Rep. Matt Gaetz is at the center of a sex scandal involving a 17-year-old girl that seems to be getting worse and worse with every comment, tweet, and media appearance he makes. And now The Daily Beast just published a damning report about the embattled antigay congressman that’s filled with even more explosive allegations.
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Matt Fuller and Sam Brodey report:
Gaetz—the Trump-loving, Fox News-grinning, 38-year-old Florida Republican—has a less-than-sterling reputation among his congressional colleagues. More than a half-dozen lawmakers have spoken to these reporters about his love of alcohol and illegal drugs, as well as his proclivity for younger women. It’s well-known among Republican lawmakers that Gaetz was dating a college student—one over the age of consent—in 2018. She came to Washington as an intern.
The report also claims that Gaetz hardly has any friends, that he regularly pays for women’s flights and hotels to come visit him, that he enjoys being on TV more than being a congressman, and that at least one unnamed GOP lawmaker has an “unofficial rule” never to appear alongside him on television for fear of “the inevitable scandal that would come out one day.”
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The cartoonishly scandalous perception of Gaetz is so commonplace that sometimes it’s visible, literally, in the halls of Congress. A Hill source sent The Daily Beast a photo of a trash bin outside Gaetz’s office as lawmakers cleared out their offices at the end of a recent session. At the top of the heap was an empty Costco-size box of “Bareskin” Trojan condoms.
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Since the scandal broke, Gaetz has been flailing. He fired off a series of frantic tweets claiming he is the victim of a $25 million extortion plot, told media that “the last time I had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, I was 17,” and made an unhinged appearance on Fox News, where he tried to implicate Tucker Carlson in the whole thing.
Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance appeared on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” last night to say Gaetz really, really, really needs to stop talking and get a lawyer, like, immediately.
“The one thing that’s clear, the only certain takeaway I have from this, is that the congressman needs a lawyer,” Vance said, adding that his behavior has only made him look more guilty, not less.
“He needs to have someone giving him legal advice because he is perilously close to incriminating himself, conceding some of the elements of potential crimes, and just running his mouth in a way that no one who’s the subject of a federal investigation should be doing.”
Former Department of Justice spokesperson Matthew Miller added that Gaetz’s public comments make him appear like “a person who is panicking under the spotlight–and I don’t think that speaks very well about how he might handle this investigation as it moves forward.”
"The only certain takeaway from this is that the Congressman needs a lawyer … because he's perilously close to incriminating himself, conceding some of the elements of potential crimes, and just running his mouth."@JoyceWhiteVance on Matt Gaetz. #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/0JXp1rCLIR
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) March 31, 2021
Mandrake
So, is he gay or not? That is the question.
Hdtex
@Mandrake is hoping for a date.
Cam
The second these Trumpists start getting questioned under oath so much carp will start tumbling down.
barryaksarben
I do hope he isnt gay as he is as ugly as a cow’s foot. He surely must have to pay for any sex. That mug would make a person hurl
woodroad34
I think he has a pet dragon named ‘Spot’ living under his staircase
My2CentsWorth
I grew up on farms. Was around cow feet a lot. The only way that cow foot could be considered ugly is one that has been damaged.
DCFarmboy
“the last time I had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, I was 17,”
And since he was jerking off, it was with himself.
dwick
thanks for that visual
greekboy
So, now we have Gaetzgate or Pizzagaetz Of course Gym( hasn’t passed a single piece of legislation in 14 years) Jordan says he is behind Gaetz all the way…I’m shocked. Who is more pissed off, his “son” or his “fiance”, who says Gaetz wants Batman to officiate their wedding. I have advise for the fiance, “run girl run “. Perhaps the most surprising thing about this trainwreck is that Gaytz might be straight.
Cozmo2
What size condoms?
Clamzilla
They weren’t really condoms. They were finger cots.
HMFan
Well, like they say: it ain’t the size of the ship but the motion of the ocean…
Prax07
Gaetz is probably an Anysexual, he’ll get with anyone he can, free or paid, legal or underage. He’s typical republican scuzz.
Liquid Silver
Yeah, still waiting for any consequences for anybody, anywhere, at any time, at this level of government. Tick-tock.
b2rocketfan
The article says that Gaetz is “running his mouth in a way that no one who’s the subject of a federal investigation should be doing.” Which is interesting as his lord and savior Orange Jesus did and continues to do just that all the time.
HMFan
“Orange Jesus!” BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
jax florida
Doesn’t he also have a “son?”
Dave_Bailey
His sex life is so creepy that even his hands have filed divorce papers.
Keebler ILF
His “son” might be kind of an idiot in my opinion. Go to youtube and search for “Matt Gaetz introduces his son Nestor”. It’s from 2020.
If he does get a laywer, it’ll probably be Alan Dershowitz. The guy who said he kept his underwear on when he got a massage at Jeffrey Epstien’s house.
woodroad34
He’s such an incel
Max
gross. guessing he had been whacking away into prophies while in his closed-door office.
winemaker
So what if they found an army sized amount of condoms. And bottom line, who really gives a rats ass about this news other than those out there without more meaningful lives and stuff to get done or needs to be done or in simpler terms, those with too much free time on their hands.