REVEALED: Rep. Matt Gaetz s father Don sold his hospice company for $406million and used the money to fund his political career - before being extorted over sex trafficking investigation and Iran hostage rescue
Matt Gaetz says he and his father are being extorted for $25million and that they had told the FBI
The extortionists said in exchange for the money, they would tell the government that Gaetz secured the release of American hostage Robert Levinson in Iran
They d then ask President Biden to give Gaetz a pardon in an ongoing sex trafficking investigation
Gaetz denies the sex trafficking allegations and says he and his father are being victimized
Voting rights groups, government watchdogs and members of Florida’s congressional delegation have pushed for greater transparency in disclosing those security breaches, but ameasure by Sen. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, would go the opposite direction.
“We’ve seen in past elections a real invasion from outside sources to try to intimidate and change certain information,” Broxson said Tuesday in introducing the bill (SB 1704). “It happened in my county.”
In its first committee hearing, the bill was cleared without debate or objection. It has two more committees before it reaches the Senate floor. Because the bill expands an existing public records exemption, it will need a two-thirds vote for final passage.
Should details of elections security breaches in Florida be kept from the public?
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 2020 election raised many concerns, prompting protests across the country as ballots were counted and recounted in various states.
The integrity of the election process was called into question repeatedly, often without evidence to back the claims.
Now, the Florida Legislature is reviewing the state’s elections process.
A proposal in the state Senate (SB 1704) would make it easier for local election officials to keep security about the voting machines, and information about any possible breaches, a secret.
The legislation would exempt certain records that involve the inner working of voting machines and the security measures in place from being subject to public records requests.
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