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Matt Gaetz sexual misconduct allegations

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Representative Matt Gaetz

In March 2021, reports surfaced of a federal investigation into Matt Gaetz, an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district, involving claims he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl in 2019.[1][2] The New York Times reported that Gaetz was being investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and investigators were examining whether he had violated federal sex trafficking laws.[3] Investigators were reportedly also examining whether Gaetz paid women money for sex, whether he used campaign funds for their travel and expenses and whether drugs were involved.[4][5][6] Gaetz denied any wrongdoing, asserting he and his family were "victims of an organized criminal extortion involving a former DOJ official seeking $25 million."[1] In an interview with Tucker Carlson on March 30, Gaetz claimed that the extortionist was David McGee, a former official with the Justice Department who went into private legal practice in Florida.[7] McGee interviewed with The Daily Beast that day and publicly denied any involvement.[8] On March 31, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that Gaetz will lose his congressional committee assignments if the charges are proven, but will remain on the House Judiciary Committee during the investigation.[9]

Investigation[edit]

The Justice Department's investigation into the allegations against Gaetz has been underway since 2020.[2] The investigation is said to be part of a "broader investigation" into Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg who was indicted in 2020 for defamation but whose case as of March 30, 2021 had expanded into an array of charges including sex trafficking.[10][1][11] Gaetz is said to have come into the picture because of an unusual after office hours visit to a government office with Greenberg where Greenberg was allegedly producing fake IDs.[10] As of March 30, 2021 no charges have been officially brought against Gaetz.[1] Other federal investigations into whether Gaetz had been involved in relationships with other underage girls have also been initiated.[2] Gaetz sent Axios screenshots of text messages, emails and documents outlining the alleged extortion scheme, which he claimed was being run by McGee.[12] In an interview with Tucker Carlson responding to the allegations, he stated that "I am demanding the Department of Justice and FBI release the audio recordings that were made under their supervision and at their direction which will prove my innocence", referring to an audio recording between his father and McGee. He furthered that the claims of an underage sexual relationship could be proven false by travel records. McGee told The Daily Beast that the reports of extortion were "completely, totally false," and that they were to distract from his investigation into whether he violated sex trafficking laws.[11]

More specifically, an American named Robert Levinson was taken hostage by Iran in 2007. The extortion claim involves a former intelligence officer working for the Air Force on the Levinson case who supposedly made an offer that in exchange for $25 million, the sex-trafficking case would go away and Levinson would be freed.[13] The U.S. government believes Levinson died in Iran by 2020.[14] On April 2, Gaetz' communication director resigned.[15]

Reactions[edit]

Roger Stone has defended Gaetz claiming that he was targeted in a smear campaign.[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Schmidt, Michael S.; Benner, Katie (March 30, 2021). "Matt Gaetz Is Said to Be Investigated Over Possible Sexual Relationship With a Girl, 17". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship". AP NEWS. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  3. ↑ Swan, Jonathan (March 30, 2021). "Matt Gaetz says he's under federal investigation for sexual misconduct". Axios. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Benner, Katie; Schmidt, Michael S. (April 2, 2021). "Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ↑ Scherer, Michael (April 2, 2021). "Gaetz is said to have boasted of his 'access to women' provided by friend charged in sex-trafficking case". The Washington Post.
  6. ↑ CNN, Evan Perez, David Shortell, Paula Reid and Pamela Brown. "Investigation of Matt Gaetz includes whether campaign funds were used to pay for travel and expenses". CNN.
  7. ↑ Morton, Victor (March 30, 2021). "Rep. Matt Gaetz accuses Florida lawyer of extortion amid reports of sex-trafficking probe". The Washington Times. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ Montgomery, Blake; Suebsaeng, Asawin (March 30, 2021). "Rep. Matt Gaetz Says Teen-Sex Allegation Is Part of Extortion Plot". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ Swanson, Ian (2021-03-31). "GOP leader says Gaetz would lose committee seat if charges true". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Pagliery, Jose (2021-04-02). "These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Shepherd, Katie. "Ex-GOP official Joel Greenberg flaunted ties to Matt Gaetz. Then he was charged with child sex trafficking". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  12. ↑ Zapotosky, Matt; Barrett, Devlin. "Rep. Matt Gaetz faces Justice Dept. investigation over alleged relationship with teen girl". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  13. ↑ Jacobs, Ben (31 March 2021). "Matt Gaetz Gets a Scandal As Wild As Him". New York Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ↑ Man, Anthony (December 14, 2020). "Bob Levinson of Coral Springs died in Iranian custody, US government says". South Florida Sun Sentinel.
  15. ↑ Benjamin Siegel; Katherine Faulders (2 April 2021). "Rep. Matt Gaetz's communications director resigns amid probe into allegations regarding Gaetz's sexual relationships". ABC News. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ↑ Man, Anthony. "Roger Stone says congressman Matt Gaetz is the victim of a smear". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.


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