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kpete

(71,898 posts)
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:43 PM Feb 2019

Could this be construed as witness tampering?


@mattgaetz
Hey @MichaelCohen212 - Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison. She’s about to learn a lot...



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Could this be construed as witness tampering? (Original Post) kpete Feb 2019 OP
Rachel Maddow: demmiblue Feb 2019 #1
what? NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #2
Matt Gaetz threatened Michael Cohen: fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #3
I see that NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #7
Obstruction of Congress blogslut Feb 2019 #9
... demmiblue Feb 2019 #6
thanks NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #8
But will anything be done about it? Doubt it. OliverQ Feb 2019 #4
Pelosi suggested the ethics Comm. investigate. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #13
Maybe tonight would also be a good time for Adam Schiff to add Matt Gaetz to his subpoena list. dameatball Feb 2019 #5
They are covering this now on Nicolle Wallace's show. Aaron Blake from lilactime Feb 2019 #10
Gaetz is such a weasel and sadly is my rep. In Congress. Grammy23 Feb 2019 #11
Well, how does Gaetz know so much about Cohen's alleged girlfriends? Leith Feb 2019 #12
Looks like he had some inside info provided by "good Americans" ... this is so fucked up uponit7771 Feb 2019 #14
witness tampering at least 0rganism Feb 2019 #15
He's a licensed attorney in Florida FreeState Feb 2019 #16

fleur-de-lisa

(14,615 posts)
3. Matt Gaetz threatened Michael Cohen:
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:49 PM
Feb 2019

Matt Gaetz @mattgaetz

Hey @MichaelCohen212 - Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison. She’s about to learn a lot...

3:12 PM - 26 Feb 2019

demmiblue

(36,742 posts)
6. ...
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:52 PM
Feb 2019
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
?Verified account @maddow

Rachel Maddow MSNBC Retweeted Matt Gaetz

On pages 9-10 of this Congressional Research Service report...
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34304.pdf
there's a fun haiku-esque approach to the criminal statutes potentially at issue here...






just to dot the i's and x the t's here:

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
13. Pelosi suggested the ethics Comm. investigate.
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 09:39 PM
Feb 2019


speaker of the House "suggestion" is usually followed.

dameatball

(7,380 posts)
5. Maybe tonight would also be a good time for Adam Schiff to add Matt Gaetz to his subpoena list.
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:51 PM
Feb 2019

Matt Gaetz wants to be the new Devin Nunes. Roll him up too.

lilactime

(657 posts)
10. They are covering this now on Nicolle Wallace's show. Aaron Blake from
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:59 PM
Feb 2019

the Post said Gaetz may have earned himself a visit from investigators with that tweet.

Grammy23

(5,807 posts)
11. Gaetz is such a weasel and sadly is my rep. In Congress.
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 06:00 PM
Feb 2019

He is awful. I hope there are punishments given out quickly to that rat.

We’ll see.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
12. Well, how does Gaetz know so much about Cohen's alleged girlfriends?
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 06:04 PM
Feb 2019

That was my first question. My second question is why is lil Mattie bringing it up?

I thought that petty shit like talking down people stopped after high school. I learned at a young age to ask more about the person talking than the person being talked about.

0rganism

(23,855 posts)
15. witness tampering at least
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 10:16 PM
Feb 2019

maybe it also qualifies for blackmail and/or extortion.

comes off very mafioso: "that's a nice marriage you've got there, shame if something were to happen to it."

FreeState

(10,552 posts)
16. He's a licensed attorney in Florida
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
Feb 2019

Matt Gaetz is a licensed attorney in Florida. His Bar Number is 48962 https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/?barNum=+48962

He may have violated 18 U.S.C. § 1512. He could be charged with a felony for witness tampering but this is also grounds for disbarment.

Feel free call the Florida Bar and file an official complaint. The number is 1-866-352-0707.

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