Matt Gaetz: I Would Probably Be in a Prison Cell if the Allegations in the Ethics Report Were True

KIRK So Matt I ░░░░░░░░ to build that out ░░░░░░░░ continue to go into ░░░░░░░░ But first I just ░░░░░░░░ to address some of ░░░░░░░░ speculation Some people say ░░░░░░░░ was you know the ░░░░░░░░ Ethics Report Some people ░░░░░░░░ that there were five ░░░░░░░░ senators I just want ░░░░░░░░ briefly touch on this ░░░░░░░░ because there was so ░░░░░░░░ media nonsense around it ░░░░░░░░ lies about you and ░░░░░░░░ character And I was ░░░░░░░░ there defending every single ░░░░░░░░ I just want you ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to address that ░░░░░░░░ and for all we ░░░░░░░░ kind of put this ░░░░░░░░ rest Matt what happened ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz Yeah there is ░░░░░░░░ play that is run ░░░░░░░░ Washington when they re ░░░░░░░░ to smear somebody And ░░░░░░░░ know they go and ░░░░░░░░ up false years old ░░░░░░░░ of the most salacious ░░░░░░░░ clickbait y flavor possible ░░░░░░░░ in this case those ░░░░░░░░ were coming from sources ░░░░░░░░ Merrick Garland s DoJ ░░░░░░░░ already deemed not credible ░░░░░░░░ if the things that ░░░░░░░░ House Ethics Report were ░░░░░░░░ I would be under ░░░░░░░░ and probably in a ░░░░░░░░ cell But of course ░░░░░░░░ re false because when ░░░░░░░░ test them against other ░░░░░░░░ when you test them ░░░░░░░░ other testimony it all ░░░░░░░░ apart very quickly But ░░░░░░░░ was dealing with a ░░░░░░░░ motivated body They didn ░░░░░░░░ like me because of ░░░░░░░░ I did to Kevin ░░░░░░░░ All of them were ░░░░░░░░ by Kevin McCarthy They ░░░░░░░░ an axe of crime ░░░░░░░░ that was going to ░░░░░░░░ as at least enough ░░░░░░░░ a basis to delay ░░░░░░░░ confirmation as attorney general ░░░░░░░░ I could have answered ░░░░░░░░ those questions I could ░░░░░░░░ engaged in a months ░░░░░░░░ fact battle But we ░░░░░░░░ t have months to ░░░░░░░░ through that We got ░░░░░░░░ have an AG ready ░░░░░░░░ go day one to ░░░░░░░░ the immigration agenda and ░░░░░░░░ on the other key ░░░░░░░░ deregulatory objectives of the ░░░░░░░░ Then as it relates ░░░░░░░░ where the Senate was ░░░░░░░░ look there were senators ░░░░░░░░ had not gotten a ░░░░░░░░ And what I can ░░░░░░░░ you is the movement ░░░░░░░░ unidirectional The more I ░░░░░░░░ to talk to senators ░░░░░░░░ more they started to ░░░░░░░░ that these priorities of ░░░░░░░░ were bringing the country ░░░░░░░░ They would get the ░░░░░░░░ Department back on track ░░░░░░░░ frankly they re going ░░░░░░░░ be the priorities of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration under a ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Pam Bondi ░░░░░░░░ know what an immigration ░░░░░░░░ Pam Bondi is I ░░░░░░░░ that she s got ░░░░░░░░ tolerance for the censorship ░░░░░░░░ know that she actually ░░░░░░░░ part of the election ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure in Florida that ░░░░░░░░ the model for the ░░░░░░░░ And she can deliver ░░░░░░░░ election integrity through our ░░░░░░░░ rights division So it ░░░░░░░░ more a matter of ░░░░░░░░ than anything And the ░░░░░░░░ was just going to ░░░░░░░░ too long for me ░░░░░░░░ with someone like Pam ░░░░░░░░ we can put right ░░░░░░░░ in that spot we ░░░░░░░░ going to be far ░░░░░░░░ successful as an administration.”