Matt Gaetz, Explained

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[@LegalEagle]

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[@HonorThyTarkus]

We can hope.

[@nocturne8333]

Fingers crossed

[@eliseanderson5591]

i really felt that sigh at the beginning in the depths of my soul

[@yohdem17]

yoooooooo

[@thomaschase1719]

I want to hope so for democracy’s sake

[@jackdotsontv]

If you feel left behind, just remember that Matt Gaetz didn’t have a high school girlfriend until he was damn near 40

[@warlordofbritannia]

Take your 69th like, you deserve it

[@AngryKittens]

I wanted to upvote this further. But it was already 69.

[@jackdotsontv]

@@warlordofbritannia Nice

[@steveweinstein3222]

WINNER of the comments section!

[@matthewferrantino9521]

Feeling conflicted. Doing what Gaetz did about it seems like the wrong thing to do obviously. But remember lots of people are still sadly looked over until they are 40. I don't wish them loneliness. 21 year olds should be advised to be interested in older men/women and 40 year olds should be supervised to look no lower than 21. Basically: in college stop trying to bang your classmates and start trying to bang your professor. Some people just won't get a high school sweetheart and they need to accept that if there is to be any balance. Most people can experience college stereotype absurdity. People know high school stereotype absurdity feels better and looks better in the imagination. You can't change the issue that people want things that are bad for them that feel good and that the solution to most evils is to order people to grow up and tolerate their own sadness. This has troubling consequences. There is no solution to solve for happiness, but you can solve for ethics. It just means that eventually all ethical people must be unhappy. Nobody trusts adults that are too happy. Everyone knows what it means.

[@pigpjs]

Every time someone says Florida in a way that implies it's the worst state, I imagine the state of Mississippi sipping on sweet tea and loving being under the radar for once in its history.

[@willow8415]

I recently wrote a paper on the riots at Ole Miss and I interviewed a man who was a student (and a tutor for James Meredith) at the time. Later on, he lived in Florida and he told me the panhandle there is much worse than anything he encountered growing up in Mississippi.

[@mokaza40]

Kentucky just segregating education like "y'all ain't seen shit"

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

Mississippi didn't get better, Florida just got worse.

[@quantumhorizon]

I grew up in Mississippi, and no lies are detected in this claim.

[@tri-angel]

Mississippi more like mississipping on some sweet tea

[@Felcaster]

Tucker switching from his normal "look of mild befuddlement" to the dead statuesque stare of a man protecting his multi-million dollar media empire when he realized Gaetz was trying to casually connect him to this trash fire is still my favorite moment of the scandal so far.

[@kennashey]

I know! Now one wonders what else happened at this alleged dinner that Tucker says he does not remember? ;)

[@jeffdroog]

I assumes something along the line of,handies under the table...

[@soundautomatic1]

pure comedy gold

[@maryelizabeth6797]

Tucker dripped over himself running away while still managing to sit still doing the whole deer in head lights thing.

[@huludicidal]

Human butt plugs with perpetually furrowed brows.

[@vogonp4287]

He looks like a villain in an early 2000s Dreamworks movie.

[@ArcanineEspeon]

Anyone specific? One who's known for being short and trying desperately to marry a princess (as long as she's not green)?

[@PrettyGuardian]

@@ArcanineEspeon Syndrome.

[@aaronk8440]

Haha!

[@pendragonfan42]

Nega-chin. Prove me wrong.

[@UncleJrueForTue]

@@PrettyGuardian Syndrome was the perfect example of a self made hero and the hero who lived long enough to become the villain.

[@notsafeformiranda4271]

haha who remembers when he cast the only vote against an anti human trafficking bill in 2017? Such a crazy coincidence!

[@l3gacy_-nitro241]

Did he even provide a reason for that?

[@CorinneA3]

Yikes... 😬

[@billycarson]

I believe the reason why Gaetz is showing to the public some of his criminal behavior is because this Republican party wants to show the public that joining & being one of their club members can do illegal things to young girls under age, etc. & cannot be caught thanks to the huge Trump swamp of connections of people in the State of Florida & its Federal Government. Maybe the investigations on Gaetz also like the Mueller Report will take 10 or more years to find anything wrong with Trump & his family so they can go to court & show the public what they did wrong? Also there maybe crooked high ranking Democrats also involved with Gaetz & also with the investigations of the Mueller report dealing with Russia. Bottom line if Gaetz or Trump & his family, etc. are really in serious trouble - they would all be out of the USA by now & stay away from jail time. The public will be waiting & waiting & waiting & waiting but except for the newspapers (which is none of their business) the investigators in the State of Florida & Federal Government will all say we can't find anything wrong in the Mueller report, Gaetz case, etc. & will just have to keep looking even though they are in or out of office.

[@l3gacy_-nitro241]

@@billycarson Ngl didnt read all that but I think we should call this situation the beginning of the death of the Republican party

[@billycarson]

@@l3gacy_-nitro241 I sure hope you are right but so far nothing is really happening to get Gaetz into a court room or even Trump & his children. And so far there has been no complete overhaul of each Department like the IRS, Justice Department, Defense Department of the Federal Government in which many people will be fired (even some Democrats) to clear the huge Trump swamp & what lurks inside & you can add also the Trump State of Florida also.

[@thethoughtemporium]

That was the wildest transition to an ad spot I've ever heard.

[@arne0107]

LE's ad transitions are always top tier.

[@erockromulan9329]

Devon knows how it's done!

[@db7435]

I will forever associate Ting with sugar daddy venmo. Edit: Time to switch I guess. /s

[@pweasel]

smooth as gurgling moonshine

[@ColinJarrett]

Silky

[@iammaxhailme]

Gaetz taking down Tucker Carlson with him would be about the funniest thing of all time

[@RIUWithDrAndy106]

I agree with you. 😎

[@kamenrideraquarius]

Please do tho

[@NHope-md8ds]

That day would become an annual holiday to be celebrate in my household. Barbeque and fireworks like it's the Fourth, presents for everyone like it's Christmas, and big kiss for my husband at exactly midnight like it's New Year's--absolutely glorious. 🎈🎆🌈🥳

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Poetic Justice at its finest.

