Matt Gaetz is an American politician and lawyer. As a Republican, he represented Florida's 1st congressional district from 2017 until 2024. Gaetz, who identifies as a libertarian populist, is known for his far-right political views and strong support for Donald Trump. A notable action includes his October 2023 motion to vacate, which resulted in Kevin McCarthy's removal as Speaker of the House.
Since 1933, Matt Gaetz is only the seventh person to represent Florida's 1st district.
Since 1963, Matt Gaetz is only the seventh person to represent Florida's 1st district.
In 1964, Jerry Gaetz, Matt Gaetz's grandfather, died of a heart attack at the North Dakota Republican Party state convention where he was a candidate for lieutenant governor of North Dakota.
In April 2019, Matt Gaetz signed a letter referencing the War Powers Act of 1973, urging Trump to sign Senate Joint Resolution 7 to end unauthorized US military participation in the Saudi-led coalition's armed conflict against Houthi forces in Yemen.
On May 7, 1982, Matthew Louis Gaetz II was born. He is an American politician and lawyer.
In June 2021, Matt Gaetz voted to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
In 2003, Matt Gaetz graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary sciences.
In 2005, David McGee started working as a private attorney.
In 2006, Don Gaetz, Matt Gaetz's father, was elected as a member of the Florida State Senate.
In 2007, Matt Gaetz graduated from the William & Mary Law School with a Juris Doctor.
The text mentions the 2007 disappearance of U.S. federal agent Robert Levinson in Iran as part of an alleged extortion scheme against Matt Gaetz and his father.
On February 6, 2008, Matt Gaetz was admitted to the Florida Bar.
In 2008, Matt Gaetz brought up his 2008 arrest and non-conviction, arguing that his mistakes made him who he is and that publicly available mugshots "could be a problem for those unaccustomed to publicity".
In 2008, Matt Gaetz was arrested for driving under the influence in Okaloosa Island, Florida. Police recorded him driving 48 mph in a 35 mph zone, and he showed signs of intoxication. Gaetz initially denied drinking alcohol but later admitted to drinking two beers. He refused field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer test after being arrested.
In February 2010, Republican state representative Ray Sansom resigned on corruption charges.
In March 2010, Matt Gaetz won the special election to succeed Ray Sansom in the 4th district after Sansom's resignation.
In 2010, Matt Gaetz was elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
In 2010, Matt Gaetz was unopposed for a full term in the Florida House of Representatives.
In 2012, Don Gaetz became the Senate president.
In 2012, Matt Gaetz was re-elected unopposed to the Florida House of Representatives.
In March 2024, Niger announced it was ending its security relationship with the United States, which had been in place since 2012.
In May 2013, legislation co-proposed by Matt Gaetz to eliminate the federal ethanol content mandate in gasoline sold in Florida was signed by Governor Rick Scott.
In 2013, Matt Gaetz announced that, in 2016, he would run for the 1st district State Senate seat held by his father.
In 2014, Don Gaetz's term as Senate president ended
In 2014, Matt Gaetz was re-elected unopposed to the Florida House of Representatives.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, Matt Gaetz publicly disagreed with the ruling. He stated that individual states should have the right to decide on the issue of same-sex marriage and characterized the decision as "judicial activism" that threatened democracy.
In 2015, Matt Gaetz supported Jeb Bush's presidential campaign.
In 2015, Matt Gaetz was one of two members to vote against a Florida bill which criminalized revenge porn, citing "personal animosity".
In 2015, Matt Gaetz, as a Florida state representative, co-sponsored an amendment with Representative David Richardson to repeal the state's ban on same-sex adoptions. He also influenced his father, a member of the Florida State Senate, to support the repeal.
In March 2016, Jason Pirozzolo gave a $1,000 donation to Matt Gaetz's campaign arm, "Friends of Matt Gaetz".
On March 21, 2016, Matt Gaetz withdrew from the race for the 1st district State Senate, instead running for the U.S. House seat.
On August 30, 2016, Matt Gaetz won the Republican primary with 35.7 percent of the vote, virtually assuring his victory in the general election.
Following the death of Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández, Matt Gaetz criticized the athletes protesting during the national anthem in a tweet on September 25, 2016.
