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Matt Gaetz: “It was an op to silence me, and Israel was involved.”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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That's never happened. Who is the person who has publicly accused me of misconduct regarding women? It doesn't exist. Right. It is just an option, and It was an op to silence me, and Israel was involved. And I hate to say that I was shocked to learn it, but there was a consulate official. Okay, this is amazing. So this is the charge that you were, like, trafficking underage girls. (39:33–39:38)

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