NYT Correspondent Michael Schmidt joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss new reporting that Rep. Matt Gaetz is under investigation for allegedly sending women money using cash apps after they were recruited online for sex. Aired on 04/02/2021.
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Yes! We need to take these people down… NOW 🤑
swalwell too- gave china information , and slept with a spy – does not matter dem or rep bad is bad .
@Rosie Rose
It doesn’t matter anyway. In the past, this is how it would go: A person got accused, all the people on his side would scream, “lies, set up, nonsense!” … then more details would emerge, and one by one, the people on the perps side would turn their backs on him.
On the right, all that has changed with your orange leader. Now, as more details are revealed, people on the right will just scream, “fake news!” or “witchhunt!” and that’s that.
@Rick Simon- Sadly, it’s both sides. The world of moral integrity is rare anymore.
@Rosie Rose
No, it is not, which has been pointed out repeatedly to you. Right wingers act much differently now from left wingers.
@Rick Simon Sadly I see there really isn’t a way to have a decent conversation with you.
Remember when Matt Gaetz said he will resign from Congress and represent Donald Trump as his attorney.
🤣 type of attorney 45 deserves! 2 sleezebags!
@Les Louisson
You mean drumpfs “Quid Pro Quo” lawyer.
Yes I remember
Who remember when Matt Gaetz voluntary ask you resign to represent Uncle Trump!!!! I see smokeeee
Or is it that he want secure uncle Trump in order to get his pardon
M-e-r-c-y
This is only laughable.
Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump would look good inside an orange jumpsuit heading into federal prison.
And even while the country goes down in flames, trump is still living in your head smh we don’t deserve this great nation
Drop that soap!
@Leanne Fisher tRump = HE Gotz = mini He
Yep, time for them to feel the man lovin’ too.
…and Matt will still be young, when out of the suit. Hope the sentence will be long.
Obviously the Girl has given a Testimony in relations to what happened between her and Gaetz, so are looking at physical evidence to support the Claim!
They have a money trail connection.
Gaetz is in serious trouble.
@B. T. I think he used his credit card
One sick SOB satin all republican sick
Maybe a Blew dress.
To be expected……he’s one of the original swamp creatures!! Hope he gets puts away for along time!!
Trump has set up this florida move for years. Has gov. Marco. All his mimions who will be dedoped of. I feel that trump is like O.J. they cannot take your assets from another state in florida. Why else would trump and his broid all the sudden want to move to florida? Can anyone explain the law about property in the sunshine state?
F Matt Gaetz 2021 !
Get out of here !
Karma always comes full circle
@Tiara B Karma is perfect justice…for all of us.
Matt Gaetz motor mouth when you join politics, skeletons come out to play.
Yup. Only a matter of time for the other big mouths to come out. And good ole gym Jordan and his big mouth thinks everyone has forgotten about him but we haven’t.
@Jalen Tiara yeah fake investigation started by the Trump administration Mr Bill Barr such a good feeling that you cant blame this on Biden because of all the crap Matt Gaetz said about Hunter Biden looks like all he said about Hunter was actually about himself i guess they call that projecting now its said that he was taking extacy with minors they have the paper trail to prove it oh well bye bye you gaetz what you gaetz
@Jalen Tiara Then Matt would be suing them for Libel, which I don’t see happening. Facts don’t care about your feelings, Princess. No worries, folks like you are so used to Conservative propaganda that you just assume all media is lying. Sorry, but it just your media choices, ours always seem to pan out with actual charges filed.
@Jalen Tiara The only thing fake is the fact that your IQ is bigger than your shoe size
I liked Motor mouth🤣🤣🤣🤣
Liz Cheney celebrating with a big Glass of SCOTCH. !!! Cheers.
I bet she is loving it, goes around comes around Matt.
And so is Hillary Clinton shouting…
LOCK HIM UP!!!
Don’t screw with the Cheney family.
@cerveza
And don’t go hunting with them either…
And all those foolish fool people from Wyoming who rallied behind this pervert need to be ashamed of themselves.
Trump, Epstein, now Gaetz – Florida waters are getting murky.
@Sam U. Rai Yeah Trump is associated with Epstein. Ask Trump about the 13 year old girl he had met.
@Tony Smith Sorry Newsom has a humble face
Add joe and hunter to the list
@HedgeOwl Invest what state is a 16 year old of legal age
@Kathy Jacobsen GA. Next to FL. Also almost every states in US. O.o. Where are you form?
And!! He voted against anti- trafficking laws!! The pieces of the puzzle are coming together
Imagine being the only one to vote against anti-trafficing laws, and everybody knows it, but then being ok with everyone knowing it. That’s Matt Gaetz.
