New Docs Show Matt Gaetz Campaign in Full Damage-Control Mode

[Nevilledog]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-docs-show-matt-gaetz-campaign-in-full-damage-control-mode


As Rep. Matt Gaetz combats allegations that he was involved in a sex ring, the Florida Republican’s latest campaign finance report reflects a public relations scramble that began even before he acknowledged being the focus of a federal investigation.

The filing, which covers the three months between January and March, shows that Gaetz has incurred unprecedented fundraising expenses during a typically quiet period. In that time, Gaetz dropped six figures on a direct mail blitz, shelling out more for fundraising services than he did in all of 2020.

Gaetz also paid $5,000 in “strategic consulting” fees to notorious political operative Roger Stone, and he gave money to a number of GOP Florida state lawmakers that he’s never supported before. The report also indicates that Gaetz—who cites his lack of friends in Washington as a point of pride—may be increasingly isolated; he’s received no contributions from his GOP colleagues.

More than anything, the filing reflects a concerted effort to bolster support ahead of the creeping shadow of the investigation. Gaetz has spent roughly $170,000 on direct mail outreach this year, $116,543 of it on one day—March 31. The previous day, The New York Times broke the news that the Justice Department was looking into whether the third-term congressman had sex with a 17-year-old and paid for her travel, a possible violation of federal sex-trafficking laws.

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[RockRaven]

1. "Strategic consulting" sounds like a euphemism for "hush money" when one considers that

Greenberg took a selfie of himself, Gaetz, and Stone, which I will refrain from posting here to spare your eyes...

[keithsw]

2. The media is failing AGAIN

And letting this creep off the hook. With the Chauvin trial going on we haven't heard a peep about this perverted creep. This needs to move back into the mainstream news rotation