Matt Gaetz says he was kept off impeachment defense team over war powers vote

NY Post ^ | January 23, 2020 | 12:26pm | Emily Jacobs

[conservative98]

One of President Donald Trump’s strongest supporters on cable news and Capitol Hill was surprisingly excluded from his impeachment defense team — and he has suspicions as to why.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) was widely believed to have been a frontrunner to join a select group of House Republicans to defend the president through media outreach and providing consultation to his legal team, but he was snubbed.

In an interview with Politico, Gaetz said he wasn’t entirely sure why he was kept off the team, but he has been told by someone in the White House that Eric Ueland, the legislative affairs director, was “responsible for the brush back.”

“I don’t know why it would serve someone in the White House to manufacture a divide between the president and one of his best communicators during impeachment,” Gaetz told the outlet.

When reached by Politico, Ueland wouldn’t comment directly on the Florida Republican’s allegation. He did, however, mention Gaetz’s support for the House’s war powers resolution, which would limit the president’s ability to wage further military action against Iran without congressional approval.

Rep. Gaetz: Trump suspended Ukraine military aid over corruption concerns The resolution did not signify a shift in policy or position for Gaetz, who began courting fellow House Republicans to support the measure after Democrats added one of his amendments to it, but Trump loyalists dragged him for the move nonetheless.

“While the Trump administration was disappointed in Mr. Gaetz’s [Iran war powers] vote, the president’s successful policy to reduce Iranian terror and misbehavior proves the path laid out by the president is working,” Ueland said in a statement to Politico. “We look forward to working with Mr. Gaetz in the future.”

Gaetz responded, “He knows it’s House Democrats, not Iran, who are impeaching the president, right?”

[shalom aleichem]

Yea, there he goes blowing off his mouth again. Showboat. Dumber than dirt. F him.

[chris37]

That’s what I thought.

Loud mouth punk.

[csvset]

He thought Alexandria O-C was refreshing.

Probably wants a dalliance with her in the cloak room.

[conservative98]

trump agreed with him.

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link please

[italianquaker]

Rightfully so

[Osage Orange]

So sick of people bashing our best house members.

I guess....Mr. Trump doesn't like being voted against.

His right.

I guess what you are saying is...you are sick of Trump.

BTW...is this the man or the woman "Naps"?

[mass55th]

"He said he spoke to trump explaining the vote before he did it and trump agreed with him.

Has President Trump confirmed that?

[Eddie01]

Matt Gaetz’s talk of mug shot raises questions about DUI arrest

He didn't have his license suspended for a year when he refused the breath test — as Florida law dictates. And he didn't have that refusal used against him in a criminal proceeding. Charges against Gaetz were dismissed after events that included, among other things, the forced resignation of the arresting officer.

It was the night before Halloween in 2008 when Gaetz, then 26, drove back from the Swamp, a nightclub on Okaloosa Island. He drove a 2001 BMW SUV registered to his state senator dad.

Near midnight, Okaloosa County Deputy Chris Anglin clocked Gaetz going 48 in a 35 mph zone. Anglin later reported that Gaetz fumbled for his license and registration, his eyes were watery and bloodshot, and he swayed and staggered when he got out of the car.

Smelling alcohol, Anglin asked Gaetz if he had been drinking. Gaetz replied no. Minutes later, he admitted he had consumed two beers. Twice, Anglin conducted an eye test. Twice, Gaetz's eyes didn't follow the prompt.

Gaetz, who had recently begun practicing law, declined any field sobriety tests. He was arrested and refused the breath test.

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[mass55th]

He sounds like a whiny child. I would have been too embarrassed to make this claim.

[Starboard]

It was a good decision. Can’t afford to have a wobbly (or possibly compromised) person on the team at a critical time like this.

[Starboard]

he also supported that sex fiend that just lost her job- said no one had a right to complain about her having inappropriate relationships with people who worked for her- which by the way violated government rules-

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Hmmmm. Makes you wonder about him.

[mass55th]

"Same here, don’t see him on Fox any longer. "

He'll probably be on Madcow's show, or Joe Scarborough's.

[silverleaf]

Apparently only our best House members vote like Nancy Pelosi...

[mass55th]

"It was a good decision. Can’t afford to have a wobbly (or possibly compromised) person on the team at a critical time like this."

He's only been in office since 2017. What makes him think he's even qualified for being on the legal team? It seems he thinks an awful lot of himself to think he was even in the running.

[enumerated]

Agreed. You are the only one on the thread so far that has it right.

[Newtoidaho]

This goofball was also one of pervert Katie hill’s biggest fans.

[fortheDeclaration]

I doubt Trump agreed with him, he probably agreed that he needed to vote his conscience. Sadly, siding with the toxic Democrats on any issue now is damning.

[Pirate Ragnar]

Bombshell! Gaetz found in romp with Bolton in bed. /jk