I don’t know what members, if any, have had any problems with substance abuse, been busted in DUI, I don’t know. Rep.Johnson said, “I would say that the pot calling the kettle black is not something that we should do. In 2008, nearly a decade before he became a congressman, Gaetz was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
But it’s a little hard to believe that Burisma hired Hunter Biden to resolve their international disputes when he could not resolve his own dispute with Hertz rental car leaving cocaine and a crack pipe in the car.”Īfter Gaetz brought up Hunter Biden’s drug issues, Democratic Rep. Gaetz remarked, “I don’t want to make light of anybody’s substance abuse issues.
Burisma is the company that President Trump is accused of pressuring Ukraine to investigate in exchange for military aid, along with an investigation into the Bidens. Gaetz alleged that Hunter Biden had not been qualified to sit on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian natural gas company. Gaetz proposed an amendment to an impeachment article he wanted to remove former Vice President Joe Biden’s name from a section and replace it with Hunter Biden’s name.ĭuring his proposal, Rep. It came up after Gaetz discussed Hunter Biden’s documented struggles with substance abuse. Gaetz’s past was referenced during the Judiciary Committee’s hearing. On December 12, 2019, an incident from Rep. Gaetz was also removed from Fiona Hill’s closed-door testimony because he was not a member of the committee that was questioning her. In October 2019, he and more than two dozen other Republican lawmakers “ stormed” a closed-door hearing to demand entry. Gaetz was in the headlines over the course of the impeachment hearings against President Trump. said "the pot calling the kettle black is not something we should do." » Subscribe to NBC News: nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that… Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., brought up Hunter Biden's past substance abuse problems, Rep. Johnson Checks Gaetz For Bringing Up Hunter Biden's Past Substance Abuse | NBC News After Rep.