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DeSantis Hires Matt Gaetz's Scandal Plagued Friend As New Public Safety Czar

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis is apparently trying to appease Matt Gaetz, and perhaps send a middle finger to President Joe Biden, by hiring a former law partner of Gaetz who was terminated from his US Attorney position by Biden. The man, Larry Keefe, will be the new public safety czar for Florida, but his closet is packed full with controversy. Farron Cousins explains what's happening. Link - https://www.rawstory.com/desantis-selects-matt-gaetz-ally-to-crack-down-on-immigrants-in-florida/ Don't forget to like, comment, and share! And subscribe to stay connected! Connect with Farron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalanced *This transcript was auto-generated. Please excuse any typos. Florida Republican governor. Ron DeSantis has apparently for some reason, uh, trying to stay on Matt Gaetz, his good graces. And he recently announced that he is hired a man by the name of Larry Keefe to serve as the new public safety czar for the state of Florida. Now Keefe happens to be a partner at a law firm where Matt gates worked before he entered politics. So the, to go way back, but it's even deeper than that. See, Keef was later nominated once Matt gates was a member of Congress by Donald Trump to be a us attorney, uh, for the Northern district in Florida here. And he got the job. He was asked to, you know, leave the post once Joe Biden came along. And so now that he was not working in an official government position, DeSantis decided, you know what time to put this guy back. So I'll say, I'm not quite sure if it's to appease Matt gates or to spite Joe Biden, probably a combination of the two. But again, kiefs connection to Matt gates. Doesn't end with the fact that gates used to work with him. It turns out we've actually talked about Larry Keefe in the past because Larry Keefe was the guy who wanted to start an investigation into supposed voter fraud here in the state of Florida. And when the us department of justice told him, listen, you've submitted this for requests, but your request is just way too broad. We can't go along with this. Keefe went crying to Matt gates gates then went to the white house because this was after the election. But before Biden was sworn in Donald Trump, uh, has Matt gates come into the office? Gates goes in tattletales on attorney general, bill BARR. So Donald Trump gets white house counsel, pat Cipollini to take this request back to bill BARR, bill BARR becomes irate. According to the reports, screams at Keefe says, if you ever talk to Matt gates again, I'm going to effing fire you. That's the quote. So Keef was already a guide, off Republicans Biden didn't want him to stay on his job, but he had a good buddy and Matt gates and gates took his complaints to Donald Trump. So, you know, there's a little bit of controversy there, nothing, you know, necessarily prosecutable or certainly not criminal in this guy's history. But Keith has a proven to be a good old boy, right? Tied into Republican politics down here in Florida, by way of Matt gates. He has a conduit right to Donald Trump. So of course, Ron DeSantis would want to pick this weirdo to be our new public safety's are for the state of Florida. And the focus is actually going to be on illegal immigration, into the state of Florida, which again, I'm a little weird considering the fact that the Florida Republicans rely on the Cuban American base here in the state of Florida. Now I'm not saying they're here illegally by any stretch of the imagination, but they rely on immigrants here in the state of Florida. So cracking down, acting like you're going to be tough against these people basically singling them out. Uh, not sure that that's the smartest electoral strategy, but we'll see how that plays out. Not to mention the fact that Matt gates by way of the lawyers he hired looks like he could be headed for an indictment very soon. So Ron is this really the best route to go suppose things do go sideways with Matt gates. Suppose he gets indicted. What if he gets convicted? And now suddenly you got his law partner serving as the public safety's are for the state of Florida. You didn't think this through Ron, but you never think anything through. It's all about the immediate payoff to you. And this one I can almost guarantee is going to come back to bite you pretty hard.

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    @lyledal3 years ago When matt goes down, a lot of florida pols are going down with him. 175
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    @beau49013 years ago The new republican party at its finest. These midterms are going to be a real test of the character of our country. 58
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    @quedizzle73783 years ago These people are allowed to still have jobs in america shows just how low we' ve fallen. 71
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    @cmt6353 years ago Everyday, i find that i disagree with desantis more and more. I didn' t vote for him and i plan to never vote for any republican candidate in florida. I can' t believe how screwed up our state has become. 10
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    @drnox82683 years ago Doesnt sound like florida has any public safety to be czared over. 61
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    @kbusby48243 years ago Will the corrupt cronyism ever end? So much for your public safety there. I expect far more florida man stories forthwith. 56
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    @staffankarlsson5203 years ago Imagine if real, normal people behaved like politicians. 194
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    @melscore28653 years ago Desantis needs to go! A man is known by the company he keeps. Not a good look for desantis! 6
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    @ballyshannongirl3 years ago Matt worked in a law firm? Yes, he was the coffee boy. 26
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    @susansellars87293 years ago I' ve never seen so many criminals in the senate before! 3
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    @yogisie3 years ago The gop is officially the clown show party. Also, i love it when farron laughs at all the lunacy. 30
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    @Bogieking783 years ago Florida: 54, 0 covid deaths: australia: 1260 covid deaths. That is all you need to know about deathsantis. 7
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    @loreninglish21693 years ago You should know by now these guys see the end is coming and they' re trying anything and everything to grab as much as they can it' s the republican way. 133
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    @ericsarnoski62783 years ago Being a such a close friend of gaetz, i wonder if he is going to make child safety a priority. 8
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    @MrEdium3 years ago I can' t stand gov. Death sentence. 26
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    @Peter_S_3 years ago What is matt' s favorite thing about twenty nine year olds? There are twenty of them! 15
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    @debbiezatterberg54813 years ago He needs to be held accountable for covid deaths in his state. He is suppose to be for the people. 4
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    @torijade22463 years ago Omg ya didnt think this thing through ron. I cant i love your videos! That guy is such a d-bag! Im sorry yall have to deal with his crazy in florida. 19
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    @carlosspeicywiener70183 years ago The guy who believes that " demon sperm" is a real threat?
    wow, just wow.
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    @jumperpoint3 years ago Desantis probably wasn' t smart enough to hide his skeletons from gaetz. 6
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    @danielwillens58763 years ago Wasn' t the committee for public safety the one running the guillotine? 2
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    @rwags68483 years ago How ironic for desantis to appoint a public safety czar. 3
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    @lawrenceo73723 years ago Desantis must have been one of the party buddies of matt and needs to keep matt quiet. 1
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    @jonathansloane7023 years ago Gov. Desaster is trying to out-trump when it comes to only hiring the best. 69
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    @marlenebulger68223 years ago Did deathsanta call him a czar? What a title for an american position. 2
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    @CK-jd7wo-test3 years ago The person with the most integrity in this story is bill barr. Wow. 7
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    @platinumdragonslayer61283 years ago Theres another republican oxymoron. A republican public safety. The list of republican oxymorons is so long! 18
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    @candicenewman70933 years ago Deathsantis & matt seem to go way back also? How well? 3
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    @mysterious_monolith_3 years ago Ron desantis: payoff? I' ll take it. Consequences? Next. 28
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    @NomadSoul763 years ago I was under the impression that florida cubans had a bad case of " screw you, i' ve got mine" andsupport measures to keep other immigrants out. 1
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    @targetservicer22213 years ago A butt and deathsentence are the perfect bookends of the" ring of fire" of american intelligence. 15
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    @carpediem77523 years ago Well you can not be surprised of what ron de santis is doing, as far as i have seen he is not the sharpest of individual on the planet and when it comes to good decision making his track record speaks for itself. 2
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    @peepla73 years ago Another bad decision. Then again. Nothing about deathsantis is good! 10
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    @sassyinscrubs52063 years ago Are we going to simply skip over the fact that in america we have things called czars? I' ve never heard of that outside of russia. 7
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    @johnswof3 years ago Not thinking things through is a trumpian trait if there ever was one. 1
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    @animeotaku3073 years ago You can sum up most republicans strategy as whatever benefits me right this moment, even when that benefit is just pwn the libs. Sure, you got a few id="hidden6" like mcconnell who are looking long-term (one reason why hes so dangerous) but the majority are looking for instant gratification, it looks like. ...Expand 67
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    @zaharib3 years ago Desantis & gaetz. The faces of real world american integrity & competency. Voted in by americans to speak for americans. Showcasing to the wor . ...Expand
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    @TheAdeybob3 years ago Keep friends close, and keep enemies closer.
