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A GOP lawmaker feud has reportedly been explained. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is the Republican lawmaker who brought up the motion to remove then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). He has given a series of vague and unclear reasons why he did it, mainly arguing that McCarthy in some way broke promises he made to the far-right House Freedom Caucus about budget issues. But according to The Daily Beast, Gaetz privately told his colleagues the real reason: it was payback for the House opening up an ethics investigation against him. “According to private correspondence reviewed by The Daily Beast, Ga…

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