[@That80sGuy1972]

I saw the interview and almost fell over laughing at Carlson immediately distancing himself from that Trumpkin... first time I ever saw Carlson distance himself immediately for being toxic. It's a top-tier trainwreck when a friend at Faux News doesn't want their fingerprints on it.

[@zerocool1ist]

“When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.” - Confucius

[@SsnakeBite]

I love that Gaetz's defence seriously seems to be "yes, I committed those crimes, but I'd rather they not be treated as crimes, so can't we just forget about it?".

[@johnmoussiaux7669]

For the last four years that's how it's worked for him and his crew

[@jeffreypierson2064]

@@johnmoussiaux7669 Longer than that. Gaetz, Jr had a couple of DUIs vanish.

[@mariannenimon2746]

@@johnmoussiaux7669 .....more like ALL OF HIS pathetic entitled life!

[@manwiththemachinegun]

That's the modern Republicans response to everything, including their culpability in provoking the capital riots.

[@elvisdelahoz3004]

QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEAGLEAGLE: Suppose a threatening party knew (and had evidence) about Gaetz's sexual proclivities and crossing state lines with under age minors. The threatening party begins to blackmail Gaetz to prevent the information from getting out. With the help of his father wearing a wire Gaetz gathers evidence of the blackmail. Is this enough for Matt Gaetz to get a lighter sentence? Is there any way he could get out of this without serving Federal time. [PS in Matt's case which is worse the state of the federal charges? ]

[@pghchaos]

Honestly the service that you are providing with your KZbin channel and breaking down all this political and legal news is so valuable. Your efforts are very appreciated.

[@pvic6959]

Im thankful for this video. i had no idea what was gionng on. honestly, im still not very sure lol

[@christophergreen6595]

Came here for the cartoons, stayed for BLM/Trump analysis.

[@themusicaljunkie37]

It's also very non-partisan whether people believe it or not...

[@billycarson]

I believe the reason why Gaetz is showing to the public some of his criminal behavior is because this Republican party wants to show the public that joining & being one of their club members can do illegal things to young girls under age, etc. & cannot be caught thanks to the huge Trump swamp of connections of people in the State of Florida & its Federal Government. Maybe the investigations on Gaetz also like the Mueller Report will take 10 or more years to find anything wrong with Trump & his family so they can go to court & show the public what they did wrong? Also there maybe crooked high ranking Democrats also involved with Gaetz & also with the investigations of the Mueller report dealing with Russia. Bottom line if Gaetz or Trump & his family, etc. are really in serious trouble - they would all be out of the USA by now & stay away from jail time. The public will be waiting & waiting & waiting & waiting but except for the newspapers (which is none of their business) the investigators in the State of Florida & Federal Government will all say we can't find anything wrong in the Mueller report, Gaetz case, etc. & will just have to keep looking even though they are in or out of office.

[@catholicdad]

Agree. VWill he cover Maxine Waters/LeBron James comments surrounding Chauvin? Is he non-partisan?

[@drakedargon9681]

“I don’t recommend committing treason against the federal government, but if you do decide to invade the Capitol, consider Dura-Steel brand body armor...”

[@pearchris]

Durasteel; When you can't afford Beskar.

[@Vesperitis]

@@pearchris I think only the three of us get that Star Wars deep cut.

[@aliqzakry834]

@@pearchris This message was brought to you by The Czerka Corporation.

[@DrewKime]

@@pearchris This is the way.

[@paytonkilmer1920]

@@aliqzakry834 the virgin czerka Corp vs the chad aratech industries.

[@Bhubnipz]

“Yes Tucker, I’m being accused of having relations with a minor. We hang out all the time, you’ve seen the women I hang out with. Remember all those times we all partied together? Oh, fun times pal so so many fun times we had together; me, you, and my alleged underage girlfriends. Tell the audience about all those dozens of fun times we had!” Tucker: “bro...”

[@Jkjoannaki]

He took him with him... amazing. Top 10 anime betrayals

[@suehines2581]

Then go to jail for a long long time.

[@leah66]

The fact that he suggested his own scandal name before the scandal came out should have given us all a big ol’ red flag

[@TheBlarggle]

The fact he was _LITERALLY_ **the only** dissenting vote on a "Human Trafficking Bill" that was presented in the Senate was an even bigger red flag.

[@Visitant69]

I prefer Pizza Gaetz for this one.

[@skrounst]

@Mario Mario "except he did nothing wrong."....... No...............

[@RobBroph1]

@@Visitant69 underrated comment.

[@thepsion5]

@Mario Mario So, uh, did you watch the video?

[@kaley5730]

“Russian nesting doll of Florida men” is a pure fact 😂 I love it.

[@thelostant]

I NEED THIS!!!!

[@dr.velious5411]

Florida Man's newest Super-power.

[@Jaz_3001]

I believe the name for it is matryoshka of Florida men

[@Mantafirefly]

Fractal Florida men. Infinite stupidity in finite space.

[@badnewsBH]

@@Mantafirefly That's a win, right there. XD

[@Tiyath]

A floridian nestling doll is the same as a classic matroshka, except the last piece is an aligator made of solid methampgetamine. They call it a methtroshka

[@TheImpossiBelle]

I feel like there was a missed opportunity for a killer krokodil reference. And yes, "killer krok-" was intentional.

