Rep. Gaetz apologized late Tuesday for a tweet that appeared to threaten to release unsavory allegations about Michael Cohen: 'I should have chosen words that better showed my intent.'
"Hey @MichaelCohen212 - Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she'll remain faithful when you're in prison. She's about to learn a lot...," Gaetz said on Twitter Tuesday, without offering evidence.
"A tweet in which a sitting member of Congress tries his hand at witness intimidation," the former director of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, said on Twitter.with the relevant section of the U.S. Code that prohibits tampering with a witness, victim or an informant. Gaetz, a staunch Trump ally, did not expand on whether he has any information regarding Cohen's personal relationships. Asked by NBC News how Gaetz knows Cohen has had extramarital affairs, the congressman's chief of staff, Jillian Lane Wyant, reiterated that his"tweet speaks for itself."
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