Florida Congressman Files Ethics Complaint Over Ripped State of The Union Speech

[mia]

Source: NBC6

A congressman from North Florida known as a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump has filed a formal complaint over the viral moment House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped her copy of his State of the Union speech.

NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports that Rep. Matt Gaetz filed the ethics complaint, writing on Twitter late Wednesday night that “nobody is above the law” – a jab at House Democrats who used a similar phrase during the impeachment trial against Trump.

“Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House, and a potential violation of law,” Gaetz said. “She must be held accountable.”

Gatez said the action was “deeply offensive” and does not reflect the “credibility” of the House of Representatives.



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[NurseJackie]

1. He's such a baby! Maybe he was drunk (again).

[Roy Rolling]

2. Put away the Budweiser

Someone take away his keys again, he’s starting to bloviate.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Name the federal statute that was violated Matt . . . . . .

[True Blue American]

4. Maybe Matt is not

Smart enough to understand it was a copy, not an official document. I am sure that will be explained to him.

Matt should have checked with NUnes cow before filing.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. What law?

[truthisfreedom]

6. Something about destruction of official documents. It was a photocopy, and consider

that 45 defiled an American flag by signing it for a fan.

[dustyscamp]

8. Then he should file a case against dirtbag Kevin Mccarthy too

Link to tweet

[dubyadiprecession]

29. Kevin McCarthy, you dumb son of a bitch...

Your going to have to try to rip up and delete all stories about Don-the-con being impeached by the House, in all of our History books and digital records!

[apcalc]

7. No law was broken. Typical Gaetz.

[Gothmog]

9. Gaetz is an idiot

Link to tweet

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[Grokenstein]

10. LOOK LOOK LOOK!! ALL EYES ON ME!!

It's already been said but bears repeating:
No Republican gets to yammer at us about "dignity" ever again.
Let alone "violation of law."
I don't care how much Flavor-Aid they drink.

[Dennis Donovan]

11. This ranks up there with his colleague suing fake Twitter cows

[Ponietz]

12. Monkey flings poo

[BumRushDaShow]

13. The same one who is famous for this

[IronLionZion]

14. Weak delicate snowflake

[Gore1FL]

15. It's hilarious how they yearn for decorum and dignity. nt

[usaf-vet]

16. Where to start! How about? No! Then How about? No! Well how about he..? I've got it FU*K YOU Gatez!!

He just trying to get back in orange man's good graces.

[cannabis_flower]

17. How did I know..

that it was Matt Gaetz before I even read the article? Yeah! How far will that go?

[Scarsdale]

18. Ethics? What the HELL

would HE know about ETHICS? He has the morals of an alley cat, and the intelligence of a typical tRumpster. I think he should get a DNA test, he certainly qualifies as a tRump spawn. He is every bit as dumb as Uday and Qusay.

[Paladin]

19. Fuck you where you breathe, Gaetz.

Go back to Florida, work for your big-bucks daddy, and try laying off the booze.

[SmartVoter22]

20. Pelosi was only recycling her copy.

We break down boxes for recycling every day. Tear up junk mail everyday.
How is this any different?
Did Trump get a paper cut from it? No.
Should she have stuffed it down his lying throat? I'll leave that to the individual to decide.

I am sure, the thin skinners, are questioning their choice of religion over this.

[catbyte]

21. I think all that booze has pickled his brain. What a buffoon.

[Marcuse]

22. Gaetz is trying to get out of the dog house for critiquing trump about betraying the Kurds.

[DinahMoeHum]

23. Hey, Gaetz: Go home, you're drunk.

[gab13by13]

24. I hate to endorse a product

but Matt if you are butt hurt, it's probably because of your liquid diet. You could try preparation H.

[riversedge]

25. "he can file one against Trump for destroying the translators notes from Trump's meeting with Putin.

good idea.

Link to tweet

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While @RepMattGaetz
is at it, maybe he can file one against Trump for destroying the translators notes from Trump’s meeting with Putin. Also, #MattGaetzIsATool

Link to tweet

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[lark]

26. Fuck Matt Gaetz of the drunken crazy repug faction.

Censor orange assmouth for refusing to honor the House and shake the hand of the speaker. Censor the lying fuck for the hundreds of self-profiting lies and nothing, nothing spoken that was true.

Grandstanding for the president is all this is from the sycophantic slime.

[madaboutharry]

27. Invading the SCIF with boxes of pizza and smart phones

during a congressional investigation is very dignified!

[amcgrath]

28. On October 23 2019,

Matt Gaetz organized and led a group of 25 republicans into a congressional committee hearing. Many of them carried electronic devices which are completely forbidden in those rooms.
They delayed the hearings by five hours and disrupted witness testimony.
Once in the room, which had to be cleared, they ordered pizza.
Afterwards they bragged about it on tv.

And now Gaetz wants an investigation into the disposal of a photocopy of a speech.

[NCjack]

30. We do that all the time (to copies of documents) -- get use to it.

[oldsoftie]

31. The actual government document is Trumps. Hers is a COPY, you idiot.

But i guess he knows a thing or two about ethics complaints

[Hotler]

32. F@*K You Gaetz! Go pound sand. nt

[Laelth]

33. More poutrage.

I take the Speaker at her word. It was the most polite thing she could do under the circumstances.

-Laelth

[greatauntoftriplets]

34. She could have used it to line her toilet.

[PaulRevere08]

35. In today's installment of "Adventures in Hypocrisy" we have

Congressman Matt Gaetz opining on the lack of civility in the House of Representatives.

[marble falls]

37. Fucking snowflake. Offended by a strong woman.

[SunSeeker]

38. Nancy sure got under their skin. nt

[Habibi]

39. White House still not returning your calls, Matt? nt

[IADEMO2004]

40. GOP shreds constitution. Pelosi making trash fit into recycle bin. Difference is real

[ffr]

41. Dummy, you helped abolish the government's Ethics Department

Remember?????!!!!!!!

[George II]

42. Gaetz and ethics in the same sentence?

[rlegro]

43. Kevin McCarthy's logic error

Nancy can say with legal precision that Trump was impeached for life, but Kevin McCarthy can't likewise say Trump is "acquitted for life," because the House if so it chooses can impeach Trump again; and if that were to happen, there's no guarantee of another acquittal, so where's the "for life" part go? Right into the shredder.

[Rider3]

46. And...

acquitted does not mean "not guilty" and it certainly doesn't mean "innocent." They really should think about how little bragging rights they have. The republicans found that, yeah, he did do everything he was charged with, but they don't want to lose the power of that office, even if a psycho is sitting in it. Pussies.

[Marthe48]

44. stfu

n/t

[Rider3]

45. But it's ok to have a perpetual liar in the White House?

Talk about conduct beneath the dignity of office. Gaetz is an idiot. And, even more so if he thinks Trump hasn't ripped away our system of checks and balances. He destroyed that part of the Constitution. We are currently an oligarchy.