[@Tiyath]

@@TheImpossiBelle Unfortunately, all my thoughts regarding your answer were flushed straight out of my head as I was ripping up at the sight of your awesome handle. You, kind being, made my day! You have my gratitude :D

[@AskMia411]

This comment is so understated!!!! XD

[@askthepizzaguy]

Anyone: Disparaging comments about Florida Me, a former Florida resident for over a decade: "That's fair and accurate."

[@SilverKnight16]

"Look, I've been to Florida, so that story would seem to check out--but it wouldn't fly in any other context in any other state." This is gold.

[@Vohlfied]

Police lights on the vehicle Flashing a badge *pulled someone over* not impersonating a cop yeah OK

[@laminatedsamurai]

As someone that lives in Florida and is very much looking forward to the day I leave....this statement is 100% accurate. Laws of basic logic cease to apply at the state line.

[@candiman4243]

Just had a frightening thought, if the people we catch doing this are so stupid about doing it, imagine how many are doing similar things and getting away with it because they are better at covering their tracks

[@daxbruce3491]

Duh

[@Jartran72]

What you basically said: I just discovered that people do crime and not get caught. Was your previous assumption that all criminals get caught?

[@matthewwinchester4171]

@@Jartran72 god I wish I was still that innocent

[@candiman4243]

@@Jartran72 The thought I had was about the ratio of all those that commit crimes to those who are caught being larger than we like to believe

[@squillen]

Completely agree Candiman.

[@5_qm610]

He started it off with a sigh, you know its gonna be good.

[@matthewferrantino9521]

"I've been to Florida and that wouldn't fly in any other context in any other State" That's still hilarious.

[@Rugelacharugula]

That could be on the gd state flag.

[@KingoftheJuice18]

Oh God! Gaetz dropping, "You also know what it's like to be falsely accused of a sex crime" on Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is so precious and righteous.

[@kindlin]

The _look_ on his face as Gaetz says it!

[@dakrontu]

Yeah, that was a good moment. A great opportunity for Carlson to air his disingenuous well-practised deer-between-headlights expression of puzzled innocence.

[@kindlin]

@@dakrontu Ha, now that was a good joke.

[@johnrobertson5555]

Gaetz needs to be doing about 10 years in prison in the same cell with his Butt Buddy Donald Trump. But sadly he will not do even one day.The law does not apply to him as he is a member of Trump Elite.

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

@@kindlin you can tell he’s internally panicking.

[@efremvercaigne7265]

The fact they refer to women as "vintages" tells you all you really need to know about them.

[@Johnbartheart]

I don’t get that one?..

[@heartlknj]

@@Johnbartheart like wine, so objectification.

[@daxbruce3491]

The fact that Gaetz said "17 year old woman" said it all.

[@Engineer_Who]

I believe that was the username she chose on that website.

[@daxbruce3491]

@Mario Mario well according to the law there is. Plus when I was 38 I wasn't picking up on 18 year olds. I guess I'm just not a Pimp like you, I ain't cool enough to party like a rap star.

[@Rattrap007]

"Tucker we had dinner. You brought your wife, I brought a friend. You remember her. She used her crayons to color the place mat. She ordered off the kids menu. Had the My Little Pony sippy cup. You remember her right."

[@invisiblepinkunicorn7626]

😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@jpdemer5]

Tucker's wife: "So, tell me about this dinner you went to..."

[@That80sGuy1972]

You took a hilarious artistic liberty one! I can imagine Tucker's immediate facial expression and distancing himself from Matt right there with that line replacing what he said. Will please someone make a parody video of the interview using that line! PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

Tucker: "Yes, I remember... but YOU were the one using crayons, Matt. In fact... you were EATING them."

[@fordbuiltf.3838]

😆

[@soldier4242]

I always find it funny when he is like "Hey if your going to be doing illegal shit stop leaving behind so much evidence."

[@e22ddie46]

Gotta be annoying for an attorney

[@DanBatesole]

Funny how when a "swamp" is actually "drained" you find the gators right where you'd expect.

[@deathchimp2]

It's somewhat ironic that Trump actually did end up exposing huge amounts of corruption and negligence, but it was all in his own party.

[@blueheartorangeheart3768]

In Florida

[@MsRockstar013]

Well said!

[@JohnBrown010]

I really hate how “draining the swamp” is portrayed as a good thing. They’re necessary to the local ecosystem and biodiversity. Draining a swamp would quite literally do much more damage than any perceived good

[@Lack_Of_Interest]

More like "Gaetorz".

[@BarnabusBarbarossa]

Party of family values, everyone.

[@redcaddiedaddie]

Matt Gaetz: " I really value a certain young female member of your family! "

[@kineticstar]

We'd love it if your family decided not to vote for better people than us in the GOP; how else are we going to make money and make sure you're not able to vote.

[@tonidouglas5607]

Yep.. all we heard for months was some form of “save the kids” or “______ is a ped0” with no proof, but now, some pretty solid proof is coming out of one of them actually doing some of that stuff they had such a problem with, buuuuut..... crickets 🦗

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Really. Close. Families.

[@Kylora2112]

@@tonidouglas5607 Qanoners re: Democrats: "They're a pedophile drug trafficking cannibal cult even though I have zero evidence to point to this." Qanoners re: Republicans: "Sure they were involved in sex trafficking, but that's only because they're trying to bring them down from the inside! Even though they *are* the inside."

[@jooyoonchung3593]

You know you’re in for a ride when the episode begins with a sigh.

[@helpmyspaghettiiseatingme]

I give this guy credit for even mentioning Matt Gaetz without throwing up

[@spvillano]

But oddly, ignoring the Mann Act, which a woman named Maxwell just was convicted under.

[@TurdJesus]

@@spvillano can’t jam too much into a video, you’ll overload and lose viewers track

[@eleanorcooke7136]

There were loads of people on twitter who went after the dude and told him how disgusted they were and how he didn't deserve to live. Unfortunately, those people couldn't read the difference between Matt Gertz and Matt Gaetz. Poor Matt Gertz.

