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Liberal hero Matt Gaetz DESTROYS sham impeachment.

Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 05:28:37 No.1223462 View View Reply Original Report

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During an online fundraiser, Matt Gaetz denounced the Biden impeachment effort as unserious
As the House tries to replace Kevin McCarthy, the future of the impeachment inquiry could become a bargaining chip in the wrangling to win the speakership.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gaetz-biden-impeachment-rosendale-rcna119131

Oct. 6, 2023, 5:00 AM EDT
By Katherine Doyle
WASHINGTON — Days before Rep. Matt Gaetz led an effort to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, Gaetz and Rep. Matt Rosendale, a fellow Freedom Caucus member, denounced as a political stunt Republicans’ high-stakes effort to impeach President Joe Biden, according to a video obtained by NBC News.

At an invitation-only fundraiser held over Zoom last week, Gaetz, R-Fla., and Rosendale, who is said to be plotting another Senate run next year, heaped skepticism on the probe.

“I don’t believe that we are endeavoring upon a legitimate impeachment of Joe Biden,” Gaetz told Steve Bannon, a podcaster and onetime political adviser to former President Donald Trump, who was moderating the discussion.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 05:29:35 No.1223463 Report

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“They’re trying to engage in a, like, ‘forever war’ of impeachment,” Gaetz said. “And like many of our forever wars, it will drag on forever and end in a bloody draw.”

As they fielded questions from high-dollar conservative donors, Gaetz and Rosendale were just days away from moving to end McCarthy’s speakership — and tipping the Republican caucus into its own protracted battle over who will lead the conference.

Gaetz, Rosendale and the small faction of Republicans who ousted McCarthy, R-Calif., still hold tremendous leverage as the House tries to find a replacement. Whether the group could seek to use that leverage to extract concessions from the future speaker — including how the House proceeds on issues like impeachment — is yet to be seen. One of the impeachment leaders is also a candidate for speaker, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.

During the fundraiser, Rosendale joined Gaetz in denouncing the Republicans’ hotly tipped impeachment inquiry.

Rosendale likened Congress’ probe of Biden to the federal indictment of the president’s son Hunter, which critics say has been tainted by preferential treatment and argue is a “smokescreen” intended to deflect attention from more serious crimes they accuse Hunter Biden of having committed, like working for foreign interests to influence U.S. policy.

“They’re doing the exact same thing,” Rosendale said.

Gaetz said: “I just don’t get the sense that it’s for the sake of impeachment. I think it’s for the sake of having another bad thing to say about Joe Biden.”

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 05:30:58 No.1223464 Report

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While Republicans have largely united behind the effort, some misgivings have emerged despite Rep. James Comer’s declaration that the probe had “uncovered a mountain of evidence” that Joe Biden had leveraged his position in office for his family’s gain.

Still, in the video, Gaetz told the attendees he meant no offense to Jordan or Comer, R-Ky., the chair of the Oversight Committee, who are overseeing the closely watched probes. But, he added, according to the recording, “if this was serious, we would have sent a subpoena to Hunter Biden.”

Billed as an “exclusive briefing on federal funding,” according to an invitation seen by NBC News, the event took place Sept. 26 as Congress appeared to be careening toward a government shutdown — a funding fight led by Gaetz and a band of hard-line allies against McCarthy. At the time of the event, Gaetz was days away from launching the effort to unseat McCarthy. Rosendale voted with Gaetz and six other Republicans to oust McCarthy.

Gaetz’s and Rosendale’s remarks are sure to prompt scrutiny as attention mounts on the speakership battle and on where conservative loyalties will fall.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 05:31:59 No.1223465 Report

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In addition to Jordan, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is also running for the speaker’s job. Filing the vacancy comes with the potential of a drawn-out conflict between conservative factions.

Gaetz has criticized the impeachment inquiry before. But underpinning the remarks is the tension of whether the sentiment could play into Gaetz’s and Rosendale’s support for Jordan in the speaker’s race.

Asked about his remarks, Gaetz told NBC News: “Kevin wasn’t serious. Jim Jordan is.” Rosendale did not respond to a request for comment.

Gaetz is also contending with backlash among fellow Republicans, who are angry he triggered the vote that allowed eight Republicans to join all of the Democrats to oust McCarthy. Some Republicans have called for expelling Gaetz from the Republican Conference. Jordan said he would not support such a move in an interview Thursday.

NBC News obtained the full video of the event, which Bannon hosted alongside Caroline Wren, a Republican fundraiser who helped organize Trump’s rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

While Gaetz’s remarks about the impeachment inquiry have not previously been reported, other remarks at the fundraiser had been made public.

During the event, Wren detailed a conversation in which she advised a wealthy donor to leverage a campaign donation to pressure a Gaetz ally who appeared to be wavering about whether to oppose a stopgap funding measure to keep the government open, The Daily Beast reported.

At the same event, Rosendale admitted “praying” that Republicans in the House would have a small majority after the 2022 midterms, the news site The Messenger reported. The small majority has given rebels like Rosendale and Gaetz more leverage. Rosendale did not respond to a request from The Messenger for comment.

Katherine Doyle
Katherine Doyle is a White House reporter for NBC News.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 05:44:15 No.1223468 Report

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"Liberal hero" Matt Gaetz, as a guest on "liberal hero" Steve Bannon's podcast, recognizes the futility of the impeachment probe because of lack of evidence and that the attention of House Republicans is better focused elsewhere.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 07:25:13 No.1223492 Report

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>>1223468
That's not at all what the article says. He says Biden is guilty, but they are slow-walking the subpoena process. The evidence is overwhelming if they really wanted to they would drag Hunter in just like they dragged in Don Jr etc

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 07:46:37 No.1223498 Report

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>>1223492
dems are still experiencing schadenfreude from mccarthy's ousting and they want to keep it going
how can nbc news get their clicks if you go and ruin everything

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 09:04:29 No.1223503 Report

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>>1223492
>The evidence is overwhelming if they really wanted to they would drag Hunter in just like they dragged in Don Jr etc
Sounds just like Republicans to be ineffective.
No, I don't vote for Democrats, but Republicans try not to do anything.
And the routine is getting old.
At this point if they aren't working with Democrats as the political version of WWE heels I'd be shocked.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 11:06:28 No.1223514 Report

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>>1223492
The funniest part is you're trusting Matt Gaetz to tell you Hunter Biden is guilty.

>>1223498
Dem here. We're still experiencing shadenfreude from Trump losing the election and you people refusing to accept it. (you're still not accepting it in 2023)

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 12:35:54 No.1223525 Report

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>Bill Clinton white water was a bust
>Bill Clinton rape allegations was a bust
>Bill Clinton Impeachment was a bust
>Obama Spy campaign was a bust
>Hillary Clinton Bengazi hearing was a bust
>Hillary Clinton Email scandal was a bust
>Biden Impeachment inquiry is shaping to be a bust
At some point you have to just stop and wonder if you're just being grifted or not....but I seem to be too generous about the intelligence of right wingers. The rightie schizo seems to just keep on doubling down and getting even more angry when it all collapses like it always does.

Here's an idea:Start being more picky on what you're putting your chips on. Either give an air tight case or keep searching.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 15:52:45 No.1223558 Report

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>>1223503
>At this point if they aren't working with Democrats as the political version of WWE heels I'd be shocked.
that used to be how things worked. trump taught every moron with a narcissistic bend that they can promise republicans anything and get votes for it. their voters dont care about what legislation gets passed, so they dont bother passing legislation.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Oct 2023 16:19:06 No.1223567 Report

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>>1223525
They'll keep going till 2+2=5. Just kick all righties off this planet already..

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