Posted on 04/05/2021 8:29:40 PM PDT by CaptainK
The man accused of trying to extort $25 million from Rep. Matt Gaetz’s family admitted Monday that he asked the congressman’s dad for cash — but denied that it was a shakedown.
Bob Kent, an ex-Air Force intelligence officer, confirmed to Sirius Radio host Michael Smerconish that he approached the Florida Republican’s dad, Don Gaetz, for money last month.
The funds, Kent said, were to pay for an effort to free Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran in 2007, and is believed to be dead. Kent claimed he has video evidence that Levinson is still alive and is being held hostage.
Kent said he met Don Gaetz, a wealthy former Florida politician, at his office on March 17 — and told him his son was having “legal issues” and might want to “generate good will” by helping with the rescue effort.
“I explained that in no way am I trying to extort him and that if he decides not to help us, he’ll never hear from me again,” Kent told Smerconish.
“Matt Gaetz is in need of good publicity, and I’m in need of $25 million to save Robert Levinson,” he added.
Kent insisted that his intention wasn’t to blackmail the Gaetz family.
“I never threatened the man — matter of fact, it was the opposite: I told him if he decides not to help us he’ll never hear from me again,” Kent said, adding, “I can’t help how it sounds.”
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The perfect example of “half truths”.
Its not that what he said wasn’t true, its what he left out that makes it untrue.
“Matt Gaetz is in need of good publicity, and I’m in need of $25 million to save Robert Levinson,”
Sounds like shakedown to me.
Let me rephrase...
“Matt Gaetz is NOT in need of bad publicity, and I’m in need of $25 million to save Robert Levinson,”
“...if he decides not to help us, he’ll never hear from me again,”
Let me rephrase...
if he decides TO help us, he’ll never hear from me again
or
if he decides TO pay the extortion money, he’ll never hear from me again
I never threatened the man
Kind of like you have a nice family
...kidding...
Got yourself banned, troll?
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