In a speech at CPAC, RepMattGaetz threatened to abolish federal agencies such as the FBI and DOJ, accusing top officials of using their government offices for political aims. Gaetz also defended his efforts to stall SpeakerMcCarthy’s speakership vote.
In a speech addressing supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, Gaetz defended his efforts to stall Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership vote in January until House Republicans could negotiate some rules changes from the party leader. One such concession was the creation of a committee examining the “Weaponization of the Federal Government,” which was a key demand of several of McCarthy’s holdouts.
Gaetz has touted the work of the newly created committee so far, calling on fellow lawmakers to accomplish a “fundamental reshaping” of the federal government, while Democrats argue the panel's investigations are a partisan exercise. Since its inception in mid-January, lawmakers on the weaponization committee have already begun to investigate alleged political biases within the DOJ and other federal agencies. The panel held its first hearing in early February and is scheduled to hold another next week that will focus on allegations of collusion between Twitter and government officials during the 2020 election cycle.
The conference is scheduled to run through the rest of the week, ending with a keynote speech from former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening. The event features several prominent conservatives, from GOP presidential candidates to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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