If he’s being investigated by his own party, either Gaetz has engaged in some objectively heinous behavior or his Republican colleagues hate him, or both.

Matt Gaetz Desperately Tries to Dismiss New Ethics Probe | The New Republic:
https://newrepublic.com/post/182852/panicked-matt-gaetz-downplay-new-ethics-investigation

Matt Gaetz Desperately Tries to Dismiss New Ethics Probe

The Florida Republican dismissed the new probe as “frivolous.” It’s anything but.

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@TonyStark
#Repblicans don’t care about actual ethics, so they must be investigating #Gaetz over taking their money or something truly, truly heinous that they can’t cover it up.