The Florida law firm which employs an attorney who was targeted by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) on a recent Fox News broadcast released a statement Wednesday afternoon rubbishing Gaetz’s criticism of the attorney as “false and defamatory.”
Beggs & Lane begged to differ with Gaetz’s characterization of what was occurring. The firm’s statement to Law&Crime reads in full:
Congressman Matt Gaetz made an allegation on The Tucker Carlson show last night that David L. McGee, a partner in the firm of Beggs & Lane, had attempted to extort money from Gaetz and his family in exchange for McGee making the investigation against Congressman Gaetz “go away.” The allegation by the Congressman is both false and defamatory. Mr. McGee was the Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida 25 years ago. During his tenure with the Department of Justice his reputation for integrity and ethical conduct was impeccable. It has remained impeccable throughout his 25 year tenure with our firm. While he was with the DOJ he would never have entertained a scheme such as what Congressman Gaetz suggests nor would he today. Unsubstantiated allegations do not change that fact.
This series of tweets preceded Gaetz’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s broadcast: