Matt Gaetz lands a spot on Judiciary's new 'weaponization' subcommittee after curious swap by GOP leaders

Tue, 02/07/2023 - 17:44

Republican Reps. Chip Roy of Texas (L) and Matt Gaetz of Florida (R) attend a press conference outside the US Capitol Building on March 8, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Matt Gaetz is now on the Judiciary subcommittee panel he championed during the Speaker vote fight.
He's replacing Rep. Chip Roy who just landed a spot on the House Budget Committee.
Gaetz told Insider in late January that he had no interest in serving on the weaponization panel.

Rep. Matt Gaetz has replaced fellow Speaker vote rebel Rep. Chip Roy on the House Judiciary Committee's new "weaponization" panel, landing a spot in what's likely to be the messiest political arena of the 118th Congress after saying he'd rather fade into the background.