused to appear for an interview with the committee.

Jun. 28, 2019 House Committee on Ethics on May 16 the Committee warned Gaetz that further non-compliance would result in an Investigative Subcommittee; he continued to refuse to appear for an interview and they established the Investigative Subcommittee in June.

Aug. 14, 2019 Florida Bar Association closed its investigation with a finding of no probable cause of rule violation.

Aug. 21, 2020 House Committee on Ethics published the report of the Investigative Subcommittee admonishing Gaetz for unprofessional behavior.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/matt_gaetz/412690