Rep. Gaetz Threatens Michael Cohen With Info on Alleged Affair: Tonight a 'Good Time' to Talk to You

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Mediaite

Rep. Gaetz Threatens Michael Cohen With Info on Alleged Affair: Tonight a 'Good Time' to Talk to Your Wife
by Aidan McLaughlin Feb 26th, 2019, 4:34 pm

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) taunted Michael Cohen Tuesday, accusing President Donald Trump's former lawyer of having an affair and warning details would be revealed this week.

Cohen is set to testify publicly on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about his work for Trump, and is expected to provide evidence that the president committed crimes.

"Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends?" Gaetz asked Cohen on Twitter the night before his appearance before the House committee. "Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat."

"I wonder if she'll remain faithful when you're in prison," he added. "She's about to learn a lot..."

Link to tweet

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/online/rep-gaetz-threatens-michael-cohen-with-info-on-alleged-affair-tonight-a-good-time-to-talk-to-your-wife/

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There are also at least two threads in GD:

Reporter's short conversation w/ Matt Gaetz after his tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211865909

and

Matt Gaetz----Witness tampering:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211865827

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And by the way, if you threaten to expose someone's alleged mistresses or girlfriends with a tweet that is seen by millions of people, then that kind of removes the secrecy from the whole operation, doesn't it? I mean, you can't really blackmail him anymore, amirite?

[Tetrachloride]

1. More obstruction of justice..... depending on the definition in law of course.

or other charges.

Just saying, maybe.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. See Popehat

/6 In short, lawyer up, dirtbag. /end

Link to tweet

Note that the various obstruction of justice statutes all require proof of specific intent (through, for instance, the "corruptly" language), so if @mattgaetz is drunk again he may have a defense.

Link to tweet

[DeminPennswoods]

41. Seems someone told Gaetz he just

stepped in it because now Gaetz is calling his tweet "witness testing".

[DownriverDem]

49. Witness Tampering

I hope Pelosi takes it to him.

[George II]

54. That's what I think, too. Maybe even suborning perjury for threatening him if he doesn't lie.

[handmade34]

2. gawd, we have stooped so low

I am so angry, frustrated and disgusted

[chillfactor]

3. What a scumbag of shit Gaetz is......

republicans really scrapped the bottom of the barrel with him.

[olegramps]

61. No. He is not the exception. The Republican party is a criminal enterprise.

Their greatest weapon is character assassination and intimidation. They attempt to brand their opponents as immoral and unpatriotic. That is why the admire Trump. They employed people like Atwater, Stone and numerous others to spread vicious lies about their opponents. Their Swift Boat campaign of lies was a disgusting example. Trump's five year racist campaign against Obama was just classic Republican tactics. They forge false poll results, launch nasty call campaigns, plaster church parking lot cars with filthy lies about Democratic candidates. Gaetz is just a typical Republican.

Just consider the administration of Nixon. His vice president was a crook and he resigned and numerous of his cut throat henchmen went to prison; Reagan's was just as bad and some 24 of his administration were indicted for crimes, then we have the Bush and Cheney criminals that formed their own intelligence agency when they could not get the government agencies to substantiate their claims that Sadam had atomic weapons and took us to war. Everyone of them should be in prison.

The present administration is run by a notorious liar, con man and out right thief. It is just as corrupt and without a shred of morality crime organizations that would be the envy of the Mafia. They brand those who have dared to expose their lies and corruption as "rats" like Mafia crime bosses and don't hesitate to intimidate squealers families. Gaetz is just using their official play book. They are just a corrupt as the crooked cops and mimic their Blue Line of silence in refusing to condemn those who are guilty of vicious lies. They are just as nasty and vulgar as they clergy who prey on innocent children and share the same lack of morality in allowing corruption to go on and on unchallenged. Their silence was deafening as Obama was smeared by their latest cretin. Thanks to their patron saint Reagan hundreds of broadcasts stations spew hatred and division. There is absolutely no limit to their vicious criminal behavior.

This cancer must be destroy before eats the very soul of nation.

[LibDemAlways]

4. This is the caliber of Republican

serving in Congress? I hope Democrats are lining up to take him on next year. What a scumbag.

[47of74]

44. Yeah if I lived in that fucker's district I'd at least consider getting in line to run against him.

I'd be his fucking worst nightmare too. I'm not one of those tolerant, understanding types.

