Matt Gaetz is currently being investigated by the House Ethics Committee, over allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.
Insider spoke to 21 of Gaetz’s high-school classmates, some of whom said they could have predicted these sex scandals. 👇 businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-hig…
Erin Scot was at a friend's wedding rehearsal dinner in 2009 when her old pal from high school Matt Gaetz showed a group of friends a picture of a woman. It was like a "night vision" picture, and Scot said it was clear that Gaetz was bragging about his relationship with her.
Gaetz wasn't one of the "cool" kids at Niceville High School, which alumni described as a cliquey school, his former classmates said. They said he mostly hung out with the debate crowd. businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-hig…
Gaetz often talked about wealth and social status, too, according to his former classmates. He once bragged that he had a friend whose family was so wealthy that the friend used the seatbelt from his dad's old private jet as a belt for his pants, a debate teammate said.
Some of Gaetz's high-school classmates also knew him from middle school. When he was an eighth grader at C.W. Ruckel Middle School, he sparred with a teacher, Catherine Burton, over the definition of "archipelago," said Jessica Miranda, Gaetz's middle- and high-school classmate.
Scot said she wanted to make it clear she's not publicly sharing her concerns about Gaetz because she revels in his misery. She's had the same opinion about him for more than a decade, long before he'd end up facing serious legal jeopardy.
This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbotts’ sent migrants to Martha’s Vineyard and Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in Washington D.C.
DeSantis, who is running for re-election and is considered a potential 2024 presidential contender, chartered two planes to transport migrants from Texas.
But members of Congress, political scientists, and strategists generally don't blame age for these downfalls — leaders both young and old are prone to controversy.
To them, a successful leader possesses many qualities, all of which matter more than age.
Former president Donald Trump confirmed Monday that federal agents had executed a search warrant at his South Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, in a search multiple news outlets reported was related to whether he mishandled classified government documents. businessinsider.com/what-you-need-…
Regardless of its focus, legal experts quickly reached a consensus about the raid: A pile of evidence must have backed up the warrant authorizing the search. businessinsider.com/what-you-need-…
Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide who emerged as a star witness at the January 6 hearings, continued working for Trump for nine weeks after he left office, according to government records exclusively obtained by @thisisinsider. businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchi…
Hutchinson served as a “coordinator” for Trump’s official, taxpayer-funded, post-presidential office from about January 20, 2021, to April 1, 2021, earning an annualized salary of $90,000, the General Services Administration documents state. businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchi…
The documents establish that Hutchinson continued to earn a government paycheck for work in support of Trump for weeks after she witnessed his actions — and lack of action — on January 6, even as other colleagues resigned soon thereafter. businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchi…
🇺🇸 Jockeying over the 2024 US presidential election has begun.
Many plans are contingent upon decisions from Biden and Trump. If there isn't a Biden-Trump matchup, here are the people showing signs they could be in the 2024 mix. 👇
Florida Gov. @RonDeSantisFL has been portrayed as a MAGA star who could replace Trump.
He's a proven fundraiser with more than $100 million for his gubernatorial reelection campaign. @CNBC reports that he's headed to a Utah private fundraiser this month.
As the only two of @JoeBiden's rivals from the 2020 primary to end up with jobs in the administration, @PeteButtigieg and @VP@KamalaHarris are the clear heirs apparent should Biden bow out.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Moore v. Harper, which concerns gerrymandering, voting districts, and the independent state legislature doctrine, this coming October.
Moore v. Harper saw Democratic voters and nonprofits call in to court congressional maps drawn by Republican lawmakers in North Carolina following the 2020 census. They argued Republicans unfairly gerrymandered districts, violating the state constitution. businessinsider.com/what-is-moore-…
Earlier this year, the North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the state from using maps in primary elections and required the districts to be redrawn. businessinsider.com/north-carolina…