Fast Times At Florida’s Legislative Branch
Disgusting abuses by a non-surprising offender, a former President paws at the media, and somebody sticks to their guts. Never a dull moment.
This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Links to this weeks stories :
00:11 Matt Gaetz
- Republican representative
- Sole vote against sex trafficking bill
- Known for adopting mid-teenage boy named Nestor
- Currently under investigation for being involved in possible sex trafficking
- Stems from past relationship with 17 year old girl, which he payed to travel with him, violating Sex Trafficking laws
- Gaetz claims he is “a [victim] of an organized criminal extortion involving a former DOJ official”
- Gaetz named the DOJ official as David McGee, though the law firm where McGee works denies the claims as defamatory
- Luke Ball, longtime aide to Gaetz, departs his team without giving a reason
11:15 Trump
- Trump’s Easter memo thanks everyone for their help, and lambasts claims about non-coverage
- Called for boycott of MLB All-Star game
16:19 Arkansas HB 1570
- Bill bans medical care for transgender minors
- Vetoed by governor Asa Hutchison
- Likely to pass via supermajority in both houses of Arkansas legislature