[@Unqualifiedtake]

It is just a well edited video

[@Original_Syn]

@@Unqualifiedtake That or he was eating anti-nausea pills like they were candy.

[@carols.8103]

the creepiest thing about the tucker carlson interview was when Gaetz referred to her as a "seventeen year old woman" ughh dead giveaway at how twisted his mind is

[@Bird_Dog00]

Well, in "ye olde days" you were considerd a woman when you were old enough to bear children. So about 13 or 14. And since GOPers tend to live a bit in the past...

[@kennethcook9406]

@@Bird_Dog00 And when a non-white child is murdered by by a cop, they call him a "13 year old man." But a white 17 year old who crossed state lines and committed murder is "just a kid." The place where their minds are, is absolutely disgusting.

[@eaglescout1984]

Gaetz: "I'm being extorted!" Judge Haller: " _Why_ are you being extorted?" Gaetz: (stupid frat boy stare)

[@mikek9297]

"I'm here about the Matt Gaetz scandal" "Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down ?"

[@Rugelacharugula]

You can just say "stare." The rest is implied at this point.

[@lunaris69]

"if you are going to pay for illicit activity over venmo, then you'll need a good cellphone provider" dear god thats gotta be your best sponsor shill intro ever

[@efulmer8675]

Ting: "Wait! Stop! That's not the advertising coverage I want!"

[@TheSpoonman00]

3:24 "Here they are goofing around with known upstanding citizen Roger Stone..." Okay that got a chuckle out of me, well done

[@FlintForgfire]

Glad to see LegalEagle's analysis of this case. Matt Gaetz is pretty screws, and he really deserves it.

[@freddy04123]

I honestly have been waiting for this since I first saw a headline for it.

[@nickv1212]

I've seen prettier screws.

[@heinz57channel39]

@@nickv1212 haha I see what you did there

[@Justin-tp1mx]

Not really, if he did the same things in any other state they would be above the age of consent and it would all be legal

[@matthewwinchester4171]

@@Justin-tp1mx not really, and this video wasn't 20 minutes long just for that one issue, go back and rewatch it under the impression that the women in question were 18 and there'll still be like 15 minutes worth of material on all the other laws he possibly broke

[@johnn8223]

I think a Florida Man set of Russian Nesting Dolls would just have an 8 ball of coke hidden in the center.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

On a bed of LCD soaked hallucinogen shrooms with a couple of red capped fly mushrooms to spice it up...

[@Larper64]

I was thinking bath salts and meth. Maybe just a medley of unknown powdered drugs in a slurry.

[@littleboxxes]

more likely meth, but I like where your head is at

[@junior3dc]

You’re all not wrong.

[@SuzakuX]

Coke? Maybe Miami in the 80s-90s. Florida these days is more of a gas-huffing, meth-smoking kind of place.

[@Maladjester]

Legal Eagle: "Don't commit crimes but, if you do, use _this_ service to do it!" Service: "Wait, he said _what?"_

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Exactly. I made a similar observation a couple of comments above, in the reply section.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

If you're going to throw your sponsor under the bus, at least make sure it's *My Pillow* or some other trash ass company. 🤣😂🤣

[@tokyworld]

Dont drink and drive, but if you do.... better call Saul!

[@christophercharles9645]

(And then after thinking it over) Service: "Hey, people committing crimes need affordable cell rates too!"

[@curtiswfranks]

Arguing in the alternative. Standard lawyer tactic.

[@keenanlarsen1639]

"known upstanding citizen, Roger Stone" Lol you got me with that one 😂

[@postmasterspecific]

“If you want to engage in illicit activity, you’re gonna need a good cell provider”

[@littleboxxes]

weird flex Ting, but ok

[@ting]

@@littleboxxes Haha. Flex. Like our plan.

[@Jartran72]

@Heinous Anus your not wrong

[@ting]

Criminals and lawfuls alike need reliable cell phone service, though we'd honestly prefer if the criminals choose someone else, per our privacy policy.

[@redwolfcanisrufus]

You mean a burner phone lol

[@KalHimself]

Matt: I'm innocent! You know this! Remember that time we had dinner? Tucker: My name's Bennett and I ain't even in it.

[@ethanballou2626]

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@ENOREL]

I think PizzaGaetz was dropping hints to Tucker; maybe they've partied together in the past and PizzaGaetz has pictures or can name names.

[@KalHimself]

@@ENOREL I wouldn't doubt it. Birds of a feather..

[@peterspeters6114]

People with criminal act seem to attach themselves to Trump. Will Not be surprised if there are more found.

[@totallylooney8292]

Maybe 2020 broke me, but I got this weird sense that the Carlson interview was Matt doing a "If you don't have my back, you're going down with me." Well, I'll just grab the popcorn and see what happens.

[@NHope-md8ds]

🍿I'm right there with you. Better than daytime television.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

If only they all had that same "If I'm going down I'm taking you with me" attitude. Makes it easier to get rid of them.

[@dakrontu]

I can imagine Carlson had a few choice words off-air after that interview.

[@billycarson]

Bottom line if Matt Gaetz does get charged with a crime in Court it will be because someone squealed on him like the whistleblower that caused the first Eternal Impeachment of Trump in the House & not through the current Trump swamp nest of people doing the current investigation. If this is the case - the Trump swamp nest of people in the Defense Department will get Matt Gaetz out of the USA fast by helicopter to most likely a place near the USA like Colombia, South America where he can continue with racketeering, etc. to bring into the USA, Russia, Iran, China, etc. young girls under age for making some big money which he has done for a long time as boss I believe.

[@jkocol]

I am way past popcorn. I am trying to think of what actor will play this person in the movie. Of the one of the many movies that will be made of the last four years.

