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The Strange Case of Matt Gaetz
News of a DOJ criminal investigation into Rep. Gaetz (R-FL) has leaked to the press. He says it’s an extortion plot and starts naming names.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) appeared on the popular FOX News program “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Tuesday night to refute to allegations that he is under criminal investigation over a sexual relationship with a minor.
The segment was in response to a report in The New York Times that said Gaetz, “is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him, according to three people briefed on the matter.”
“Investigators are examining whether Mr. Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws,” the report said.
The Times additionally reported that the investigation was opened during the Trump administration and it is, “part of a broader investigation into a political ally of [Gaetz], a local official in Florida named Joel Greenberg, who was indicted last summer on an array of charges, including sex trafficking of a child and financially supporting people in exchange for sex, at least one of whom was an underage girl.”
Mr. Greenberg pleaded not guilty last year and went to jail this month for violating the terms of his bail. His trial is scheduled to go on in June in Orlando…