During his 2016 congressional campaign, Matt Gaetz promised in several commercials to "kill Muslim terrorists and build the wall."
In 2016, Don Gaetz's term ended as a member of the Florida State Senate.
In 2016, Jeb Bush emailed Matt Gaetz about introducing a bill to change the 2016 Florida Republican presidential primary to an earlier date in order to benefit Bush.
In 2016, Matt Gaetz acknowledged global warming but said he disagrees with the scientific consensus on climate change that human activity is the primary cause.
In 2016, Matt Gaetz closed his town hall by shouting Trump's 2016 campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again".
In 2016, Matt Gaetz was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2016, Matt Gaetz's financial disclosure showed a net worth of $388,000. He donated $200,000 of his own money to his congressional campaign and transferred $380,000 from his state PACs to a federal super PAC supporting his campaign.
In 2016, upon announcing his run for Congress, Matt Gaetz expressed opposition to sanctuary cities and said that undocumented immigrants were "sucking us dry".
In January 2017, Matt Gaetz proposed legislation to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), claiming that it hurts small businesses via the costs associated with compliance.
On February 23, 2017, Matt Gaetz prepared a "nonverbal town hall" in Pace, Florida, with parts of his speech printed on giant boards, in anticipation of protesters. He was questioned about Trump, the Affordable Care Act, and the Environmental Protection Agency at the meeting.
In April 2017, the Center for American Progress and Vice Media labeled Matt Gaetz as a climate change denier, citing his 2016 statements on global warming.
In May 2017, Jason Pirozzolo gave a $1,000 donation to Matt Gaetz's campaign arm, "Friends of Matt Gaetz".
As of June 2017, Matt Gaetz was listed as a member of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership.
In July 2017, a woman testified that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with her 17-year-old friend. According to her testimony, Gaetz paused the relationship when he became aware of the girl's age and resumed it after she turned 18.
On September 4, 2017, Joel Greenberg learned that the 17-year-old girl he and Matt Gaetz had had sex with was underage.
In September 2017, Matt Gaetz was the keynote speaker at the American Medical Marijuana Physicians Association's annual conference.
On October 12, 2017, Matt Gaetz introduced a resolution affirming the connection between the Jewish people and Jerusalem and condemning UNESCO's efforts to the contrary.
In October 2017, Matt Gaetz argued that the Medicaid expansion permitted by the Affordable Care Act fueled the opioid crisis. PolitiFact rated the claim "mostly false."
In November 2017, Matt Gaetz introduced a congressional resolution calling for Robert Mueller to recuse himself as special counsel due to alleged conflicts of interest. Gaetz also asked for a special counsel investigation into the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email controversy.
In November 2017, Matt Gaetz joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, advocating for technological innovation and economic incentives to address climate change, and increased federal funds for global warming research.
In December 2017, Matt Gaetz supported Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and said that the move would pressure Palestine to recognize Israel.
On December 19, 2017, Matt Gaetz was the only representative to vote against the Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act, explaining his vote was due to his small government principles.
In 2017, Luke Ball and Devin Murphy began working for Matt Gaetz when he joined Congress.
In 2017, Matt Gaetz began serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district.
In 2017, Matt Gaetz reportedly attended a party alongside a 17-year-old girl, at the home of lobbyist Chris Dorworth where people engaged in sexual activities and did drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy, and cannabis.
In 2017, Matt Gaetz voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, acknowledging the bill's pass-through tax deduction would benefit Trump, but adding that many Americans benefit when commercial real estate becomes easier and more accessible.
In 2017, federal officials started to investigate Matt Gaetz for allegedly sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl.
In 2017, the sworn testimony of a woman alleging she had sex with Matt Gaetz when she was 17, along with corroborating eyewitness testimony, was obtained by a hacker on November 18. The hacker did not immediately leak the material, and a lawyer noticed the suspicious download.
In January 2018, Matt Gaetz defended a statement by Trump that reportedly said Haiti and African nations were "shithole" countries, describing Haiti's condition as covered by "sheet metal and garbage" and in "disgusting" condition.
In January 2018, Matt Gaetz invited Charles C. Johnson, an alt-right activist and Holocaust denier, to attend Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Johnson previously raised money for the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer.
On February 27, 2018, Matt Gaetz voted against the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which had been combined with the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act.