[NastyRiffraff]

6. Yet another Republican thug

They've set up mob HQ in Congress. I hope Ms Pelosi has a little heart to heart educational talk with him.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

52. A talk?! How bout impeaching Gaetz's witness-tampering ass?!?!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Hulk]

7. This is the kind of piece of shit this disgusting gaetz is.....

Watching this smiling piece of shit on the tv is enough to make me want to smack that shit eating grin right off his face.
This is the kind of thug opposition we are dealing with. Mob tactics....threatening blackmail, etc.

[Mr.Bill]

8. Actually, I bet he long ago told his wife everything. n/t

[ananda]

10. Well, if Gaetz really knew anything ..

.. why would he say so publicly?

What a smell.

[colorado_ufo]

25. And how would he find out these details?

Maybe from someone who used to work with Cohen.

[Perseus]

34. Or someone Cohen worked for?

Gaetz is a puppet, he is not very smart, it sounds like someone in the mob family called the puppet and gave him information...

I have a theory:
1. orange buffoon called little buffoon (Don Jr) and tells some stories, also tells him to call the least smart of his puppets
2. little buffoon calls Gaetz and gives him instructions
3. After Gaetz rolls around the floor for a little bit and gets his belly scratched by little buffoon, he tweets
3.1 He is so excited that his master has called for his help that he fails to look up "Obstruction of Justice"

And hopefully the story ends with the puppet being kicked out of Congress and given a Halloween suit to wear for some time.

The End.

[magicarpet]

56. Next time King Orange of Shit gibbons heads down to Mara Largo for taxpayer paid golf....

Matt Gaetz will be on the tarmac like a puppy dog waiting for his "Good Nazi" ride of Air Force One down to Florida.

[Rebl2]

19. That was my

thought exactly. She has probably known for some time now.

[Mr.Bill]

31. Exactly. He didn't jump onto this pile of shit

thinking he was going to keep any secrets.

[turbinetree]

9. So this Gaez thinks intimidating a witness is NOT against the law, try again, asshole

[bluestarone]

13. EXACTLY!!

When are they going to start investigating AND charging this fucker with Witness intimidation?

[turbinetree]

16. The House Ethics and Oversight Committee, should be asking this asshole

do you know what witness tampering is about and threatening a witness....................and if he has no "good" answer then he should be censured, and then he should be charged with the felony, in the state or District which is Washington DC...................no one is above the law, no one....................enough is enough.
Because after all this asshole has and still is running interference to the traitor that is presently in Hanoi, visiting cells that American personnel were being held, and thinking that he can make money off them as some kind of amusement park attraction................................


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough..........................

[theaocp]

22. Can he not be expelled?

Action needs to be taken IMMEDIATELY.

[turbinetree]

32. Yes, they can ask for an investigation

If I were to threaten a witness of any-king I would be in a world of lets say Crap...........................that's why Trump is going to go down, he threatened Cohn's family and now this jerk has done the same thing, he is trying to "BLACKMAIL" a witness, what and how does he know this crap, what evidence does he have..................is he going to ask this question tomorrow..................

I am not a supporter of Cohen any way shape or form, he has no agenda to lie, that is why he is going to jail.................

[Rebl2]

21. Exactly!

[colorado_ufo]

27. And if Trump is feeding him this information

and suggesting that he use it, then he is complicit.

[bluestarone]

33. GOOD POINT!

COLLUSION! COLLUSION!

[notdarkyet]

48. This. Trump feeding him.

[forklift]

58. Of course Trump is feeding the info

How would Gaetz would even know anything about Cohen's dalliances?

[enough]

11. Tweeting to the Audience of One, apparently. NT

[meadowlander]

12. Do witness intimidation laws apply to Congressional testimony?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. See Popehat

/4 The United States Department of Justice seems to take those obstruction laws rather seriously, and know a lot about them.

Link to tweet

Let me put it this way: if one of my clients made a statement to a witness like @mattgaetz did, I'd be telling them to board their dogs so they don't get shot when the arrest team shows up.

Link to tweet

[demmiblue]

15. EricTrump appears to be following @RepMattGaetz.

EricTrump appears to be following @RepMattGaetz. (This bot cannot tell if it was a new follow or the result of the account being reactivated.)

