At today’s House Weaponization of the Federal Government Committee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) questioned Elliot Williams, Principal at the Raben Group.
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Psalm 68 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A song.
Psalm 68:1 GOD IS [already] beginning to arise, and His enemies to scatter; let them also who hate Him flee before Him!
Psalm 68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish before the presence of God.
Psalm 68:3 But let the [uncompromisingly] righteous be glad; let them be in high spirits and glory before God, yes, let them [jubilantly] rejoice!
Psalm 68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name, cast up a highway for Him Who rides through the deserts–His name is the Lord–be in high spirits and glory before Him!
Psalm 68:5 A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows is God in His holy habitation.
Psalm 68:6 God places the solitary in families and gives the desolate a home in which to dwell; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
Psalm 68:7 O God, when You went forth before Your people, when You marched through the wilderness–Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!–
Psalm 68:8 The earth trembled, the heavens also poured down [rain] at the presence of God; yonder Sinai quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Psalm 68:9 You, O God, did send a plentiful rain; You did restore and confirm Your heritage when it languished and was weary.
Psalm 68:10 Your flock found a dwelling place in it; You, O God, in Your goodness did provide for the poor and needy.
Psalm 68:11 The Lord gives the word [of power]; the women who bear and publish [the news] are a great host.
Psalm 68:12 The kings of the enemies' armies, they flee, they flee! She who tarries at home divides the spoil [left behind].
Psalm 68:13 Though you [the slackers] may lie among the sheepfolds [in slothful ease, yet for Israel] the wings of a dove are covered with silver, its pinions excessively green with gold [are trophies taken from the enemy].
Psalm 68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings in [the land], it was as when it snows on Zalmon [a wooded hill near Shechem].
Psalm 68:15 Is Mount Bashan the high mountain of summits, Mount Bashan [east of the Jordan] the mount of God?
Psalm 68:16 Why do you look with grudging and envy, you many-peaked mountains, at the mountain [of the city called Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.
Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them as He was in Sinai, [so also] in the Holy Place (the sanctuary in Jerusalem).
Psalm 68:18 You have ascended on high. You have led away captive a train of vanquished foes; You have received gifts of men, yes, of the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell there with them. [Eph. 4:8.]
Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, Who bears our burdens and carries us day by day, even the God Who is our salvation! Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
Psalm 68:20 God is to us a God of deliverances and salvation; and to God the Lord belongs escape from death [setting us free].
Psalm 68:21 But God will shatter the heads of His enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses and guilty ways.
Psalm 68:22 The Lord said, I will bring back [your enemies] from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the [Red] Sea,
Psalm 68:23 That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from the foe.
Psalm 68:24 They see Your goings, O God, even the [solemn processions] of my God, my King, into the sanctuary [in holiness].
Psalm 68:25 The singers go in front, the players on instruments last; between them the maidens are playing on tambourines.
Psalm 68:26 Bless, give thanks, and gratefully praise God in full congregations, even the Lord, O you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.
Psalm 68:27 There is little Benjamin in the lead [in the procession], the princes of Judah and their company, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalm 68:28 Your God has commanded your strength [your might in His service and impenetrable hardness to temptation]; O God, display Your might and strengthen what You have wrought for us!
Psalm 68:29 [Out of respect] for Your temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring gifts to You.
Psalm 68:30 Rebuke the wild beasts dwelling among the reeds [in Egypt], the herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples; trample underfoot those who lust for tribute money; scatter the peoples who delight in war.
Psalm 68:31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.
Psalm 68:32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praises to the Lord! Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
Psalm 68:33 [Sing praises] to Him Who rides upon the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, He sends forth His voice, His mighty voice.
Psalm 68:34 Ascribe power and strength to God; His majesty is over Israel, and His strength and might are in the skies.
Psalm 68:35 O God, awe-inspiring, profoundly impressive, and terrible are You out of Your holy places; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and fullness of might to His people. Blessed be God!
Hey Gaetz you are a beast but please cut your hair. I wouldn't say it to your face, but cmon dude hit the barber shop.
We are F—ed unless we stop the Marxist globalists .
Hey Matt talk about what you were doing with underage girls
Scuffed Gus Fring trying to act all confident in light of the leaks…
I can’t help it his so funny
I've seen the screen saver behind Matt Gaetz on my windows before.
Rescue the FBI from itself…
The Watergate Weaponization Committee , on Exlax . hearing . Matt Gaetz , speaks and represents the 1 % . Gaetz don't want the f.b.i. to get involved with Corporate Business . If the f,b.i. has a warrant for a person ,on Google , Google has to comply . And that's what Gaetz want the f.b.i. to do ,to stop it . We have 974 + Watergate Plumbers gets , Gaetz , support .
Maybe the ass asking questions could be slightly more clear. Who the fuck can understand his incoherent line of questioning.
Like this guy would really forget if George Soros was his client or not!!!!
HAHAHOHOHEHE HAHAHOHOHEHE HAHAHOHOHEHE HAHAHOHOHEHE
Fools!!!!
Elliot Williams should work on his "I'm too stupid to understand what you mean" skills
This guy has studied that filthy Hillary Clinton.
Wow, what questioning. Thank you for "bringing the receipts" to tie in relationships. Thank you for direct questioning and staying after clarity in answers.
Matt and Jim have no point and the questions make little sense. Good job Republicans
I fully agree with Gatze
This a good first step! Next step is to charge and send out Charges. Last step is the perpetrator walk for all of us tax payers to see!
Honestly, I have said for 20 years now. To fix government. We have to ban LOBBYISTS, from all political activities. Then term limits. Pass laws like the Nancy Pelosi
If my spouse came home with alot of money which left me in an unexpected state of shock, I would demand to know WHERE he got that money. What he got it for, WHEN did he get it, WHO did he get it from, WHY did he get it, HOW did he get it and did he sign up for some sort of group involvement which guarantees him this money over and over and over as long as he "pledged" some kind of self-sacrifice in order to keep that money rolling in. I probably wouldn't have a problem with it as long as it affected nobody else's life or livelihoods and didn't harm innocent people along the way for his "loyalty" but if it required him turning his very soul into a nefarious greedy reptilian traitorous antiConstitional monster then yeah, I'd give him the choice between his family and his goodness and reputation and soul OR he could take his Illgotten gains and see if the grass is greener over there with "them". And I would hope if he chose the nefarious side that he enjoys his stay at "Hotel California".
For a younger member of congress Gaetz executed a masterful interrogation.
This man is a liar we need to buckle down on these hypocrite Liars
The president of the United States is alive would make you think these pawns that he got working for them are liars you need to clean house
That onion head thinks he is the Moo of a cow.
of all the feigned ignorance I've witnessed in any of these hearings, this has to really top the list. wow. smh. 🤣
Hey Matt,the FBI wants to talk to you about your pedophilia.
He has no shame after they try to steal the election from Joe Biden to their corrupt republican leader, They are corrupt republican who has no moral compass .
These Guys trying to weasel out in this questioning.
A member of the GOP inquiring about someones relationship with a lobbyist! Now that's rich!
They did this with zuckerberg….and nothing happened….nothing will happen.. cause they are pretending to be in outside. Thise Republicans are not on our side.. they are pretending
All of these rules pertaining need to be increased and.toughened .