In April 2018, Matt Gaetz reportedly accompanied Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg to a government office where Greenberg was allegedly producing fake IDs.
In April 2018, Politico described Matt Gaetz as "one of the most enthusiastic defenders of president Trump on cable news" and a "proud Trump protégé".
In May 2018, Matt Gaetz was one of 18 House Republicans to vote to nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in peace talks with North Korea.
In May 2018, Venmo transaction records reportedly showed Matt Gaetz sending $900 to Joel Greenberg, with a memo referring to a woman. Greenberg then relayed the money to three women, one of whom was 18, with the memos "tuition" and "school".
In September 2018, Matt Gaetz's trip to the Bahamas with Jason Pirozzolo became the subject of a federal investigation in 2021. Investigators explored whether escorts were sexually trafficked for Gaetz and whether Gaetz accepted paid escorts in exchange for political access or legislative favors for Pirozzolo.
In September 2018, text messages between Joel Greenberg and a woman engaging in prostitution indicated that a prostitute was arranged for Matt Gaetz and that MDMA may have been proffered.
In October 2018, Matt Gaetz falsely stated that George Soros paid for a caravan of migrants from Central America to the United States.
In 2018, Matt Gaetz attended political rallies at which members of the Proud Boys were present.
In 2018, Matt Gaetz served as a top campaign adviser to Ron DeSantis during his gubernatorial campaign, managing debate preparations and helping steer early policy decisions.
In 2018, Matt Gaetz was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Between July 2017 and January 2019, the DOJ charted payments showing that Matt Gaetz paid two women over $10,000 across 27 Venmo transactions and a check.
On February 26, 2019, Matt Gaetz tweeted at Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, implying, without evidence, that Cohen had extramarital affairs and suggesting Cohen's wife might be unfaithful while Cohen was imprisoned. This tweet was seen by other members of Congress as an attempt to intimidate a witness. Gaetz deleted the tweet after criticism and apologized.
In April 2019, Matt Gaetz hired Darren Beattie as a speechwriter. Beattie had previously been fired as a speechwriter for the Trump administration after attending a conference associated with white nationalists.
In April 2019, after the House passed a resolution withdrawing American support for the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, Matt Gaetz was one of nine lawmakers to sign a letter to Trump requesting a meeting with him and urging him to sign Senate Joint Resolution 7 to end unauthorized US military participation in the Saudi-led coalition's armed conflict against Houthi forces in Yemen.
On July 24, 2019, during Robert Mueller's testimony to two congressional committees, Matt Gaetz questioned Mueller about whether the Russians interfered through Christopher Steele, suggesting Steele should have been charged with lying if he was untruthful.
In August 2019, the Florida Bar announced it had found no probable cause that Matt Gaetz had violated its rules regarding his tweet directed at Michael Cohen.
In October 2019, Matt Gaetz organized a "storming" of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility on Capitol Hill by about two dozen Republican congressmen to sit in on the deposition of a Pentagon official during the Trump impeachment inquiry. The congressmen's cell phones and other devices put the secure facility and U.S. national security at risk.
In October 2019, Matt Gaetz was not allowed to join lawmakers' closed-door deposition of former White House Russia aide Fiona Hill because he was not a member of the Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, or Oversight and Reform Committees.
In November 2019, Matt Gaetz was one of only two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee to vote for the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which sought to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act.
In 2019, Corey Ryan Beekman, who was invited by Matt Gaetz to lead the pledge of allegiance at a Judiciary Committee hearing in February 2023, was charged with murder in Michigan.
In 2019, Matt Gaetz and Democratic Representative Scott Peters introduced the bipartisan Super Pollutants Act, which aimed to slow climate change by regulating greenhouses gases, especially black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane.
In 2019, Matt Gaetz attended political rallies at which members of the Proud Boys were present.
In 2019, Matt Gaetz was one of 60 representatives to vote against condemning Trump's withdrawal from Syria.
In January 2020, the U.S. Secret Service reportedly received a tip that Matt Gaetz had accompanied Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg to a government office in April 2018 where Greenberg was producing fake IDs. Greenberg was later indicted in August 2020 on various charges, including sex trafficking. The investigation of Greenberg led federal officials to look into some of Gaetz's related activities, and in late 2020, the Justice Department opened an investigation of Gaetz for alleged sex trafficking in 2017.
