Rep. Matt Gaetz explained in an interview with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday how he plans to try and protect former President Donald Trump from prosecution using a legislative tool.

The Florida Republican explained how the GOP-led Congress could bring Trump in and compel him to provide testimony that could then “immunize” him from further prosecution by Joe Biden’s Justice Department.

“You can actually bring President Trump in to give testimony to Congress and, in doing so, immunize him,” Gaetz noted.

“Now, there’s different forms of immunity that take place at the committee level, subcommittee level, in some instances for full immunity, you have to have more of a supermajority vote,” he added. “But if you had a supermajority vote of a committee, like Speaker McCarthy could set up a select committee tomorrow that can bring Trump in and immunize him.

“And then we could proceed with the very legitimate investigative work that we’re doing of the Bidens and the corrupt DOJ,” Gaetz explained further. “Unfortunately, none of those things are happening. Instead, Congress is not in Washington, not assembled. And I think the timing is on purpose.

“No timing in DC is ever just a mere coincidence. And so right as Congress is leaving town, right as we’re walking away from our equities, you see this acceleration of activity against Trump,” Gaetz said.

Kirk responded, “Let’s be specific here, though. So immunize him from what crimes even if he’s under current indictment? Is that including even the obstruction claims? And give us some examples of how this has been used recently.”

Gaetz said the procedure had not been used of late; however, that doesn’t matter.

“But obviously, we’re aware of the ability for any person to plead the Fifth,” he said. “You can dissolve someone’s ability to plead the Fifth if you immunize them. And so Congress has this ability that’s been recognized. It’s even laid out in 18 U.S.C. 6002 and 6005. If folks want to look it up.”

“But there you’ve got the ability to say, well, we’re here by compelling your testimony,” said the Sunshine State congressman. “We’re giving you immunity for anything you say to us and anything that that would lead to. And so, for example, if President Trump came in and said, I’m here to give you testimony about the witch hunt, the abuse of criminal process, that Congress has … legitimate oversight equities to resolve.”

“And if he were to say things to us, we could immunize him for that conduct that he were to discuss,” Gaetz added.

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