    i suspect this is all about some kind of collective guilt, and they want to watch each other.
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    @Kenbob483 years ago He better not mess with my cleaning lady. 2
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    @VanLoMcA3 years ago Desantis is hiring this guy because. Get out, ronnie, get out while the goings good.
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    @barbaracarpenter12603 years ago Oh my goodness, it would be so refreshing to have adults in our government instead of spoiled little children.
    somebody has a full time job changing all those dirty diapers.
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    @lynnrunningdeer73643 years ago This sounds like a jr. High musical. Everyone is running around tattle tailing on somebody else. 96
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    @micheledimond3 years ago I see he just keeps making better decisions each day! Really does show how desperate he is feeling currently! His numbers must be. 2
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    @cc1k4353 years ago This is a case of people going down in flames with only each other to rely on. It' s like thelma and louise do florida, but with much less likeable characters.
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    @judyshallstrom4153 years ago Convicted makes it even better. Go for it ron. Cant wait to see you trip o er your self interest.
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    @doyleshipman72453 years ago Keefe sounds like what i just smoked! Hes got a good high lol.
    party on.
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    @KittGagnon3 years ago No public scrutiny with the people who govern the lives of the people who govern your lives is a serious problem. And that is here too in canada. 2
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    @tamaranbenderms.91153 years ago This is hilarious! Its like hiring the crash test dummys torso to talk safety to the arms and legs.
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    @delmonicofarquhar98933 years ago Of course. Desantis wouldn' t be desantis if didn' t rip another page from the trump playbook and go to lengths to associate with and name the seediest, . ...Expand 6
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    @MacStyran3 years ago Just a reminder that we lost al franken to a stupid joke. The us is so doomed. 2
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    @dennisyoung46313 years ago So - when gaetz is lit up, can dethsantis be sent up too? 1
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    @swa_peeters3 years ago A court in the french capital paris has sentenced former president nicolas sarkozy to an effective one-year prison sentence. Sarkozy was on trial for his . ...Expand
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    @ragighost17993 years ago The real question is did he even think before this. 1
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    @garretthays95083 years ago Dont worry, theyll never lose the cuban vote down here in miami. Cubans that immigrated away from castro see themselves as different from current immigrants and a crackdown may even be a boon.
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    @geraldstacy36583 years ago Even better, what if he' s on the fbi' s indictment list right along with matt gaetz? 1
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    @TimeSurfer2063 years ago Is this the scandal plagued friend implicated on getting under-aged for matt, or is that a different scandal plagued friend?
    he' s got so many why, please someone tell me why: why is the only thing i can think of right now, that old warning in the bible about
    " those who place their faith in rich men? "
    .
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    @dianenewton39533 years ago Desantis and gaetz' s association is very curious. There are several pictures of them at parties back two to three years ago, in gaetz heyday of his . ...Expand
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    @JamesAllmond3 years ago Wtf? Florida, you get what you vote for, y' all voted for desatan and are getting exactly that. 1
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    @meattooth13033 years ago What is the difference b/w ring of fire and farron balanced? Same guy and same discussions. 1
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    @gonefishing11843 years ago It' s only in the red states that we find those kinds of dramas! 2
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    @johnfvandenboschjr65403 years ago Not all the shoes have drop in the mat gaetz' s sex scandal, there are still someto be named and charged. It would be funny if matt' s good buddy keith' s named was on that list.
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    @bentontramell3 years ago This particular story is a stretch. Two degrees of separation should not be an issue unless there is a criminal or unethical link.
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    @toddmar06143 years ago When is all this corruption going to be dealt with seriously? 1
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    @dianadeane92333 years ago Look into desantis face- this picture here. In my opinion, he looks to me like an adult with a history of childhood trauma.
    as aggrieved as i id="hidden16" am to feel any compassion for desantis,
    im guessing his face got trapped in that really scared- how can i make you happy so i can feel safe look somewhere between 8 and 10 years old.
    if theres a history of childhood trauma, it really helps me understand his automatic, perhaps learned behaviour to suck up to loud angry tyrants. Sadly, if this is even close to the mark, any kind of 2021 reality slap cant influence that
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    @lordpimpington64053 years ago If he is associated with matt gaetz it' s not much of a stretch to assume that he is a criminal and most likely a child molester.
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    @kennethcontreras43253 years ago I' m happy you keep us up to date on all the crap republicans are doing, but i worry that you' re helping them to keep things shady by giving them . ...Expand
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    @5cloudwalker3 years ago Birds of a feather flock together and both these miserable birds need company. 1
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    @judyduncan24613 years ago This makes me want to write a movie. Now as we all know most movies are fiction so here we go, the villain the top government official becomes a known . ...Expand
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    @thomasrowan59513 years ago Larry keefe public safety? Youve got to be kidding? Down the rabbit hole, bye. 1
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    @michaelcapeless32683 years ago You think that desantis would hire someone who seemed like something less than a slimeball? Have you been paying much attention to who desantis is?
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    @bigjoe1221813 years ago As odd as it may seem, i have had this feeling that the charges that are coming gaetz way may implicate desantis too. I don' t know why, it' s just . ...Expand
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    @alexdasliebe53913 years ago Desan is acquiring folks who owe him. He wants to be #47: fascist 2electric boogaloo. 1
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    @LostCylon3 years ago A job for one of the republican grifters, not because he' s ever done anything to do with public safety.
    here' s an idea ron, why not
    not afraid a realpublic safety person would disagree with your lack of mask mandates and covid denial are you?
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    @minxiv73 years ago The florida republicans are all connected, it would appear. 2
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    @crowflight7193 years ago No offense to people living in florida. But with the way de santis has handled the covid problem in your state. What makes anyone think there will be people that want to immigrate to florida. Legally or not.
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    @justsayen20243 years ago Correct me if i' m wrong but didn' t mac gates at least admit that he had sexual encounters with prostitutes.
    and after he had that conversation forcing him to at least acknowledge that he paid somebody off to go away.
    and it seemed right after that conversation tucker carlson went completely batshit crazy with his talking points.
    it' s just another distraction
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    @dianerose83163 years ago If gaetz has something on desantis then greenberg does too. 1
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    @GinodiFonzo3 years ago It' s florida ladies and germs, florida. 1
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    @con.troller41833 years ago Illegal immigration? How about domestic terror and covid as public safety threats? 1
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    @christinavuyk78753 years ago Right thats it, im in a coma and have been dreaming all this the past 5 years. Its the only logical explanation. 2
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    @susanhewitt56023 years ago Dirtbags attract more dirtbags, like oil on water! 1
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    @susanford23883 years ago Public safety? Does that include driving whilst under the influence? 3
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    @judigullo29673 years ago Another scandal waiting to happen. Get out your popcorn. 1
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    @vinnieviddivicci54593 years ago The gop is like the mob. Win at all costs, and the hell with ethics. 2
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    @jeffjames40643 years ago Pinball politics. Bounce from one cluster f. To another. 2
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    @chuckfindly77673 years ago Every time a see a picture of those 2, i think they were the inspiration for beavis and butthead. 1