'This is Soviet’: Matt Gaetz cries foul over 'new frivolous' ethics probes

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), already facing an open Ethics panel probe into his alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use with a minor, claims there are "new frivolous investigations" being opened to scrutinize him even further.

"This is Soviet,” he blasted in a social media post and first reported by Politico.

The House Ethics Committee earlier this year subpoenaed information from the Department of Justice linked to its ongoing investigation into Gaetz, the outlet reported, citing an anonymous source's confirmation.

House investigators apparently sought to pore over documents and key records to aid their investigation into allegations that Gaetz was engaged in sexual relations with a minor.

The House Ethics Committee's investigation of Gaetz is buttressed by a witness's testimony who said she saw the Florida pol at a cocaine-fueled party attended by a then-17-year-old girl rumored to have had a sexual relationship with the Florida congressman.

That 2017 gathering was also reported to involve the party drug MDMA.

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In 2021, allegations were brought against Gaetz for having "engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use and accepted impermissible gifts under House rules, among other allegation."

Criminal charges were dropped by the feds, and Gaetz has maintained his innocence.

Gaetz claimed the House Ethics Committee has "closed four probes into me" which he noted "emerged from lies intended solely to smear me."

He continued: "Instead of working with me to ban Congressional stock trading, the Ethics Committee is now opening new frivolous investigations.

"They are doing this to avoid the obvious fact that every investigation into me ends the same way: my exoneration."

He blamed one source: former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

McCarthy, he said, "showed them the man, and they are now trying to find the crime."

Gaetz submitted that he works for "Northwest Floridians who won't be swayed by this nonsense and McCarthy and his goons know it."

Gaetz was instrumental in seeking McCarthy's unceremonious ouster from the speakership.

Eight Republicans including Gaetz joined all the Democrats to eject McCarthy from the speakership by a motion to vacate the chair resulting in weeks of chaos that finally culminated with the selection of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to replace him.

Gaetz has said it was because McCarthy broke deals he made with the far-right House Freedom Caucus.