[@keyissues1027]

You will know them by their fruits: rotten grapes, putrid pears, smashed watermelon, moldy apples, sour cherries, and brown bananas.🍇🍐🍉🍎🍒🍌

[@thejackal007]

This is truly the Florida Man story that just keeps on giving.

[@siriuspope3552]

I'd like it to STOP giving but I'll admit, I am amused..

[@M.A.C.01]

I’m sure it’s entertaining Devin

[@richardarriaga6271]

Needs a gator

[@sensitivecake]

The key to this story was the mention of cocaine. I grew up in South Florida and this is some classic cocaine drama right here.

[@evianpullman1953]

HOW phuck Stupid are peoples from Florider?!?!🤮🦠😀😡🥵🔒🐣🍕🐇🙀🙃😷🤬🦧👄

[@madeconomist458]

"Vintage 99" "Keeping receipts of this crime spree is the best idea we ever had!" -Matt Gaetz (probably)

[@clarencetse]

GOP's not sending their best criminals, that's forsure.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

I nearly died when I heard that they'd kept receipts...that's as dumb as I can imagine. That's how money obsessed these people are - they (allegedly) engage in illegal activities, but someone else has to pay...cheap bastards.

[@drakedargon9681]

How else are you going to write your prostitution expenditures off of your federal and state taxes??

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

@@clarencetse Actually, these are the best they can manage.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@drakedargon9681 I'm no criminal mastermind, (though I've never been caught 😉) but I knew...in my teens, that you don't leave a paper trail, (physical or electronic) if you're engaging in nefarious activities. I genuinely cannot believe how dumb these clowns are - receipts for drugs and underage dalliances🤣. Drug money, (money spent on drugs) should be treated as if it doesn't exist. They deserve all that they get for stupidity alone.

[@Nevertoleave]

I just need a minute. Gaetz going, "Hi Anna!" like they're old friends, is killing me. Greenberg sounds like a serial killer in Law and Order taunting the police, and Gaetz is just like, oh is that Anna? Hi Anna! We're having a clam bake tonight. Next time you're up we should have one. It'll be so much fun! They have two totally different tones.

[@blackday1013]

So glad I'm not the only one who thought that. He sounded so genuinely happy to be speaking with her

[@funkemunky]

It’s cause Gaetz is a child. Never had to work a day in his life

[@pearchris]

@@funkemunky Yeah, I'm pretty sure Gaetz thought her reaction to the voice mail would be " Ugh those boys are so annoying " instead of, ya know, feeling harassed by peers like a normal person would feel when a person who's been stalking you leaves you a creepy voicemail.

[@juliegaffney1849]

"We're just discussing yr lovely qualities." Creepy.

[@BowTie8Bit]

Remember the Mayor from Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

[@tericonnelly3197]

Where is Matt going? I don’t think he should be able to work in congress! How does he get away with everything?

[@malenotyalc]

Forrest Gump explained Gaetz best over 27 years ago simply with, "Stupid is as stupid does."

[@jbmazhar2000]

that's conservatives in general lol

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

Pizzagaetz trying to drag Carlson into the whole thing was absolutely hilarious. As well as the fact how blatantly corrupt this entire story is.

[@doloresdebeauvoir4960]

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill.

[@리주민]

Why not use the classic word slavery? Human trafficking sounds like driving at rush hour.

[@nixxyhasthoughts]

That included voting against laws around revenge porn. Given he was apparently showing naked pics of people he slept with...

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

Gee I'm shocked. Just wondering HOW anybody justifies voting FOR human trafficking (by not voting anti trafficking) and how nobody finds that strange.

[@matthewfairchild3846]

Perchance, it might be that slavery is not in fact the same as human-trafficking?🤔

[@ignitionfrn2223]

11:15 - Chapter 1 - Sollicitation 13:05 - Chapter 2 - Enticement of a minor 18:15 - Chapter 3 - Extortion 20:30 - End roll ads

[@madisonlink7141]

"And for some reason, he had flashing police lights on the top of his SUV." By accident, obviously.

[@EmpureMedia]

Classic case of initiating a police officer with solely pure intentions

[@keithknows1809]

In the quote at 2:45 he refers to them as "ex-girlfriends". He could have said friends or _anything_ else. My read of this is that he still wanted bragging rights amongst his peers. Too oblivious to even consider any consequences.

[@9elypses]

That one dislike is Matt Gaetz crying alone in a public bathroom, allegedly. 😂

[@BigTylt]

What a beautiful mental picture, thanks for that.

[@AverageJoePlaysPiano7621]

Wow sooooooo original

[@badgamers5065]

Lmao beautiful

[@fizgizan]

@@AverageJoePlaysPiano7621 waaaaaahhhhmbulance is en route pump-kin.

[@fizgizan]

@Mario Mario lmao. You have an unhinged view of wrong and right bub. Typical of your ilk.

[@AjentMM]

17:17 Wow, guess who was opposed to the Revenge Porn Law in Florida.

[@davetheauthor9885]

That hilarious moment when even Tucker Carlson is like, "I don't know anything about that, don't lump me in with this guy "

[@shadymerchant1198]

"You aren't dragging me down with you"

[@kennashey]

Now people are wondering what else happened at this alleged dinner, and how old was the "woman" Gaetz brought? Wonder if the Feds will show up and have a conversation with Tucker now?

[@TCRS16]

@@kennashey mind his answer: he did not deny the dinner but said he couldn't remember the girl Gaetz brought. Yeah, right....

[@JimmyDean59]

@@TCRS16 I mean, seems like something most people would forget.

[@wthao]

...i want to see carlson's reaction after the show and the phone call he had with Gaetz about it. lol

[@daxbruce3491]

Brought to you from the party of family values and law and order.

[@barleysixseventwo6665]

The irony here is they're lawmakers and could probably see some of their illicit activities legalized if they had any sense of foresight...or even believed their wealth wasn't a shield against punishment.

