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 FBI, the CIA, Big Tech, and Big Media are all traitors to our constitutional republic.
It’s not even up for debate anymore.
If Levinson is still alive and being held in Iran, he will never be released while the Biden cabal is in charge,
This entire caper sounds like a story board for a series of Comic Books. Every plot generates at minimum five sub plots, hydra head style.
The wrong name was on the headline at the NY Post. They get his name right in the main story.
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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Have you realized that none of the women (who were 17 at the time) has come forward to accuse Gaetz of doing what he supposedly did.
If you were just asking for money as a favor to help someone, why would you even say that? That's not how a conversation flows.
Agreed. That comment by Gaetz was very bizarre and raised eyebrows.
In his op ed, Matt stated he has never paid for sex. And as an adult man never had sex with a 17 yr old.
Hmmm...asking for 25mil to free a guy who is dead. ...
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Why was the cover blown by the DoJ the night before with the NYTs?
The plan was for Dad to obfuscate in the follow-up interview playing the Good guys - Boom, a Felony.
Then that Felony is leveraged to get Gaetz to resign.
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” I’m in need of $25 million to save Robert Levinson”
Really? Not $20 million? Why such an exact figure?
Sounds like baloney to me. And it sounds like a shakedown .
The fact that the press commies aren’t all over this prove it was a setup! Matt should go on TV and say “Try again fools”!
Good lord...hire a better copy editor...lol
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There are one or two people facing Charges already and an Ex DoJ Official.
They farmed the Op out, and had a buffer. Like Christopher Steele.
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Gotta kick 10% up to the big guy
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His Lawyer collecting the Money - is an Ex DoJ Official.
His partner has been facing Federal Crimes on and off for years.
These are intermediaries they use in cases they don’t want to be caught running.
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This is their Partner.
It’s very important to Note these are Federal Charges. The Feds can squeeze him in numerous ways.
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We’re living in a corrupt society where we barely know 10% of what’s going on.
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I know how you feel. Can you imagine if we knew EVERYTHING that is going on in the government? It would be shocking. And on top of that, we are paying their salaries.
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