In February 2020, Matt Gaetz announced that he would no longer accept campaign contributions from federal political action committees.
In February 2020, Matt Gaetz appeared on The View and said that he would support a pardon for Trump associate Roger Stone, shortly before Stone was sentenced.
In early March 2020, Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask during a House debate on COVID-19 funds. Later that month, specifically March 9, his office reported he was in contact with a CPAC attendee who tested positive for COVID-19, leading to a 14-day self-quarantine.
In April 2020, Politico reported that Matt Gaetz had spent nearly $200,000 of taxpayer funds renting an office from Collier Merrill, a Pensacola real estate developer, restaurateur, and longtime friend. Gaetz and Merrill said Gaetz paid below-market rent for the space.
On June 1, 2020, during the nationwide George Floyd protests, Matt Gaetz tweeted about hunting down antifa like those in the Middle East, leading Twitter to hide the tweet and label it as violating rules about glorifying violence.
On July 1, 2020, the Office of Congressional Ethics notified Matt Gaetz it had terminated its review of the lease arrangements.
In July 2020, Politico reported that its investigation had found expenditures by Matt Gaetz that appeared to violate the House ethics rules: spending tens of thousands of dollars for a speech-writing consultant and having a private company install a television studio in his father's home in Niceville, Florida.
In August 2020, Joel Greenberg was indicted on an array of charges, including sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl in 2017 and creating fake IDs to facilitate sex trafficking.
On August 26, 2020, Matt Gaetz tweeted support for Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed two people during the Jacob Blake shooting protests. Gaetz was one of three representatives to offer Rittenhouse a Congressional internship.
In November 2020, Matt Gaetz suggested on Fox News that Donald Trump should pardon Michael Flynn, his administration officials, and Joe Exotic.
On December 4, 2020, Matt Gaetz attended an indoor New York Young Republicans Club conference in Jersey City, New Jersey, during a surge in COVID-19 cases. He was seen posing for photos in a crowd of unmasked attendees, leading to public condemnation.
In December 2020, Matt Gaetz announced his engagement to Ginger Luckey, the sister of Palmer Luckey.
During the "America First Tour", Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene repeated debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 election.
Following the 2020 State of the Union Address, Matt Gaetz filed an ethics complaint against speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, arguing that she had committed a "flagrant violation of decorum" by ripping up her copy of the speech.
In 2020, Matt Gaetz published a book titled 'Firebrand' where he criticizes former House speaker Paul Ryan.
In 2020, Matt Gaetz voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020.
In 2020, Matt Gaetz was accused of child sex trafficking and statutory rape, but the United States Department of Justice decided not to charge him.
In 2020, Matt Gaetz was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2020, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson wrote in her memoir that, during a trip to Camp David, Gaetz made "repeated passes" at her and asked her to "escort" him to his room. Gaetz has denied these actions.
On January 7, 2021, after Trump supporters violently broke into the U.S. Capitol, Matt Gaetz falsely blamed antifa for the attack, suggesting that rioters were "masquerading as Trump supporters".
On January 10, 2021, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy complained that Matt Gaetz was unnecessarily "putting people in jeopardy" due to the events of January 6.
In late February 2021, Matt Gaetz and other Republican House members skipped votes, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). An ethics watchdog group filed a complaint, requesting an investigation into Gaetz and the other lawmakers.
On March 30, 2021, Axios reported that Matt Gaetz was considering leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax. Simultaneously, The New York Times reported that the Justice Department was investigating Gaetz. Investigators also examined whether Gaetz used campaign money for travel and expenses related to young women and if cash and drugs were involved.
On March 31, 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated that he had no immediate plans to remove Matt Gaetz from his positions on the Judiciary and Armed Services Committees. However, McCarthy indicated that his decision might change if Gaetz were indicted or if the allegations against him proved to be true.
In April 2021, The Daily Beast reported that Joel Greenberg attempted to secure a pardon from the Trump administration via a confession letter, writing that he and Matt Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl they believed was 19, and that payments had been made on behalf of Gaetz to her and other women in exchange for sex.
In April 2021, the House Ethics Committee initiated a probe into Matt Gaetz's alleged misconduct but paused it pending the DOJ investigation.