[@Z1BABOUINOS]

Meaning, it would surprise nobody if it came from the democrats? LOL! Own it, baby! Own it! 😂

[@WublicIndecency]

@@Z1BABOUINOS I don't think you're comment is as successful as you believe it is. Especially when the democratic side is trying to unite the two, not just claiming they're better.

[@Z1BABOUINOS]

@@WublicIndecency Sure, sure.... the dem party is all about unity 😂 *Your* comment is not successful, and not just because of the poor grammar...

[@YamiFudo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@velloceti6898]

'Vintage99' 😳 Hannibal Lector just lost his 'most creepy wine reference' award.

[@TheAdrift]

Right?! Holy hell, that was massively creepy. I’m glad I’m not the only one who was extra skeeved by that... like, that is a CHILD, my dude my guy. Maybe don’t be that way??? 🤢🤮

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

I mean just holy shit, it just shows what they think of the girl, not as a person, that’s for sure.

[@Toywins]

My first child was born in 99. Gaetz seemingly doesn't know hell is hot...

[@FoxSullivan]

I've been trying to follow the whole Gaetz dumpster on fire because it's basically seeing a slow mo of a train wreck filled with republicans but even with that being said, you brought up so many new points and details that really made me understand that this is not what I thought it was, a Trainwreck; this is, in fact, a mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a Trainwreck. Thank you Florida for giving us the blessings of Florida man for our amusement.

[@salvagemonster3612]

I know like Clinton’s, Epstein, Weinstein,

[@LuccaAce]

The actual video description: "Things get weird in Florida, but that's a tautology." Legal Eagle is a poet 😭

[@xmlthegreat]

What does that mean?

[@kjj26k]

@@xmlthegreat I was gonna say the same thing, then I remembered I have Google. ~"Saying the same thing twice with different words"~

[@xmlthegreat]

@@kjj26k yeah I Googled tautology, I just didn't get the joke

[@LuccaAce]

@@xmlthegreat basically, he's saying that "Florida" and "something weird" are the same thing. My favorite example of tautology comes from xkcd: "the first rule of the tautology club is the first rule of the tautology club"

[@xmlthegreat]

@@LuccaAce thanks for explaining, it's 1AM here and I'm unable to sleep so watching LegalEagle as a timesink.

[@jonimaricruz1692]

I just love the expression on Tuck’s face during the interview with Gaetz. He looks like he’s severely constipated and taking a huge dump all at the same time.

[@Bill_Garthright]

Admittedly, that's his normal expression. :)

[@brettmanus7904]

He always looks like that.

[@justiceforall6412]

That's what Tucker does all the time.

[@laprincessa9787]

🤣🤣🤣

[@indoor_vaping]

I was hoping for an explanation as to why his appearance activates my fight or flight response but this is good too.

[@frank7328]

Good one

[@escutus]

Because Matt Gaetz.

[@BigPapaGanda]

It's probably all the babies he's eaten. Q just had the wrong party.

[@rowdydirtyboy7984]

Serious incel vibes from Gaetz.

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Is common sense and preservation instinct a valid answer?

[@TheMightyX]

I think it’s incredible that you can cover this stuff so rationally when it just does my head in.

[@Copyright_Infringement]

I'm only halfway through the video and I've already lost track of what all the scandals are

[@ChairDancerReacts]

That's because a new one seems to be uncovered every day. Godz what a putz Gaetz is.

[@alexdasliebe5391]

🤣 Yup. Hence the “nesting dolls” analogy. Fitting! 👍🏼

[@rocketsmall4547]

i object! im confused!

[@-Maxi.exe03]

Same

[@Mystborn1]

"I've been to Florida, that does seem to check out" I'm still laughing at this line.

[@JasonON]

"Russian nesting dolls but all Florida Men all the way down" had me laughing my ass off - and I'm in a library, so not a good thing.

[@aro4457]

“Leave my name the F--- out of this, I’m serious Joel” This quote describes most of my entire childhood oddly well

[@sarahamira5732]

I don't know If it's the way he read it, but I found that line insanely hilarious to me. I even rewound to listen to it a few more times while laughing lol

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

I never had friends named Joel. ALways knew they were trouble.

[@brina6680]

“Known upstanding citizen roger stone “ lmaoooo hahahaha. The shade !!!! Lol

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

Once he showed his connection with Roger Stone I was like “Ohhh ok... this makes sense” lol

[@demh7823]

Matt Gaetz seems like the kind of guy who thinks that "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a romance.

[@ChairDancerReacts]

As a kinkster, I despise that entire franchise. Now 'Vanilla' people have the idea that kink is about coercion when kink is actually the opposite.

[@darkriku12]

@@ChairDancerReacts What is after care? Nahhh don't need it. More abuse!

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Wouldn't put it passed him to have contracts for people too.

[@notsafeformiranda4271]

@@ChairDancerReacts preach

[@ariaalexandria3324]

@@ChairDancerReacts I’m a sub brat, and am just done trying to tell people that Christian isn’t a Dom, just an abuser.

[@anthonygalindo6334]

Everyone: finally polical scandals are over Florida man: hold my gator

[@cmdraftbrn]

methgator

[@nicholassmile5800]

"Hold my gator" is the sexual innuendo that Matt is in trouble for - allegedly.

[@klop4228]

Political scandals will never go away, sadly. At least they don't involve the president?

[@anthonygalindo6334]

@@klop4228 I see this as an absolute win

[@cmdraftbrn]

@@klop4228 yet

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Just an FYI, please contact your attorney general in your state to inform him that police officers all over the country are using their license plate scanning devices to stalk pretty girls they see in traffic or by chance at lunch or whatever. They will see a pretty woman, get the tag number, put it in the database and get their address. Then they will stalk them and "accidentally" run into them a couple times at the same coffee shop, restaurant, etc and strike up a conversation. I've know of several police who have done this in my city, one even broke up a marriage of a friend of mine after his wife started having an affair with one of these cops who followed her after getting her address and for weeks kept running into her by "accident" when she went for coffee in the morning. Another hero doing hero stuff. :|

[@CianMurray-gs7ui]

“People tried to blackmail me by threatening to tell everyone about the thing I did, and I helped the FBI catch the blackmailers, therefore I cannot be guilty of the first thing” absolutely stellar defense

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

"Yeah I did it, but I was told it was ok. So it's ok."

