Disgusting abuses by a non-surprising offender, a former President paws at the media, and somebody sticks to their guts. Never a dull moment.

This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Links to this weeks stories :

00:11 Matt Gaetz 

• Republican representative
• Sole vote against sex trafficking bill
• Known for adopting mid-teenage boy named Nestor 
• Currently under investigation for being involved in possible sex trafficking
• Stems from past relationship with 17 year old girl, which he payed to travel with him, violating Sex Trafficking laws
• Gaetz claims he is “a [victim] of an organized criminal extortion involving a former DOJ official” 
• Gaetz named the DOJ official as David McGee,  though the law firm where McGee works denies the claims as defamatory
• Luke Ball, longtime aide to Gaetz, departs his team without giving a reason

11:15 Trump

• Trump’s Easter memo thanks everyone for their help, and lambasts claims about non-coverage 
• Called for boycott of MLB All-Star game

16:19 Arkansas HB 1570 

• Bill bans medical care for transgender minors 
• Vetoed by governor Asa Hutchison 
• Likely to pass via supermajority in both houses of Arkansas legislature