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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Vendetta: Matt Gaetz accused of mixing personal animosities in speaker fight

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., nominates former President Donald Trump in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Matt Gaetz fundraising off his McCarthy holdout for speaker

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., left, talks with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during the eleventh vote in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Matt Gaetz says he’ll resign if Kevin McCarthy strikes speaker deal with Democrats

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens during the seventh round of voting in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House stalemate still holds back choice of a new speaker

By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters as he leaves the chamber, after failed the third round of votes to choose the Speaker of the House on the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Gaetz slams Trump’s ‘sad’ heightened support for McCarthy

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks from the speaker's office on the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Squatter?’ Matt Gaetz seeks to boot Kevin McCarthy out of speaker’s office

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel during an interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla. A former Florida tax collector whose arrest on sex trafficking and identity theft charges led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz should not be granted a sentence that is less than federal guidelines in order to promote respect for the law and deter criminal behavior, federal prosecutors said in court papers. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Gaetz friend to be sentenced on sex crimes, other counts

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel during an interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla. A former Florida tax collector whose arrest on sex trafficking and identity theft charges led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz should not be granted a sentence that is less than federal guidelines in order to promote respect for the law and deter criminal behavior, federal prosecutors said in court papers. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Gaetz friend says lighter sentence deserved for cooperation

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., makes a point from the Republican side as the House Judiciary Committee holds an emergency meeting to advance a series of Democratic gun control measures, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gaetz rages against McCarthy, urges Republicans to withhold support for speaker bid

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., makes a point from the Republican side as the House Judiciary Committee holds an emergency meeting to advance a series of Democratic gun control measures, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Matt Gaetz reportedly sought pardon over DOJ’s investigation of sex trafficking investigation

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) **FILE**

Florida man gets 5+ years for an attempted shakedown of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz mocks pro-choice protesters, calls them odious and ugly

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A banner reading &quot;Tick Tock Matt Gaetz&quot; is flown above the federal courthouse during a hearing for Joel Greenberg, on May 17, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Sentencing for a former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has been set for December 2022, as his lawyer indicated that his client continues to cooperate with federal investigators in Florida, the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Gaetz friend faces December sentencing as he helps in probes

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

In this file photo, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2023 defense budget, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

‘You’re embarrassed by your country’: Pentagon’s Austin, Rep. Gaetz in fiery hearing clash

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Hunter Biden (Associated Press/File)

Rep. Matt Gaetz enters Hunter Biden’s hard drive into Congressional Record

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. A former employee in the office of a Florida tax collector whose arrest triggered an investigation into U.S. Rep. Gaetz has pleaded guilty to fraud and drug charges. Court documents showed that Joseph Ellicott pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gaetz friend asks for sentencing delay as he works with feds

Associated Press

In this image from House Television, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks on the House floor during debate on the Democrats' expansive social and environment bill at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. (House Television via AP)

McCarthy confronts GOP grumbling, backbiting in his quest for speaker’s gavel

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., raise their arms after addressing attendees of a rally, Friday, May 7, 2021, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Anaheim intervenes ahead of ‘America First’ rally with Greene, Gaetz, says venue won’t host event

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., address attendees of a rally, Friday, May 7, 2021, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

California venues cancel Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz ‘America First’ event

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this April 14, 2021, file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions a witness during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Gaetz champions #FreeBritney to stop conservatorship ‘abuse that’s happening all over America’

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times