Matt Gaetz Apologizes to Nancy Pelosi and Deletes Tweet Threatening Michael Cohen

After Matt Gaetz spent hours defending his tweet threatening Michael Cohen the Florida congressman has deleted the message and apologized to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for what he now says was a poor choice of words.

On Tuesday afternoon, Gaetz threatened Cohen with unsubstantiated allegations, tweeting “Hey @MichaelCohen212 – Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison. She’s about to learn a lot…”

That tweet, which may have violated the law, was met with immediate condemnation from many of Gaetz’s fellow House members, as well as a stern rebuke from Pelosi, who issued a statement that suggested the House Ethics Committee look into Gaetz’s remark.

That message apparently got through to Gaetz, who posted a tweet late Tuesday night apologizing to Pelosi, and promising to delete the tweet:

Matt Gaetz

Speaker, I want to get the truth too. While it is important 2 create context around the testimony of liars like Michael Cohen, it was NOT my intent to threaten, as some believe I did. I’m deleting the tweet & I should have chosen words that better showed my intent. I’m sorry.

Here’s a screenshot of Gaetz’s now-deleted tweet:

Unfortunately for Gaetz, he can’t delete the legal liability that some experts say he may have incurred.

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