“People can look at my travel records and see that that is not the case.”But, actually, ordinary people cannot peek at Gaetz’s personal or work-related travel records and see anything that would “verifiably” exonerate him. Had the congressman paid for women’s travel expenses with his own money, that information would only be accessible to law enforcement. Investigators could look at airline flight manifests and hotel records and try to match them with Gaetz’s personal credit card and bank statements, but those are private records. All members of Congress travel a lot, so it’s unsurprising to see the “Friends of Matt Gaetz” campaign disclose payments to airlines, hotels, and other travel companies. But, as Zach Everson pointed out last week in his 1100 Pennsylvania newsletter, Gaetz’s campaign has a history of making errors.

Source: Forbes April 07, 2021 14:03 UTC