okfine
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- Jun 15, 2019
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Gaetz hired Beattie after the guy was ousted from the White House. Gaetz has paid Beattie as a speech writer with taxpayer money. Supposedly it's a "clerical error" to pay the guy $28K. Sounds like a problem to me.
"Politico notes that “House rules explicitly prohibit spending taxpayer dollars on speech-writing consultants,” although Gaetz’s office tells the publication that this was the result of a “clerical error” that it is working to correct."
"Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been caught breaking House ethics rules by funneling taxpayer money to a private speech-writing consultant who also happens to be a scandal-plagued former aide to President Donald Trump.
Politico reports that Gaetz’s office improperly sent $28,000 in taxpayer money to a limited liability corporation linked to Darren Beattie, a Trump aide who was ousted in 2018 after it was revealed he spoke at a conference featuring several prominent white nationalists."
www.rawstory.com
"Beattie was ousted from his White House job in 2018 after it was reported that he had attended a controversial conference tied to white nationalism."
"Politico notes that “House rules explicitly prohibit spending taxpayer dollars on speech-writing consultants,” although Gaetz’s office tells the publication that this was the result of a “clerical error” that it is working to correct."
"Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been caught breaking House ethics rules by funneling taxpayer money to a private speech-writing consultant who also happens to be a scandal-plagued former aide to President Donald Trump.
Politico reports that Gaetz’s office improperly sent $28,000 in taxpayer money to a limited liability corporation linked to Darren Beattie, a Trump aide who was ousted in 2018 after it was revealed he spoke at a conference featuring several prominent white nationalists."
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Matt Gaetz caught 'improperly' funneling taxpayer money to ex-Trump aide ousted in racism scandal: report
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been caught breaking House ethics rules by funneling taxpayer money to a private speech-writing consultant who also happens to be a scandal-plagued former aide to President Donald Trump.Politico reports that Gaetz's office improperly sent $28,000 in taxpayer money to a...
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"Beattie was ousted from his White House job in 2018 after it was reported that he had attended a controversial conference tied to white nationalism."