Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was reportedly photographed reviewing a document that appears to be a draft contract to provide services—including “administration-related guidance”—to a firm affiliated with the major marijuana company Trulieve. The visible portion of the document describes a lucrative bonus if a certain “matter resolves,” with an “additional ‘Super Success Fee’” for other “exclusive policy remedies.”
Gaetz, who was President Donald Trump’s first pick to serve as attorney general before he withdrew, was a rare example of a pro-legalization GOP congressman. He resigned from Congress amid unrelated controversies, but he remains a staunch Trump ally.
Details of the apparent agreement—first reported by The Daily Beast—are sparse, as the person who took a screenshot of Gaetz on his laptop during a flight was only able to capture a segment of it. It’s also unclear whether a firm hired by Trulieve sent him the proposed contract or if Gaetz himself was drafting it for consideration—and the company’s name is misspelled as “Truleive” in the available excerpt.
Marijuana Moment reached out to Trulieve and Gaetz for comment, but representatives were not available.
What the document seems to show, however, is a potential agreement where Gaetz would provide “legal representation,” “consulting” and
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