Matt Gaetz may be taking on a second job.
Prominent Florida megadonor John Morgan is actively in talks with the former Republican lawmaker about joining his firm, Morgan & Morgan, he told POLITICO in an extensive interview. The job would be in addition to the role Gaetz announced on Tuesday that he’s joining the conservative One America News Network as a prime-time host beginning in January.
Morgan praised Gaetz, who recently withdrew from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, for his positions on marijuana legalization, property insurance and processed foods.
“A lot of the things that my politics are, Matt Gaetz’s are,” said Morgan, who has given heavily to Democratic candidates but is registered in Florida as a no-party affiliated voter.
Morgan said that he could see Gaetz being helpful in a recent lawsuit his firm filed that alleges major food companies specifically engineered their products to be addictive and then marketed them to kids, contributing to chronic illness.
In a text exchange, Gaetz acknowledged that he and Morgan had “talked about collaborating professionally” and said he was grateful for their friendship.
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