Matt Gaetz suspended from practicing law: report

[George II]

Source: Raw Story

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is no longer entitled to practice law in his home state after having his license pulled by the Florida Bar.

The controversial lawmaker, who is facing investigations at both the state and federal level, has reportedly failed to keep current on his fees to the Florida Bar, which has in turn labeled him "delinquent" and "unable to practice law."

According to the report, this is not the first time that Gaetz has run afoul of the bar.

"The Daily Beast has learned that the Florida Bar has branded Gaetz as 'delinquent' twice in the past two years. The organization temporarily cut him off in 2019 and again in 2020, because Gaetz failed to affirm that he is properly handling and protecting any clients' money in trust accounts. Lawyers must abide by strict rules to ensure they are not stealing or misusing money that belongs to the people they represent," Pagliery wrote, adding that a spokesperson for the Republican lawmaker issued a statement insisting, "Congressman Gaetz is no longer actively engaged in the practice of law. He is focused on representing his constituents in Congress, not the courtroom."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-under-investigation-2655342530/

[gab13by13]

1. Geez,

won't his girlfriend MTG loan him 265 bucks?

[Clash City Rocker]

2. LOL

"He clearly doesn't take his law license very seriously when he doesn't take the time to pay the $265 dues," said Daniel Uhlfelder who lives in Gaetz's district. "He's not a serious lawyer. He's not a serious congressman. He's not a serious person. This is one small but symbolic example of that."

[Haggard Celine]

27. Well said!

He's nothing but a rich playboy, which is probably why he's such a Trump fan.

[Initech]

3. Everything Trump touches dies!

[CTyankee]

4. deadbeat Matt. Good for the Florida Bar!

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Sad.

[Mr. Evil]

6. He practiced law?

Where? Doofus and Putz, Attorneys From Hell?

[Wednesdays]

11. Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. nt

[RussBLib]

15. nyuk nyuk nyuk

Seems to be more and more good news bubbling up.

[stuffmatters]

23. That's so funny!

[Casady1]

7. Soon to be a laundry

person sorting dirty clothes in the prison laundry facility. A job he is well suited for.

[RussBLib]

8. "delinquent" is a good description for Gaetz

now let's kick the ass out of Congress

[Midnight Writer]

9. "Gaetz failed to affirm that he is properly handling and protecting any clients' money"

Sounds about right.

[gab13by13]

13. Even the cowboys back in the Wild West,

only fell for the travelling snake oil salesman one time. Trump people wait with anticipation for the snake oil man to return.

I swear that our country's IQ, if it could be measured, has to be near whale shit. I also swear that our country has become less civilized.

[underpants]

10. Not W&M's finest

[napi21]

12. He SHOULD keep his liscense current. He might need to go back to practicing law when he gets

boo9ted out of Co9ngress! Of course I did notice the alert from the Bar said "temporarily".

[George II]

17. He'll only wind up being a "jailhouse lawyer"!

[riversedge]

20. No fear--his daddy is loaded.

[DFW]

14. OH NO!! NOW??? How can they do this to me?

After all the preparation that went into this video---they couldn't have done this three months ago, when I could have included it?

[renate]

22. Did you produce that!?!?

It’s great! Especially the kicking at the end!

[DFW]

31. Wrote and produced

A guy has to have a hobby, right? Now you know mine

[renate]

32. OH MY GOODNESS!!!!

I had no idea! Did you ever say anything about your hobby here? I must have missed that!

THAT IS FANTASTIC!!!!! You should be shouting about it from the rooftops! Amazing video--so funny and so true! WOW WOW WOW!!!!

[DFW]

38. Been doing it for years

This was the first around 15 years ago:

Then 2010:

Then came the 2016 election:

And then the Trump years, and partnership with the Parody Project:

And then post (sorta!) Trump:

&t=27s

&t=76s

Plus a few comments on other subjects:

And....I have one about the Cyber Ninjas in the works!! Hope to have that up this coming week.
Anyway, that's part of what I and my friends have been up to. The Parody Project has dozens of great
videos of their own, by the way. Our cooperation only started in April fo 2019 (Mar-a-Lagoville was the first).

[FM123]

40. Wow!

You are so talented, these are fantastic videos!

[DFW]

41. Thanks! I hope you had some fun watching them

My way of commenting on things, and my friends in Atlanta and Washington State definitely help.

[Paladin]

16. Nothing like flushing 3 years of law school down the toilet.

Gaetz is finally moving in a direction I approve of. Looking forward to a full-scale crash landing.

[2naSalit]

19. At some point...

I expect to see the likes of a meteor shower of his ilk falling hard.

Except it will be a shower of assholes and criminals.

[SeattleVet]

33. Are we sure it only took him 3 years?

He seems to be a very slow learner.

[Shrike47]

18. He can cure this with $265 and a certification. He probably will.

[Champp]

21. Another Republican "moral values" role model

Republicans do not do honesty, integrity, or honor.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Here's the Daily Beast link

https://www.thedailybeast.com/delinquent-matt-gaetz-currently-blocked-from-practicing-law

[Traildogbob]

25. He should have been

Disbarred when he sent threats to Michael Cohn the day before his testimony against trump. He threatened to expose his mistresses to his wife if he testified. Kind of illegal, or use to be before GQP destroyed justice.

[onetexan]

34. Outrageous isnt it?

[nebby70]

28. is delinquent or is A delinquent????

...either fits I guess....

[rsdsharp]

29. I sounds like more than just a failure to pay a fee.

In my state a similar fee is required when you file the annual Client Security Form. It has about 20 questions, including the bank and account numbers of trust fund accounts, whether they’ve been overdrawn or failed to balance during the last year, whether you serve as a fiduciary, whether you serve on the board of directors of any client, and many more.

We are also required to have 15 hours of continuing legal education a year, including 3 hours within a two year period. That’s requires a separate annual form and fee.

I think Mattie won’t, or can’t, honestly attest to what is required by the forms.

[Cryptoad]

30. Nuttin a little ,,,,,,

$$$ can't fix,,,!

[Skittles]

35. so he is a deadbeat, just like his idol

fucking pathetic

[dupagelib]

36. A gift to snark.

Sounds right, two disbarred lawyers heading tfg's legal team.

[TeamProg]

37. Irresponsible at pretty much EVERYTHING!

But the out-right evilness that goes along with his doings should land any person in prison.

[NurseJackie]

39. DRUNK on fame... he didn't pay his BAR TAB!