Nothing has been heard from the Florida swamp where Matt Gaetz resides for a few days, not since his declaration that he might run for president in 2024. Meanwhile, the feds are still on the case, and Wednesday it was revealed that federal prosecutors are looking into whether a telephone call Matt Gaetz had with a witness in the sex-crimes investigation constitutes obstruction of justice. Politico:
The witness in question was one of a handful of women who entered Gaetz’s orbit via his one-time “wingman,” former Seminole County, Fla., tax collector Joel Greenberg, who pleaded guilty last month to a host of crimes, including sex-trafficking a 17-year-old in 2017.
The obstruction inquiry stems from a phone call the witness had with Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend. At some point during the conversation, the ex-girlfriend patched Gaetz into the call, sources said. While it’s unknown exactly what was said, the discussion on that call is central to whether prosecutors can charge Gaetz with obstructing justice, which makes it illegal to suggest that a witness in a criminal case lie or give misleading testimony.
The witness later spoke with prosecutors, the sources said. […]
Brian Tannebaum, a veteran federal defense attorney briefed by POLITICO on the investigation, said that obstruction of justice is “widely used by prosecutors in various forms” and can even ensnare witnesses who lie on the stand at trial. He said that, if authorities recorded the call involving Gaetz, prosecutors will listen for signs that he’s trying to get the woman to “get her story straight” by shading the truth.
“If there’s any indication he was trying to influence her testimony, that can be obstruction,” Tannebaum said. “If it’s determined that what he said obstructed the investigation — ‘did what he tell you have any influence on your testimony before the grand jury?’ — it can be real problem.”
Matt Gaetz has a lot of real problems with respect to this case. His method of dealing with them is to paint it all as a witch hunt and paint himself as a rising star in the GOP, an unstoppable force. At some point, like Icarus flying too close to the sun, he’s going to burn himself out.
Keep putting off indicating him, he will keep adding to the charges….
Gaetz really isn’t as smart as he thinks he is.
Trump must be so proud
Call daddy. See if he can get you out of this one. You know. Like he did before.
Sick of hearing all these threats. When is something going to happen. Use him as an example to the rest of the crooks.
Matt is not as smart as Icarus. Instead of carefully crafting wings, he shoved a live chicken down his pants and jumped off a cliff.