Agree!
IMHO Gaetz's verbose and empathetic defense of Katie Hill was way over the top considering the undeniable photographic evidence of her transgressions and her subsequent lying abiout it.
He went unnecessarily far, far beyond a simple statement of concern or support for a friend or peer caught doing wrong and lying about it.
To me it immediately;y created suspicions of a possible similar relationship or hidden guilt for other wrongdoing on his part.
I may be way off base on my suspicions bu that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
It was like when Dennis Hastert defended William Jefferson D-LA. Made me question what was in Hastert’s closet.
And boy did we ever find out.