You know, I’ve been the victim of federal crimes,” added Gaetz, who is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly paying $900 to a sex trafficker for sex with a minor. “If we’re the purported victim, in Congress, and we’re saying this was not an insurrection, I think that would hold a great deal of weight.”
It sounds like he's saying he's a victim for that, but I guess he means since he was part of the government being overthrown?
Which is dumb logic considering his party was losing power, but better than what I initially thought.
No he didn't commit an insurrection. He attempted one, I'm sure that's hard to grasp as someone who has never passed meaningful legislation but the idea is to actually achieve something other than a pile of useless paperwork.