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|terms=January 3, 2017 – present

|terms=January 3, 2017 – November 13, 2024

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'''Matthew Louis “Matt” Gaetz, II''', born May 7, 1982 (age {{age|1982|5|7}}), is a [[Republican]] U.S. representative representing [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district since 2017.  Rep. Gaetz is one of the most courageous [[conservative]]s in [[Congress]].

'''Matthew Louis “Matt” Gaetz, II''', born May 7, 1982 (age {{age|1982|5|7}}), is a former [[Republican]] U.S. representative who represented [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district from 2017-2024.  Rep. Gaetz is one of the most courageous [[conservative]]s in [[Congress]].

Gaetz stood strong against the [[Dem]]s' politicized indictment of [[Trump]], and properly criticized the weakness by Florida Gov. [[Ron DeSantis]]:<ref>https://floridianpress.com/2023/03/gaetz-says-desantis-puts-americans-at-risk-by-not-backing-trump-against-persecution/?spot_im_redirect_source=pitc</ref>

Gaetz stood strong against the [[Dem]]s' politicized indictment of [[Trump]], and properly criticized the weakness by Florida Gov. [[Ron DeSantis]]:<ref>https://floridianpress.com/2023/03/gaetz-says-desantis-puts-americans-at-risk-by-not-backing-trump-against-persecution/?spot_im_redirect_source=pitc</ref>

In early 2021, Gaetz was the victim of a false, baseless, malicious, and coordinated personal attack by the [[liberal media]].<ref>He was accused of taking a seventeen-year-old girl across state lines for sex, which prompted an FBI investigation. Gaetz denies these claims and has stated that they are the product of an extortion scheme targeting him and his father, former Florida State Senate President Don Gaetz https://www.businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-extortion-investigation-explainer-timeline-2021-3. In the months prior to [[Donald Trump]]'s departure from office, Gaetz is alleged to have sought a pardon from the President, although both men have denied that such a request was ever made. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-defends-matt-gaetz-denies-florida-congressman-asked-pardon-1581697 </ref>  Gaetz's accusation of attempted extortion was later corroborated,<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-for-months-reported-on-matt-gaetz-investigation-without-evidence-gaetzs-claims-of-extortion-were-just-corroborated-however</ref> and he was vindicated.

In early 2021, Gaetz was the victim of a false, baseless, malicious, and coordinated personal attack by the [[liberal media]].<ref>He was accused of taking a seventeen-year-old girl across state lines for sex, which prompted an FBI investigation. Gaetz denies these claims and has stated that they are the product of an extortion scheme targeting him and his father, former Florida State Senate President Don Gaetz https://www.businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-extortion-investigation-explainer-timeline-2021-3. In the months prior to [[Donald Trump]]'s departure from office, Gaetz is alleged to have sought a pardon from the President, although both men have denied that such a request was ever made. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-defends-matt-gaetz-denies-florida-congressman-asked-pardon-1581697 </ref>  Gaetz's accusation of attempted extortion was later corroborated,<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-for-months-reported-on-matt-gaetz-investigation-without-evidence-gaetzs-claims-of-extortion-were-just-corroborated-however</ref> and he was vindicated.

Gaetz on Nov 13, 2024,<ref>[https://archive.ph/9nsD3 MatGaetz, Nov 13, 2024]</ref> upon Trump's announcing picking him for AG:<blockquote>We ought to have a full court press against this WEAPONIZED government that has been turned against our people.

Gaetz on Nov 13, 2024, just hours before Trump announced his nomination for AG,<ref>[https://time.com/7176427/matt-gaetz-resigns-congress-trump-attorney-general-ethics-probe-sex-trafficking/ What to Know About Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General]. By Meg Kinnard / [[AP]]. ''Time'', 13 Nov 2024</ref> he wrote a post on X:<ref>[https://archive.ph/9nsD3 MatGaetz, Nov 13, 2024]</ref><blockquote>We ought to have a full court press against this WEAPONIZED government that has been turned against our people.

And if that means ABOLISHING every one of the three letter agencies, from the FBI to the ATF, I’m ready to get going!

And if that means ABOLISHING every one of the three letter agencies, from the FBI to the ATF, I’m ready to get going!

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