Matt Gaetz is as controversial a political figure as they come.

Gaetz was in hot water with the House Ethics Committee for various reasons, and its findings were concerning.

Gaetz denied any wrongdoing, parroting Trump and dubbing the investigation and its findings a “smear.”

Matt Gaetz addressing a crowd

Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1."

Cheney agreed that Trump had to be held accountable for the January 6 insurrection.

Everything that followed was his doing.

Matt Gaetz looking disgruntled

None of this would have happened without the President," she said in a statement (viaCNN).

“The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence.

This did not sit well with Gaetz.

Matt Gaetz appearing to sink lower into his seat during a House meeting

“you’re able to help me break a corrupt system.

“Hey @MichaelCohen212 Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends?

Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat.

Matt Gaetz looking sideways

I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison.

She’s about to learn a lot..” Gaetzwrote.

The tweet led to the Florida Bar opening an investigation into Gaetz.

Matt Gaetz looking exceptionally disgruntled

Let’s leave the Cohen family alone.”

It seems the congressman would have done well to take his own advice from the get-go.

They were classmates but never close friends, which isn’t something Ritchson regrets.

Matt Gaetz speaking during an event

When asked about the controversial politician, the actor replied, “That motherf.

We are adversaries.”

He added that he was astounded that Gaetz even made it into Congress.

“Hollywood apparently changes people!”

We were not ‘adversaries’ as I won debate championships and Alan did more acting stuff.”

This was quite an audacious statement from someone who has been accused of paying women for sex.

The tweet sparked outrage online, but Gaetz toldThe Hill, “I obviously don’t regret it.”

“Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb,” Gaetz continued.

“A few of them need to get up and march.

They need to get up and march for like an hour a day.

Swing those arms, get the blood pumping, maybe mix in a salad.”

“I NEVER had sexual contact with someone under 18.

He added, “The people investigating me hated me.”

“My 30’s were an era of working very hard and playing hard too,” Gaetz wrote.

I live a different life now.”

If this statement was supposed to instill confidence in his innocence, it failed miserably.