Let us tell Gaetz bye bye. Nobody is going to pardon him. KARMA is really good for him.
He’s literally the only politician, liberal or conservative that voted against Anti-Human Trafficking law.
I mean, that should be a crime by itself.
yeah the only one that voted against it i guess he knew it was coming sooner or later what a moron
Be interesting to see how his father fixes this.
Hitler’s Gaetztopo is going down and Hitler can’t pardon him.
@Ashleigh K hahahaha! Such good joke, comrade!
@Seablack66 Well that’s a good question. I’d like the answer to it as well. Actually, I’d love to know why Biden is involved in all of this. I have my suspicions. Read the letter for yourself.
@Ashleigh K I can write a letter saying you told me you’d wash my car this weekend. Biden isn’t involved.
@mc wm Choosing to not ask questions is part of the problem. Biden is mentioned in an extortion letter and your automatic assumption is “Biden isn’t involved”. How do you know? If this was a democratic politician and Trump mentioned in a letter like that, would you have the same assumption?
@Ashleigh K .,., Far from it,., tRump incites riot,., that’s what Hitler would do.
Dad joke: Why isn’t QAnon going after Gaetz? Because he’s a republican
@Tony Smith No. It only goes after reality, as a whole.
@jannmutube Gaetz might have asked, who knows…
@Tony Smith please go stand in a field and wait for jesus 🙏 please.
Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some people appear bright until they speak.
@Carl Stratton Yes.
He should have paid attention attention to the old saying, “15 will get you 20”
In his case 17 only gets you 10…
For years I have been listening to many and varied horror stories relating Republicans without anything of consequence happening to them. I hope this time is different.
All of his dui’s were dropped because of who his daddy was. Luckily this is all coming out after it’s too late for a Trump pardon
@n k I doubt that it makes a difference. I know he’s not very popular among his peers, but; he’s still a Republican. They’re still going to support him because of tribalism.
@Tommy Smith we’ve seen that with Jim Jordan, but if the evidence is as bad as this sounds they’ll support him until it hurts more to be associated with him. Tucker is already trying to put distance between them, I think they’re looking for an exit ramp
@n k , we never know. Jordon might be the next. His case is long over due.
It will be
It seems Matt “the Frat” Gaetz may be in trouble so real that even Daddy’s money can’t help him.
Couldn’t happen to a better worse person…
He’ll be on daytime TV like Jerry Springer who did something similar with legal age hookers.
@Michael Bray Thank god he doesn’t have to work.
@poix mire what would his show be?
“Barbarians at the Gaetz”?
With Mr Jordan…”The Jim-Matt Show”
Or simply “Are you Legal Age”?
@Michael Bray,
💁🏻♀️I’ll put my money on:
*Nothing
*Money greasing palms
*Winks and High-Fives
*Business as usual
*Even more empowerment
Ikr..🥰
Couldn’t have happened to a worse person.
It can and will, once New York starts issuing warrants to tRUMP and friends.
Remember how Gaetz committed Witness Intimidation against Michael Cohen on national television? Maybe he should be indicted for that as well, now.
Waiting for Michael Cohen to speak out throwing shade… Now what’s that you said about me Lil Matty? That’s what your name’s gonna be on cell block ‘B’ which = Butt busters!😂😆
Heh heh, this story keeps getting better and better. Gaetz is watching his personal and political life go up in smoke. Let’s hope he gets some serious prison time. The main charge is a minimum 10 year term. Schweeeet!
It would only be better if it happened 4 years ago so that we didn’t have to suffer listening to his nonsense attempts to support Trump for 4 years.
He needs to go down too heartless and corrupt
@Brian West I know, huh?! Better late rather than never but it would have even more delicious if it happened during Trump’s reign..
He is so toast. He can serve his time with the insurrectionist
Yes him and Donald can be cell mates
Insurrectionist-in-Thief and Gaetz boyo of Orange, are both responsible for Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at our Capitol …and now this ironic cruelty. SMH.
daddy has to much money and influence in florida that this punk will walk……
@Eduardo Contreras weasel DeSantis will help
Perhaps DJT, Don Jr. & Eric will join them shortly in the Bigly House !
I sincerely hope that none of the girls involved in this story suffered any long term harm. That said, this news story dropped down from heaven. Thank you God!
You really hate this guy 😂
@MoAfrika His own party hates him!
Happy 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Nah they’ll start coming for that money…and I hope they get a lot.
Mat geytz and Gym gordan defended the former guy like their life depended on him. Now we know why.
Don’t forget Lindsay. Imagine the gross ugly skeletons in his many closets, if you can stomach them.