{"id":591073,"date":"2023-09-14T01:53:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gaetz-says-mccarthy-lying-in-response-to-accusations-hes-colluding-with-swalwell\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T01:53:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:53:50","slug":"gaetz-says-mccarthy-lying-in-response-to-accusations-hes-colluding-with-swalwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaetz-says-mccarthy-lying-in-response-to-accusations-hes-colluding-with-swalwell\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gaetz says McCarthy \u2018lying,\u2019 in response to accusations he\u2019s colluding with Swalwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gaetzmatt_mccarthykevin_010623gn3_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) attacked Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) Wednesday, saying the Freedom Caucus member has been \u201cworking with\u201d Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to conspire against him.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has long been an opponent of McCarthy, including refusing to back his Speakership bid in January. He re-upped calls to replace the Speaker last week with a tweet to Swalwell inquiring about Democratic support, which McCarthy claims is, in reality, about an ethics complaint against the Florida congressman.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMatt is working with Eric Swalwell, but let me be very clear,\u201d McCarthy told CNN. \u201cMatt is upset about an ethics complaint. I don\u2019t care what they threaten against me. I\u2019m not gonna interject into an independent committee like ethics, and I\u2019m not going to put Swalwell back on the intel committee. So, they can do whatever they want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz is facing a House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct and did drugs, among other claims. The Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to prosecute Gaetz on sex trafficking allegations in February.<\/p>\n<p>In an MSNBC interview later Wednesday, Gaetz denied that he is motivated by that investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the most investigated man in the entire Congress, and right there you saw Kevin McCarthy lying like a dead dog because I have never asked him to interfere in any ethics matter,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>He called McCarthy\u2019s implication that he asked for special treatment on the complaint an \u201cabject lie from a sad and pathetic man who lies to hold onto power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz\u2019s calls for a new Speaker were sparked by his demands for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. McCarthy backed an impeachment inquiry Tuesday, but Gaetz said that move is only \u201cbaby steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Swalwell originally called out Gaetz\u2019s threat to remove McCarthy as \u201cempty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen a colleague make more empty threats \u2014 day in\/day out than this guy. Gaetz folded like a cheap card table to make McCarthy speaker and will never \u2014 I repeat, never \u2014 make a motion to remove McCarthy. I do not work with serious people,\u201d Swalwell <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell\/status\/1700180593265332656?s=20\">wrote last week<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans removed Swalwell and fellow California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff from the Intelligence Committee in January, in a political move Democrats claimed was retribution for similar removals of far-right Republicans from committees.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The controversy over removing McCarthy and impeaching Biden come as negotiations over the federal budget continue. The budget is set to expire at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) Wednesday, saying the Freedom Caucus member has been \u201cworking with\u201d Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to conspire against him. Gaetz has long been an opponent of McCarthy, including refusing to back his Speakership bid in January. 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