Matt Gaetz runs to Roger Stone after support from Republican colleagues dries up

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Matt Gaetz may not have many of his fellow Republicans in Congress rushing to his defense now that news of a Department of Justice investigation into his alleged sex trafficking of a minor has been made public, but it does appear that the Florida congressman has at least one friend left: Roger Stone.

The longtime GOP fixer and political operative appears in new campaign finance reports showing Gaetz paid Stone and his embattled firm, Drake Ventures, at least $5,000 in "strategic consulting" fees from January through March of this year. Gaetz had never paid Stone or Drake previously, according to an analysis of past filings by Roger Sollenberger of The Daily Beast. And Gaetz received no contributions from his colleagues in Congress, a common occurrence for Gatez' past campaigns, during this same period.

The payment to Stone came on March 24, one week prior to the initial New York Times report on the investigation into Gaetz and just a few days before his father, a powerful Florida Republican himself, reportedly met with a former DOJ prosecutor about the case.

It's unclear what advisement, if any, the longtime Republican operative and close associate of former President Donald Trump gave to Gaetz regarding the allegations he faces, telling Salon, "I don't comment on the services I provide to my few clients."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/matt-gaetz-runs-to-roger-stone-after-support-from-republican-colleagues-dries-up/ar-BB1fUjzB

Pervs of a feather.

[RockRaven]

1. One week after getting paid, Stone went on Alex Jones and defended Gaetz to the max...

And he made other media appearances too. He's not providing strategic advice, he's a rented mouthpiece -- and/or it was a hush money payment because of what Roger knows (see Greenberg's selfie with Stone and Gaetz).