NEW … from me and @BresPolitico: @mattgaetz has been engaged in two practices that appear to run afoul of House rules, according to a several-month long investigation by @politico politi.co/3jBsSgf
@BresPolitico @mattgaetz @politico GAETZ improperly used tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to pay a speechwriting consultant who was ousted from the White House after he appeared at a conference known for giving stage to white nationalist views.
The House prohibits the hiring of speechwriting consultants
The House prohibits the hiring of speechwriting consultants
@BresPolitico @mattgaetz @politico GAETZ also uses a studio that was constructed by a private company at his father’s house in florida. He says taxpayers rent the camera for him — we couldnt find this anywhere they refused to point it out — and further said networks pay this private company to uplink to him.
GAETZ concedes he improperly paid @DarrenJBeattie $28,000 of taxpayer money through an LLC. But said it was a clerical error. he also said it was approved but did not produce any evidence that was the case. That is bc it was not approved, according to multiple sources invovled.
@DarrenJBeattie He also says the TV studio at his father’s house was approved. But did not produce any evidence that was the case either. Again we were told here that’s bc it was NOT approved by the House
@DarrenJBeattie If you are a member of congress or work for one, you can attest how odd these practices are.
Hiring consultants of this kind is against the rules. Further, a TV studio in your father’s house seems to run afoul of the gift rule.
Hiring consultants of this kind is against the rules. Further, a TV studio in your father’s house seems to run afoul of the gift rule.
@DarrenJBeattie Have never seen anything like this in my yrs covering congress.
@DarrenJBeattie We asked Gaetz about both of these expenditures dating back to June 1. Most of the answers were incomplete — at best.
