Matt Gaetz Apologizes to Nancy Pelosi and Deletes Tweet Threatening Michael Cohen

[comradebillyboy]

https://www.mediaite.com/online/matt-gaetz-apologizes-to-nancy-pelosi-and-deletes-tweet-threatening-michael-cohen/

After Matt Gaetz spent hours defending his tweet threatening Michael Cohen the Florida congressman has deleted the message and apologized to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for what he now says was a poor choice of words.

On Tuesday afternoon, Gaetz threatened Cohen with unsubstantiated allegations, tweeting “Hey @MichaelCohen212 – Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison. She’s about to learn a lot…”

That tweet, which may have violated the law, was met with immediate condemnation from many of Gaetz’s fellow House members, as well as a stern rebuke from Pelosi, who issued a statement that suggested the House Ethics Committee look into Gaetz’s remark.

My Comment: Nancy is the boss.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. "Poor choice of words" my fat pink ass.

It was a threat and he didn't expect to get his fat pink ass righteously kicked by the Speaker.

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. and he thinks an apology tweet will keep him from witness tampering charges.

talk about underestimating how serious Dem. leadership is about treason going on.........

[irresistable]

16. maybe he should try a "notice of apology"...that worked so well for Roger Stone.

[dchill]

24. He momentarily forgot that his party lost in 2018.

[democratisphere]

2. Lock him up.

[912gdm]

22. not until this has been brought before the house ethics committee

and also been looked at by the DOJ.


Let justice run its course. Dont be like THEM.

[Hekate]

3. Mme Speaker of the House rapped his knuckles with her gavel, did she?

Was she wearing her red cape?

[W_HAMILTON]

4. Punish him.

[uponit7771]

23. +1

[RandySF]

5. .

[TeamPooka]

20. The Cardi B-ing of the GOP

[susanna]

28. Beyond the obvious (that I'm following this thread)

this pic brought me a lot of joy.

This dog looks just like my late furry girl.

Love it, and thanks for a happy memory!

[fleabiscuit]

6. Perhaps Gatez and Stone will be roomies in prison. nt

[manor321]

7. HA HA HA HA HA HA!

OMG this day has been GLORIOUS!

[Guilded Lilly]

8. Accountability, you ass. "Sorry, poor word choice" doesn't cut it.

[susanna]

15. "Sorry, poor life choices" would have been more appropriate.

What an ass Gaetz is.

Love Madame Speaker. LOVE her.

[lunatica]

9. Hahahahahaaa!

I love Nancy Pelosi! She has that takes no shit mom authority! Guaranteed to reduce the bravest men into shaking five year olds.

[RockRaven]

10. How the f--k are Trump/Gaetz fans going to spin this pathetic, mewling apology?

Because as much as he OUGHT to backtrack and apologize, isn't that a totally weak, pathetic cuck move (in their lexicon)?

When your gimmick is being an allegedly genuine, obnoxious, offensive loudmouth, you don't have any room to maneuver once your loudmouthery lands you in a bind.

[deurbano]

13. That's exactly the term (from the deplorables' lexicon) that came to my mind, too!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

18. RR, to me the real crying shame for our nation (among many) is that....

a large number of Trumpsters see Gaetz' Tweet as a badge of honor rather than a travesty of justice.

We still have lots of evolving to do.......

[radius777]

11. Gaetz is a punk and a wannabe Trump - Nancy is Boss

amazing how many (including myself at times) underestimated her.

Gaetz should still be investigated, he seems itching to appeal to the Trump base, to possibly run for higher office - that should be derailed now.

[exboyfil]

14. Slate linked to Godfather II

where Frank Pentangeli's brother in to intimidate Frank. That was my first thought when I heard the threat.

This is about at that level.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/gaetz-cohen-tweet-law-professors-witness-tampering-testing.html

[SunSeeker]

17. Intimidating a witness with dirt about him to his wife is why Jared's father was jailed.

Gaetz should meet the same fate as the elder Kushner. Fuck that scumbag.

[Hortensis]

32. I'd forgotten. Yes. Gaetz is actually an attorney,

but obviously a stupid one to insert himself at all into the highly dangerous mess surrounding this POTUS, much less illegally.

[TeamPooka]

19. Gaetz should lose his comittee assignments for this. He's a thug.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

21. Too fuckin' late Matty boy!! You're screwed!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[scardycat]

25. If anything he should at least be made to resign n/t

[DFW]

26. You don't do public witness intimidation and then roll it back with aan apology.

Pelosi is right to invoke the ethics committee, and if DOJ is still there for what it was intended for, then it should be involved, too.

[safeinOhio]

27. OK frat boy, say it 10 times in front of the camera

Thank you Nancy, may I please have another.

[Grokenstein]

29. "Sorry about the crime, we cool?"

And now we wait for the next time.
No, don't get up, it won't be long.

[oasis]

33. Exactly. nt

[pdsimdars]

30. What I want to know is why THEY aren't subject to the LAW like WE would be?

Like Cenk said the other night, if you or I made the same comment about a case like that, that we were part of, we would be indicted immediately.

[aeromanKC]

31. Can't delete official statements made on the House floor

DOH!!

[GulfCoast66]

34. Sounds like he sobered up

And had one of those hung-over ‘oh shit’ moments!

[OnDoutside]

35. I'm just going to place this here ....

Link to tweet

[CrispyQ]

36. The dems have not held the GOP accountable for a very long time.

If the House Ethics Committee doesn't look into this it will be another message in a long line of messages that the GOP can do what it wants, that the opposition party doesn't really oppose.

Election shenanigans by the GOP in 2000 & 2004 went without a challenge. Impeachment off the table in 2006. McConnell withholds a confirmation hearing for a democratically nominated Justice & crickets from the democrats. Russia meddles in our 2016 election, the dems knew about it, but decided to keep The People in the dark because McConnell threatened to make it political. Geez, where did the GOP get the idea they can get away with whatever the fuck they want?

[bluestarone]

37. My thoughts as well!

Very well stated!

[Initech]

38. A real apology would be if he resigned.

That definitely crossed a line.