Inside the Gaetz-Scott Florida feud

By artappraiser on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 1:16am |

A behind-the-scenes GOP conflict goes public after Sen. Rick Scott throws Rep. Matt Gaetz under the bus

By Marc Caputo & Gary Fineout @ Politico.com, March 4

MIAMI — A feud between Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Rick Scott has broken into the open, putting two of Donald Trump’s closest Florida allies at war with each other in a state that’s pivotal to the president’s reelection campaign.

After simmering behind the scenes for months, the conflict came to a boil when Scott accused Gaetz of witness intimidation for threatening Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer-turned-congressional-informant, via Twitter. Gaetz had already apologized for his actions — publicly and repeatedly. Scott decided to pile on anyway against the two-term congressman, 30 years his junior, who’s emerged as an in-state rival for Trump’s attention [....]

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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/trump-allies-florida-gaetz-scott-1202995