Thread by @TristanSnell

Gaetzgate latest - what we know, and my take

What we know - indictment is coming in the next few weeks, either in August or just after

Also clear that the US Attorney’s Office is taking very strong positions with Gaetz and his counsel and is ready to indict Gaetz and others

My take on Gaetzgate based on what I’ve been able to find out

What’s really going on is that the feds are applying a lot of pressure on Gaetz to flip and cooperate — if the feds are taking a strong position, it’s to get cooperation

But what would Gaetz be able to cooperate on?

Gaetz could cooperate on the existing case they have open in federal court in Orlando — adding to the testimony from Gaetz’s buddy Joel Greenberg

But what else could Gaetz do? What other things could he cooperate on? That’s the more interesting question.

So to be clear, the issue with Gaetzgate is not *if* he will face charges. He will.

The questions are when and how. Does he cooperate now? Or does he plead not guilty for now? And what would cooperation look like?

If they’re having this discussion now, the indictment is ready.

As for the Politico story that the Gaetz case is stuck, that’s easy to take apart

Greenberg already went from 33 counts to 6. That is not something you do with a “bad” witness. He’s fine. That’s all BS

The part about a victim going into porn feels VERY much like a smear

The whole Politico story was probably sourced from Gaetz, his team, and/or his lawyers

The feds would never have said that their own victim was a potentially problematic witness. That came from the defense. Very common tactic - attack the victim, especially if female

Also - the issue with Gaetzgate is not a lack of evidence or lack of a case.

It’s that there’s soooo much evidence - and the case has gotten way bigger.

That’s why the initial June/July timeframe got pushed out — Greenberg’s cooperation opened the case up way more.