Ethics panel rebukes Gaetz for tweet targeting Cohen
Source: the hill
By Cristina Marcos - 08/21/20 01:13 PM EDT
The House Ethics Committee is formally admonishing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for a tweet that attempted to intimidate President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen ahead of his testimony to Congress last year.
In a report released on Friday, the Ethics Committee delivered a rare formal rebuke against Gaetz for his tweet, which it said "did not reflect creditably upon the House of Representatives" and "did not meet the standards by which Members of the House should govern themselves."
But the panel concluded that Gaetz, a close Trump ally, did not violate witness tampering and obstruction of Congress laws.
It cited similar findings from a grievance committee of the Florida bar finding Gaetz's tweet to be "unprofessional" and "reckless," as well as an apology from Gaetz himself.
In February 2019, a day before Cohen testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about his experiences working with Trump, Gaetz had sent a tweet accusing Cohen of having extramarital affairs.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/513109-ethics-panel-rebukes-goetz-for-tweet-threatening-cohen
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