Posted on 04/06/2021 8:46:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has claimed that the sexual misconduct allegations made against him were part of an extortion scheme, and Bob Kent, one of the men allegedly involved in the scheme, all but confirmed in an interview on “The Michael Smerconish Program” on SiriusXM radio on Monday that he had asked Gaetz’s father for $25 million—but insists it was not extortion.
Kent says he needed the money to help find FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing in March 2007 and is presumed to be dead by his family, but Kent claims he’s seen video evidence that Levinson is alive in Iran.
“Matt Gaetz is in need of good publicity, and I’m in need of $25 million to rescue Robert Levinson,” Kent said on the show, and acknowledged that he asked Gaetz’s father for the money.
“At first he started laughing and he said, ‘You know we get these extortion attempts all the time,’ And I said whoa, stop. This is not an extortion attempt. I’m not trying to extort him, I’m not, you know, that’s not what we’re doing here.”
But according to a report from the Washington Examiner, Gaetz, “possesses text message screenshots, an email, and a typed document that purportedly support his claims that a federal investigation into his relationship with a 17-year-old is related to an extortion scheme against him.” According to screenshots provided to the Washington Examiner, Rep. Gaetz’s father, Don Gaetz, a former Florida state Senate president, received a text message from Kent on March 16 proposing “a plan that can make [Matt Gaetz’s] future legal and political problems go away.”
Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing.
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Completely believable. Like when your side gets a lot of extra votes in an election, but you say that it was the most secure election in history, then obviously there was no cheating.
Well, that's all I need to know! < snort! >
If it looks like a duck!
The only thing missing is for Mr. Kent to add, "'Blackmail' is such an ugly word!"
Regards,
Kent says he needed the money to help find FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing in March 2007 and is presumed to be dead by his family, but Kent claims he’s seen video evidence that Levinson is alive in Iran.
“Matt Gaetz is in need of good publicity, and I’m in need of $25 million to rescue Robert Levinson,” Kent said on the show, and acknowledged that he asked Gaetz’s father for the money.
So where does Gaetz come in? I mean blackmailing him to get an agent extracted? What kind of “secret agent man” is Gaetz.
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The questions for me are who is Stephen Alford and when did he and Kent learn Gaetz was under investigation and how did they come up with this convoluted plan? And why did they believe giving Matt the glory would 'leverage' help and money from Gaetz' father?
Who is Stephen Alford? What did he know and when did he know it? Who thought of this plan?
This has the earmarks of a Stefan Halper and George Papadapoulos operation.
Who is Alford? When and how did he meet Bob Kent? Who knew about the Gaetz investigation first (Alford or Kent) and when did they find out about it?
Was Alford setting-up Kent as a patsy with this convoluted plan?
Also in Waco, Texas, in 1993: “This is not an attack!” Notwithstanding use of Bradley fighting vehicles “nice rental cars” - Janet Reno - and pyro “ferret” tear gas rounds that the FBI also lied about for six years.
Kent knew about the DOJ investigation and used that to extort money.
Lock him up.
WTF is this guy rambling on about!? The DOJ is a clown show!
Ah the old, “ I need 25 million dollars to find a missing FBI agent” trick.
He has a shady past. What did he know, when did he know it, who told him, and who is his handler?
Think Stefan Halper and George Papadapoulos.
The blackmailers alleged that Gaetz could "burnish his reputation" and "garner some goodwill" from the FBI if he'd only cough up the $25 million.
As you do...
Regards,
"Missed it by that much, Chief!"
Regards,
You'd think.
Yeah. It’s like “Get Smart” all over again:
Smart: WOULD YOU BELIEVE, a semi-coherent, basement-dwelling dementia patient who could have held his campaign rallies in a Yugo got 75M votes, with more of them dropping in at 4am than were cast in all of West Virginia...?
Sigfried: I find that very hard to believe.
Smart: Would you believe... No. Sorry. I got nothin’ else.
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