Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) had a tense exchange with FBI Director Christopher Wray at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, saying the bureau now had “the lowest level of trust in the FBI’s history.” …
Rep. Gaetz Grills Wray About Alleged Hunter Biden Message, Public Trust in FBI
Rep. Gaetz Leads GOP Effort to Abolish Broad Surveillance Authority
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is leading a Republican effort in the House to abolish a controversial surveillance authority that is due for reauthorization at the end of the year. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was enacted by Congress in 2008 as a post-9/11 measure to bulk up U.S. national security. The provision…
Rep. Matt Gaetz Backs Democrat-Led Effort to Block Biden Admin Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
A Democrat-led effort to stop the Biden administration from transferring cluster munitions to Ukraine is turning into a bipartisan effort, with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) offering to be the Republican co-sponsor on the effort. On Friday, July 7, the Biden administration announced plans to begin transferring to Ukraine a type of cluster munition known as…
Rep. Matt Gaetz Asks FBI Whether Agents Were Rewarded for Kneeling During 2020 Riots
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is demanding answers from the FBI regarding agents who knelt before Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in Washington during riots in 2020. On June 27, Gaetz sent a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for information related to the conduct of FBI agents on duty in Washington on June 4,…
Democrats, Republicans Weigh In on Durham’s Findings After Congressional Hearing
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are drawing opposing conclusions from special counsel John Durham’s review of the FBI’s decision to investigate Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for alleged collusion with the Russian government. Durham, who spent four years reviewing the actions of the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice, published his conclusions last month in a 306-page…
Contingent of Republicans Weigh Defunding DOJ Over Mistreatment of Jan. 6 Prisoners
During a field hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, a contingent of House Republicans weighed using the power of the purse to respond to alleged civil rights violations of Jan. 6 prisoners and defendants. The hearing, hosted in the Capitol Visitor Center and open to the public, focused on the investigations, prosecutions, and targeting of…
Rep. Gaetz to Advance Contempt Resolution Against Manhattan Lawyer Who Pushed Trump Indictment
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will seek to bring contempt of Congress charges against Mark Pomerantz, a Manhattan lawyer who previously pushed for former President Donald Trump’s indictment on questionable charges. Pomerantz, who authored a book titled “People vs. Donald Trump,” was a Manhattan prosecutor under District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg. Pomerantz earlier led an investigation…
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Gaetz Demands Answers on Chicago Dad Placed on Watchlist After Opposing Porn in Schools
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) demanded answers on why a Chicago father was placed on a government watchlist after he spoke out against pornographic content in his kids’ school. Terry Newsome first got involved in politics in summer 2021, after learning that the school was offering students access to a sexually explicit children’s book that addressed…
‘Family-Friendly’ Drag Show at Nevada Military Base Gets Canceled
A pride show set to be held at an American military base was canceled after a Republican lawmaker questioned using taxpayer dollars for drag events. The Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada has been hosting drag events since 2021. This year, the show was scheduled for Thursday and was billed as “family-friendly,” with no minimum…
Pentagon Cancels ‘Family-Friendly’ Drag Show at Nevada Military Base
A pride show set to be held at an American military base was canceled after a Republican lawmaker questioned using taxpayer dollars for drag events. The Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada has been hosting drag events since 2021. This year, the show was scheduled for Thursday and was billed as “family-friendly,” with no minimum…
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