Matt Gaetz actually said...

"I`m built for the battle and I`m not going anywhere. The smears against me range from distortions of my personal life to wild and I mean wild conspiracy theories. I won`t be intimidated by lying media..."

"The smears against me range from distortions of my personal life to wild and I mean, wild conspiracy theories. I won't be intimidated by a lying media."

"The allegations are blatantly false and have not been validated by a single human being willing to put their name behind them."

"It is a horrible allegation, and it is a lie."