On May 7, 2021, Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene began a nationwide "America First Tour" in The Villages, Florida.
During a May 2021 "America First" rally with Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz stated, "We have a Second Amendment in this country, and I think we have an obligation to use it!", implying the ability to maintain an armed rebellion against the government if necessary. He also criticized Big Tech companies for suppression.
In May 2021, a Capitol Hill intern who dated Matt Gaetz agreed to cooperate with investigators regarding Gaetz's September 2018 financial transactions on his Bahamas trip.
After a contentious House committee hearing on June 10, 2021, Matt Gaetz said a Chinese whistle-blower possessed text messages and documents concerning COVID-19's origins that US government investigators had failed to pursue.
In June 2021, Matt Gaetz introduced the Digital Health Pass Prevention Act (DHPPA), aimed at preventing federal funding and enforcement of digital passes associated with COVID-19 vaccination status.
In June 2021, Matt Gaetz was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
In June 2021, Matt Gaetz was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
On June 23, 2021, Matt Gaetz tweeted that the FBI should be defunded, while it was investigating him for alleged sex trafficking and having sex with a minor. He later deleted the tweet.
In August 2021, Joel Greenberg's sentencing hearing was originally scheduled but had been repeatedly delayed due to his cooperation in related investigations, including those involving Matt Gaetz.
In August 2021, Matt Gaetz co-sponsored a resolution by Andy Biggs to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Later that month, he also co-sponsored a resolution by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene to impeach President Biden.
In August 2021, Matt Gaetz married Ginger Luckey.
In August 2021, Stephen Alford was federally indicted for allegedly conducting the extortion scheme against Matt Gaetz. Prosecutors alleged that Alford said he had contacts in the Justice Department who could arrange for a presidential pardon for Gaetz and directed Don Gaetz to wire the money to a trust account managed by David McGee.
In October 2021, Matt Gaetz was suspended from practicing law by the Florida bar due to unpaid fees. He was later reinstated after the fee was paid.
In 2021, Matt Gaetz called the Anti-Defamation League a "racist organization" after it condemned Tucker Carlson's promotion of Great Replacement theory. Gaetz supported Carlson's views on the theory.
In 2021, Matt Gaetz launched a podcast also titled 'Firebrand'.
In 2021, Matt Gaetz was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'état that overwhelmingly passed, for reasons reported to be unclear.
In 2021, the House Ethics Committee began investigating Matt Gaetz over allegations that he had had sexual relations with a minor. According to McCarthy, the House ethics committee had been investigating the case since 2021, before McCarthy was appointed speaker.
In January 2022, Joseph Ellicott, an associate of both Matt Gaetz and Joel Greenberg, pleaded guilty to two charges related to the investigation and is cooperating with authorities.
In January 2022, an ex-girlfriend of Matt Gaetz testified before a grand jury after being granted immunity. Later in January 2022, Joseph Ellicott confessed that on September 4, 2017, he witnessed Greenberg telling Gaetz over the phone that the woman they had both had sex with was underage.
In April 2022, there was a report of a conversation on January 10, 2021, where House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy complained that Matt Gaetz was unnecessarily "putting people in jeopardy" due to the events of January 6.
On July 23, 2022, Matt Gaetz gave a speech at a Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida, making controversial comments about overweight or unattractive women and their support for abortion rights, leading to a backlash and fundraising efforts for abortion funds.
On July 26, 2022, Matt Gaetz voted against the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, which passed 401–20.
In September 2022, a Washington Post article reported that prosecutors recommended not charging Matt Gaetz in the sex trafficking investigation. The recommendation was based on the unlikelihood of a conviction, partially due to credibility issues with the two main witnesses.
In a September 2022 episode of Steve Bannon's War Room podcast, Matt Gaetz stated that Republicans should prioritize "impeachment inquiries" against Democrats to investigate them if Republicans won the 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections.
On December 1, 2022, Joel Greenberg was sentenced to 11 years in prison, plus 10 years of supervised release, due to his assistance with prosecutors in a series of investigations, including those involving Matt Gaetz.
In 2022, Matt Gaetz and other members of the Freedom Caucus withheld votes from Kevin McCarthy in the House Speaker election. Gaetz nominated Trump once and voted for Trump on the 7th, 8th and 11th ballots. On the 15th and last ballot, Gaetz switched his vote to "present", allowing McCarthy to win the speakership.
