We found that Gaetz’s line about “travel records” is a complete smokescreen. Here’s the bottom line: House members’ personal travel and expenses are not subject to disclosure, so there would be no public records to check regarding Gaetz’s private life. ADADWe repeatedly asked Gaetz’s chief of staff Jillian Lane Wyant and his spokesman Luke Ball to show us the travel records supposedly debunking the allegations and received no response. People can look at my travel records and see that that is not the case.”ADThis fact check is strictly about Gaetz’s claim that his publicly available travel records would debunk reporting in the New York Times and other outlets. Show us the travel records, and the rating may change.

Source: Washington Post April 01, 2021 07:02 UTC