[@johnmoussiaux7669]

@@bazzfromthebackground3696 who could possibly expect an elected official to know the difference between right and wrong

[@TherealP013]

@@johnmoussiaux7669 truuuuuuu

[@DarkRipper117]

"yeah I did it but so did he, he and he....." It's gonna be glorious when he starts throwing other top names we don't know about under the bus to save his rotten skin...😂 It's just like I predicted as soon as tRump left office, they're gonna turn on each other, an SNL sketch couldn't had done better..👍😂

[@sharksrppl2413]

@@johnmoussiaux7669 And a legislator (i.e. writer of laws) at that. . .

[@Briaaanz]

I'm not even halfway thru this video and already totally amazed at the amount of scandal involved

[@SayHelloHelli]

Same

[@dsp6373]

I know, right. It’s like the truth was the opposite of what QAnon ever said. The “Storm” is actually happening, people will be getting arrested all around. This is going to ensnare so many more figures. But all the actors are the inverse of what Q ever claimed. QAnon may have been the biggest deflection psychological operation ever. The biggest fish may just be the very person who Q insisted was going to bring down the supposed worldwide cabal ring of etc etc etc.

[@rudevol8355]

It is like Russia gate all over again. Remember that conspiracy. Trump is a Russian spy.LOL.

[@dsp6373]

@@rudevol8355 did you miss the news today? The USA government, no longer under Trump’s corruption, has for the first time confirmed that there was a back channel between the Trump campaign and Russia, and as a result sanctions will be put against Russia.

[@thebatman6201]

Yeah i was only vaguely aware this was even going on.. just when you think these people cant get shittier.. they surprise you

[@Morbacounet]

Greenberg : let's see how many crimes we can commit before we end up in jail ! Gaetz : deal !

[@jimmypadilla3441]

Congressman to convict speedrun lol

[@keithwinget526]

@@jimmypadilla3441 any% apparently...

[@BabyMakR]

How do Americans allow people with criminal records to get into public office?

[@Nixeu42]

...Because they haven't been convicted of anything bad enough to warrant getting that right taken away? One DUI that didn't go to court is not exactly a felony. That's the only criminal record he had prior to election.

[@XscifreakX69]

I swear to god I thought I heard "sponsored by *Teen* Mobile", which, given the subject, had me dying.

[@thepetermullins]

Devin pulling a Matt Gaetz/Tucker Carlson on Ting: "If you are going to pay for illicit activity over Venmo, then you should do it with Ting!" Ting: "Ermmmmmm that's not the endorsement we were looking for!!"

[@ting]

Ermmmmmm that's not the endorsement we were looking for!!

[@bludfyre]

OMG they actually posted that... TING Mobile has a genius social media consultant

[@xp8969]

@Mario Mario is one of the trolls being paid by Matt Gaetz to post these completely lacking in facts "debunkings" of his crimes, check the date he made the account and notice how says the same thing on a multitude of comment threads, wild how he asks for us to explain what the lawyer just spent 20 minutes explaining in this video yet he has no actual logic of his own to defend his position or to refute anything that was said in this video 😂💩🤡💩😂

[@xp8969]

@Mario Mario better hope that he used a VPN after what admitting what he thinks is ok to do with 14 year old kids on some of his other comments on this channel cause I sent screenshots of it and his IP address to my friend who works for the FBI

[@macelharen]

i'm sure they're as used to his sense of humor as we are. lol

[@simonpaul1296]

Meanwhile, Al Franken had to resign over an inappropriate joke photo. A photo. A. P.h.o.t.o. If Gaetz had a moral compass he’d have resigned already.

[@fizgizan]

If he had a moral compass, he’d not be a goper.

[@deedrole5296]

@@fizgizan he didn't grope. He posed for a picture which showed him pretending to grope a sleeping woman.

[@jensolsson9666]

He has one.... he is just misstaken the direction the needle is pointing.

[@fizgizan]

@@deedrole5296 I meant Gaetz, not Franken.

[@fizgizan]

GOPer didn’t ring that bell?

[@Freaksnake]

This is the type of coverage the entire interested public ought to get in touch with. I feel fairly caught up now. Thank you eagle guy gentledude!

[@arkesh110]

People who believe age is just a number, should probably get used to the fact jail is just a room

[@BeirutBallin]

The Russian Nesting Doll joke just explains Florida perfectly

[@urthiaeirletherail7277]

Florida nesting dolls

[@DewMan001]

@@urthiaeirletherail7277 Floridian nesting dolls!

[@bachpham6862]

@@urthiaeirletherail7277 That sounds like an euphemism for all-alligators orgies

[@oceanmariep256]

Florida men all the way down

[@LeahBouley]

As a Russian I know for a fact no Russian is crazy enough to live in Florida, it’s way too hot and Russia is already crazy enough lol

[@keevee09]

"He behaved like a frat type of party boy". That is proof of identity right there. He hardly needs a fake ID.

[@That80sGuy1972]

Well, the orange clown got a frat type of party boy on SCOTUS despite being obviously unqualified in the public eye... so the era of the ancient frat boys is upon us.

[@brayden1682]

They’ve always been there, jus look at George Bush

[@TheAdrift]

“He was thinking about becoming a talking head on the ‘news’ organization, Newsmax” I HEARD THOSE AIR QUOTES, SIR 🤣 i heard them!

