Attorneys for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., sent a cease-and-desist email to a conservative social media influencer who claimed he was paid to promote a post against Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and a possible government shutdown, Politico reported.
McCarthy's outside counsel on Tuesday night sent the cease-and-desist email to an individual at the firm Notorious LLC, which describes itself as a "global content studio and network," Politico reported.
"I understand based on multiple reporter inquiries that reference your name that you are reaching out to social media influencers about a 'Against Gaetz and government shutdown' [campaign] and claiming it is in on [sic] behalf of Speaker McCarthy and/or entities purportedly affiliated with the Speaker. That is false and in violation of the law," wrote Elliot S. Berke, a managing partner at Berke Farah LLP, Politico reported.
Gaetz had shared and criticized a post on social media platform X that claimed a "McCarthy proxy" had tried to pay the influencer to promote a post against the congressman and the government shutdown.McCarthy's office denied it had anything to do with the account, Politico reported.
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