Thread by @Monaheart1229

Never one to miss an opportunity to cozy up to Trump or get some press, today Matt Gaetz, filed a formal ethics complaint against Adam Schiff for 'mishandling the impeachment inquiry.' Yea, #MattGaetzIsATool #WednesdayWisdom
nytimes.com/2019/10/30/us/…

2-"[Gaetz]accused Mr. Schiff of having “fallen short of the ethical standards of the institution.” One of Mr. Gaetz’s allegations is that Mr. Schiff, during a congressional hearing last month, distorted what Mr. Trump said to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a

3-" July 25 phone call, a charge that Mr. Trump has also made repeatedly. At issue is a speech Mr. Schiff gave in which he did not claim to be reciting verbatim from the reconstructed transcript of the call released by the White House and said

4-"he was conferring “the essence” of the conversation. Mr. Gaetz also accused Mr. Schiff of violating House rules by barring him from entering the secure rooms where the closed door inquiry is being conducted. Dozens of Republicans have access to the hearings because they sit

5-"on the three committees conducting the inquiry — Oversight and Reform, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs — but Mr. Gaetz is not on any of the committees. Like last week’s protests, the ethics complaint appeared intended in part to please Mr. Trump, who has complained publicly

6-"and privately that Republicans have not been tough enough in defending him. Democrats have defended Mr. Schiff against conservative criticism, accusing Republicans of focusing on process and character attacks instead of the substance of the allegations against Mr. Trump." ~NYT