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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGaetz Claims He 'Personally Apologized' To Cohen: 'Let's Leave The Cohen Family Alone'
Screw you Gaetz, you human piece of garbage!Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) fumbled his way toward taking the high road on Wednesday evening by calling on his follows to leave the Cohen family alone, despite tweeting about Michael Cohen, his wife and Cohens alleged girlfriends just hours earlier.
In the Wednesday evening tweet, Gaetz claimed he has personally apologized to Cohen for his previous tweet, which he deleted after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appeared to threaten to get the House Ethics Committee involved in his comments.
On Wednesday, the Florida Bar opened an investigation into whether his tweet could be considered witness tampering.
Gaetz initial tweet said: Hey @MichaelCohen212, read Gaetzs now-deleted tweet. Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if shell remain faithful when youre in prison. Shes about to learn a lot
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Ive personally apologized to @MichaelCohen212 4 referencing his private family in the public square. Regardless of disagreements, family members should be off-limits from attacks from representatives, senators & presidents, including myself. Lets leave the Cohen family alone.
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Gaetz Claims He 'Personally Apologized' To Cohen: 'Let's Leave The Cohen Family Alone' (Original Post)
FM123
Feb 2019
OP
"Let's?" Person who threatened the Cohen family lectures everyone who did not threaten them.
tanyev
Feb 2019
#3
If he had true remorse he would have stayed away from the hearing. He didn't.
dem4decades
Feb 2019
#5
"Hey everyone! Come on! Let's not do the thing that I just did." . nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Feb 2019
#12
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. I disagree
Gaetz would have to improve by several magnitudes to reach the level of vile piece of garbage.
FM123
(10,053 posts)2. You know, I think you are right....
tanyev
(42,559 posts)3. "Let's?" Person who threatened the Cohen family lectures everyone who did not threaten them.
dalton99a
(81,512 posts)4. Gaetz is Trump scum
dem4decades
(11,296 posts)5. If he had true remorse he would have stayed away from the hearing. He didn't.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)19. Yeah, what was that about?
He just stood there, glaring at Cohen. Which isn't intimidating at all, nosiree.
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)6. Excrement in a cheap suit
He reminds me of every asshole I went to college with.
tblue37
(65,377 posts)23. He has a bad case of Hannity head, too. nt
treestar
(82,383 posts)7. Seth Meyers said
even the mafia would scorn getting the family involved.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)8. too late, he already made his threats and he has a price yet to be paid
MaryMagdaline
(6,855 posts)10. Little late for apologies. The damage was done
malaise
(269,011 posts)11. The scumbag is terrified that his witness-tampering has been exposed
That apology has no meaning. Disbar his ass
malaise
(269,011 posts)14. Hi there
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)21. Hey buddy, Hows that beautiful weather down there....
iam so jealous, Got some snow here if you need any
malaise
(269,011 posts)24. We need some rain
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)12. "Hey everyone! Come on! Let's not do the thing that I just did." . nt
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)15. He doubled down again
Link to tweet
President Trump called @mattgaetz last night from Hanoi to talk the Cohen testimony and the threats (since rescinded) Gaetz made about Cohen.
"I was happy to do it for you. You just keep killing it," Gaetz was heard telling him.
(Gaetz told me he doesn't discuss calls w/POTUS)
"I was happy to do it for you. You just keep killing it," Gaetz was heard telling him.
(Gaetz told me he doesn't discuss calls w/POTUS)
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)16. When assholes show you that they're assholes,
Believe that they are assholes, but never believe them.
Sort of a restatement of a favorite proverb.
UTUSN
(70,696 posts)17. What's the "us" shit?!1
MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)18. "including myself. Let's leave the Cohen family alone."
Well that is a tell tell sign. Leave MY family alone.
Does he have some girlfriends on the side his family doesn't know about?
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)20. Fox says, "Hey, leave those chickens alone!"