In 2022, Matt Gaetz voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which aimed to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify legal recognition of marriage to opposite-sex marriage in federal law.
In 2022, Matt Gaetz was among 39 Republicans who voted in favor of the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package designed to regulate corporations for anti-competitive behavior.
In 2022, Matt Gaetz was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2022, Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend received immunity and testified in the criminal investigation, though the House Ethics Committee reportedly did not expect her cooperation in the ethics investigation voluntarily.
Following the conclusion of the DOJ investigation, in February 2023, the House Ethics Committee reopened its probe into Matt Gaetz's conduct.
In February 2023, Matt Gaetz invited Corey Ryan Beekman to lead the pledge of allegiance at a Judiciary Committee hearing. Beekman had been charged with murder in 2019, and Gaetz apologized to the victim's family.
In February 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) informed Matt Gaetz's attorneys that they had concluded their investigation and would not be pressing charges against him. This effectively ended the multiyear probe into allegations of misconduct.
In March 2023, The Intercept reported that Matt Gaetz had hired Derrick Miller as his military legislative aide. Miller had previously spent eight years in prison after being convicted of murdering a civilian during his army service in Afghanistan.
In June 2023, the House Ethics Committee resumed its investigation, which had been deferred at the request of the Justice Department, into allegations that Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift.
In September 2023, days after a Biden impeachment inquiry was opened, Matt Gaetz denounced the impeachment effort as a political stunt during a video conference moderated by Steve Bannon.
On October 2, 2023, Matt Gaetz filed a resolution to remove Kevin McCarthy from his position as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, after McCarthy worked with Democrats to pass a resolution to avert a government shutdown. The resolution ultimately passed with a vote of 216–210.
In October 2023, Matt Gaetz filed a motion to vacate which led to the removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In October 2023, Matt Gaetz filed a motion to vacate which resulted in the removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2023, Matt Gaetz was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed president Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. He also voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
In 2023, Matt Gaetz was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act in the House.
In March 2024, Niger announced it was ending its security relationship with the United States, which had been in place since 2012.
In April 2024, Kevin McCarthy accused Matt Gaetz of initiating the motion to remove him from his speakership in order to shield himself from allegations of having had sexual relations with a minor. According to McCarthy, the House ethics committee had been investigating the case since 2021, before McCarthy was appointed speaker.
In April 2024, Matt Gaetz voted against the $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, although much of the money would have gone to his constituency.
In September 2024, court documents stated that, according to multiple eyewitnesses, Matt Gaetz had attended a party in 2017 alongside a 17-year-old girl, at the home of lobbyist Chris Dorworth where people engaged in sexual activities and did drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy, and cannabis.
On November 13, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Matt Gaetz to serve as United States attorney general, leading to his resignation from the House of Representatives. Gaetz later withdrew from consideration for the post.
In mid-November 2024, days before the committee was scheduled to vote whether to release its report, Matt Gaetz resigned from the House, in part due to an announcement of his nomination as United States Attorney General for Donald Trump's second term. This action caused the committee to lose jurisdiction to continue its probe and prevented the release of the report.
On November 21, 2024, Matt Gaetz announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he was withdrawing his name from consideration as attorney general to avoid complicating the Trump transition.
In December 2024, the House Ethics Committee released a report finding evidence that Matt Gaetz paid for sex, including with a 17-year-old, and abused illegal drugs during his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2024, As of 2024, there is still no evidence for such a claim made by Gaetz before the week of June 23, 2021, where he claimed without evidence that "FBI operatives organized and participated in the January 6th Capitol riot."
In 2024, Don Gaetz was elected to the Florida Senate again.
In 2024, Matt Gaetz condemned schools for promoting what he described as "degenerate LGBT and anti-White propaganda" and introduced his "National Prayer In School Act".
In 2024, Matt Gaetz did not find positions on marijuana to be a dealbreaker in the Republican Speaker nominee selection, repeatedly supporting anti-cannabis candidates.
In 2024, Matt Gaetz resigned from his position as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district.
In January 2025, Matt Gaetz began hosting "The Matt Gaetz Show", a political talk show airing weeknights on One America News Network.
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