Leaked Ethics Testimony Fuels Media’s Campaign to Try Gaetz in Public Opinion

Witness testimony emerges, but is this just another chapter in the media’s playbook to try Gaetz in the court of public opinion and block a nomination?

Just as I published my post yesterday on Matt Gaetz’s Attorney General nomination and while I was enjoying a piping hot lasagna with my husband at our favorite family Italian restaurant, new details emerged on Gaetz—this time, from the House Ethics Committee investigation, conveniently leaked to ABC News.

While these revelations are making headlines, they add little to what we already know while still leaving questions unanswered. If anything, they underscore the political gamesmanship surrounding Gaetz, his nomination, and the allegations against him.