Rep. Gaetz Suggests DOJ Is Covering up Payments to Collect Intelligence on Trump Campaign

Rep. Matt Gaetz argued Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is covering up payments made to individuals who collected intelligence on the Trump presidential campaign.

Appearing on Fox’s America’s Newsroom, Gaetz said: “I believe money was paid to people to collect intelligence on the Trump campaign.”

“That crosses a line in this country, “when you’ve got folks that are collecting intelligence, not as a consequence of a true investigative basis, but based on, instead, this dirty dossier, this DNC information, and then going and spying on a rival political campaign,” added Gaetz.

Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and current chair of the Freedom Caucus Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Gaetz comments came as Meadows postponed plans to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after “very good” discussions with Republican leaders, including House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said, Meadows.

Both the Justice Department and FBI have “one last chance to comply” with document requests, warned Meadows.