[@dekopuma]

By the the time the allegations got to drug use, I really felt like Jim Carrey from Liar Liar. "Oh come on!" Gaetz just doesn't know when to quit.

[@superguh]

Haha exactly - kzbin.info/www/bejne/opOypayNibeNlck

[@simmerke1111]

OBJECTION! On what grounds? It's devastating to my case!

[@SkatterBrain]

The claim of extortion was my favorite part of this whole thing. It's not terribly easy to be extorted when you have nothing to be extorted for. Even if he is innocent, he put that thought in people's head.

[@matthewwinchester4171]

Lol exactly, like he could've went with the whole "they're lying" route or something like every other politician, but instead went with the defense that requires him to have done something illegal

[@jeffreypierson2064]

@@matthewwinchester4171 Or unethical or unpopular... As a Republican, promoting an anti-Trump idea would be extortion worthy.

[@andrewjohnson6716]

10:00 "I didn't do it. If I did do it, you can't prove it. If you can prove it, it wouldn't be illegal anyway." Where have we seen that pattern before?

[@None-lx8kj]

Pretty smart too. Trump got away with way more illegal shit than even Gaetz is suspected to have committed. If you’re going to be an amoral piece of shit criminal grifter, you might as well emulate the best.

[@adm0iii]

It is totally untrue that my dog bit that woman in the park. I keep to the other side of the park when there with my dog, I don't ever go to that park, my dog has no teeth, and I don't have a dog.

[@smorgensterin4990]

I've met people like Matt Gaetz in bars. They all made me extremely uncomfortable and seemed weirdly anxious yet also cheerful and grandiose. Fortunately, I never went home with any of them.

[@sheitbrink]

"It's Florida man all the way down" this is my favorite turn of phrase ever.

[@pop5678eye]

One of my favorite parts is how much this will keep Tucker Carlson awake at night from now on every time an accused predator is invited onto his show his network asks him to make excuses for...

[@joshuayung5158]

I got an ad for "save the children" before this video. Algorithm developing a sense of humor?

[@brimeetsbooks]

I got safelite auto glass. It goes off your cookies.

[@shevek2954]

QaNon people were right, they only got the political party wrong /s

[@robinvik1]

You didn't explain whether or not yelling "CANCEL CULTURE!!!" really loudly is viable defense strategy.

[@afh7689]

"It's like one of those Russian nesting dolls, but like Florida Men all the way down." 😄

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Nailed it, so fun.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

🎶🎵[Florida man, knowssss how to party. Only in Florida.]

[@mathewfinch]

As much as I liked that, I'm always a little sad that people never seem to use the fun to say real name of Matryoshka dolls.

[@Pacvalham]

Floridian nesting scandals

[@hawkeye5955]

That almost sounded like something John Oliver would say about Gaetz. 😂

[@InjuriousPersonalities]

Haha: “a Russian doll except with Florida men inside a Florida man” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 this is your best poetic description yet 👌

[@tomservo5007]

Gaetz making all these noob mistakes, is the act of someone who has NEVER had to face the consequences of bad behavior in their entire life

[@admiralhackett7686]

A year after this video, Gaetz is still actively serving in congress 😐

[@norcodaev]

Matts the type of guy who gets tested for COVID-17, because COVID-19 is too old for him!🍻

[@servinglooks247]

☠☠☠☠✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻

[@Authorandgamer]

Shots fired

[@Xadov]

Sorry, my inner nitpicker can’t help but point out that the naming convention used to describe COVID-19 refers to the year that strain was identified and so technically a COVID-17 would be older than COVID-19

[@norcodaev]

@@Xadov You’re not supposed to think that deeply about it my friend, lol😉

[@fartkerson]

@@norcodaev You're supposed to think deeply about it my friend, lol ;)

[@davepleaseknowbetter2840]

"Things get weird in Florida, but that's a tautology." Probably the best way to describe this video.

[@dakrontu]

Yep. I even bothered to look up 'tautology' in a dictionary.

[@Stevethepirateyarr]

“If you are going to perform illegal activity over Venmo you’ll need a good phone provider” CLASSIC SEGUE!!!

[@jeffreypierson2064]

FYI The word is segue. Segway is a scooter.

[@Stevethepirateyarr]

@@jeffreypierson2064 Thank you! That's what I get for typing on a bus.

[@Badz_B34chst4r]

As an experienced attorney Devin chooses his words carefully: "But if you are going to pay for illicit activity over Venmo..." Sorry to be a buzzkill Carnac but he did not say "perform illegal activity" :)

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

I'm not sure that associating one's sponsor (Ting) with using Venmo to conduct illegal payments is such a good idea.

[@Tru1Tani]

I find it so funny that Venmo allowed child and adult solicitation BUT my getting a letter wrong in my email address and requesting the ability to fix it was a ban from the app...resulting in them holding $500 of mine and refusing to cash it back to me. I had to threaten legal action! But child and adult trafficking...oh no let that go on through

[@heartlknj]

'known upstanding citizen Roger Stone' got me hahaha

[@markgorenshtein1946]

Roger Stone has never committed a crime

[@WunHungLo99]

You manage to get a lot of information across, speaking quite rapidly but in a very coherent and relatable style. It's a bit like aural speed reading.

[@Yora21]

Well, he is a lawyer. Probably got practice.

[@Hotobu]

Matt Gaetz's face looks... odd. He looks like he's wearing a Matt Gaetz mask. He looks like he's getting ready to rob a bank with his own face.

[@SlashinatorZ]

Looks like beavis & butthead

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@SlashinatorZ that's a bit rude to BV&BH...

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

The Simpsons will come up with the episode Matt Gaetz gets busted

[@SlashinatorZ]

We live in a country where half the population, especially the boomers, view Matt Gaetz as some kind of badass.

[@AHGrayLensman]

His human suit is ill-fitting.