Link to tweet

[mackdaddy]

17. So Mattie, How many DUI's have you had?

https://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Matthew_Gaetz_3320805/

[sarcasmo]

18. Expect a Cohen hit piece Wednesday morning.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

20. Here at @CrimeADay, we don't usually take requests, but...

EmergenHat Retweeted

Here at @CrimeADay, we don't usually take requests, but...

18 USC §1505 makes it a federal crime to use a threatening letter or communication to influence, obstruct, or impede an inquiry or investigation being conducted by a Congressional committee.

Link to tweet

[mobeau69]

23. Lay it all out there, Cohen.

“It’s that last line that seems really problematic,” emailed Stephen Vladeck, a professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law, “‘She’s about to learn a lot…’ What is the test implied in that statement, as opposed to the insinuation that as a result of his testimony, his wife is going to come into negative information about him?”

[mtngirl47]

24. Call Nancy Pelosi's office and encourage her to Rebuke and Censure him on the House Floor

Here's the number: 202-225-4965

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. done, thanks for the reminder and suggestion

[OrlandoDem2]

26. I hope the House Ethics Committee takes this up.

[Perseus]

28. I know Gaetz is not very smart, he shows that every time he appears in public

Is what he is doing illegal? It sounds so to me, I am not a lawyer, but public threatening a witness to hold on his testimony sounds like obstruction of justice to me...

Can a lawyer answer this please?

Of the many things I would like to happen with this administration, getting rid of Gaetz would be one of them. Of all the moronic republicans, he is on top of the list, I would say he is number one because the other morons are at least intelligent, but this guy has no brain at all, he seems to be the best pet the orange buffoon could have, doesn't think much, defends him ardently, and repeats stupidity as it is fed to him...ideal puppet.

[Tiggeroshii]

30. intImidating a witness as a member of congress?

shouldnt that warrant banishment?

[Perseus]

35. Yes, please.

I hope so...Like someone posted before me, every time I see his little grin my stomach hurts, plus he is so dumb.

[Wednesdays]

53. You can put him in jail, but you can't take away his congressional seat

So sez the Supreme Court.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell_v._McCormack

[red dog 1]

36. From The Daily Beast: "Trump Ally Rep. Matt Gaetz Insists He's Not Threatening Michael Cohen By

Suggesting He'll Expose 'Girlfriends'"

Gaetz told The Daily Beast he was simply "challenging the veracity and character of a witness," and not trying to intimidate a witness.

(Sorry, was unable to post a link to this article)


Gaetz is a total & complete asshole, imo.


K&R, thanks for posting

[SunSeeker]

37. Matt Gaetz needs to be in jail.

[StevieM]

38. Matt Gaetz has recently established himself as a leading American fascist.

He is one of those people, like Kris Kobach, and like Brian Kemp, who I fear would like to become our dictator someday.

[Mr. Ected]

39. Gaetz is obviously acting as Trump's surrogate here

Which means his time in the barrel is coming soon as a likely Russian co-conspirator.

The ones squawking the loudest - Nunes, Jordan, Graham - might as well yell out loud that they colluded.

[Achilleaze]

40. republicans always have full buckets of slime

that they have dredged up. Bet a sliced dill pickle this is a nothingburger.

[DirtEdonE]

42. Looks like teabagger gaetz is trump's new cohen

That should work out well for him. It always has worked out well in the past.

What kind of an idiot does it take to step into those shit-filled boots? matt gaetz.

[yaesu]

43. Mobsters have a long history of witness tampering & the GOP is the most dangerous mob in the USA nt

[Thekaspervote]

45. Blackmail... witness tampering ...

[Gothmog]

46. I like this response to Gaetz' stupidity

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

50. Wikipedia keeps all the revisions

The above page looked like this - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Gaetz&oldid=885251923

(and it got changed back and forth before it was finally locked down )

[Bernardo de La Paz]

47. Not surprised we get mob talk from the Trump-Republicon Party organized crime syndicate. . . . nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

51. Just wake me when Gaetz has been arrested.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[mcar]

55. What a disgusting little puke

[DallasNE]

57. This Has National Enquirer Written All Over It

Why don't they investigate his 7 arrests - and 0 convictions - for DUI, thanks to his daddy.

[forklift]

59. Great point

I agree

[FailureToCommunicate]

60. Why you do this thing to me...