Thread by @desderamona

‘Matt #Gaetz Is Said to Be Investigated Over Possible Sexual Relationship With a Girl, 17’

‘An inquiry into the Florida congressman was opened in the final months of the Trump administration, people briefed on it said.’

#MattGaetz
nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/…

‘Rep. #Gaetz Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Relationship With 17-Year-Old Girl: NYT’

#MattGaetz
thedailybeast.com/rep-matt-gaetz…

‘Rep. Matt #Gaetz eyes early retirement from Congress to take job at Newsmax’

#MattGaetz
news.yahoo.com/rep-matt-gaetz…

‘Why Matt #Gaetz joining Newsmax is a bigger problem than you think’

“The GOP has become so entangled with its own media propaganda wing that pundits and politicians are nearly indistinguishable. That’s bad for the party, but even worse for the country.”

independent.co.uk/voices/matt-ga…

“Since being elected to the House in 2016, #Gaetz has made a name for himself by saying a lot of things, many of them insincere, unproven or just outright fictional.”

#MattGaetz
msnbc.com/opinion/matt-g…

‘A man in Wyoming is charged with threatening to kill Rep. #MattGaetz and other Republican officials’

“The threats occurred on January 28, the same day #Gaetz led a rally against Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney.”

businessinsider.com/man-in-wyoming…

15 March

‘Rep. #Gaetz defends Rep. Boebert, slams treatment of conservative women’

“Gaetz said the metal detectors were placed on the premises due to Boebert’s views after she challenged an attempt to block members from having firearms in the Capitol”

nypost.com/2021/03/15/mat…

‘#MattGaetz investigated over claims he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, report says’

‘Investigation is reportedly focused on whether sex trafficking laws were violated’

Matt #Gaetz
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

28 March

‘#MattGaetz Mocks Biden's Press Conference Performance: 'Like a Sad Melodrama''

"I just wish Joe Biden would give up on the war in Afghanistan, or the war in Syria, or the war on drugs the way he gives up on his own sentences”

Matt #Gaetz
newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-moc…

‘#MattGaetz under federal investigation over possible sexual relationship with a teenage girl: New York Times’

"The three people said that the examination of Mr. #Gaetz, 38, is part of a broader investigation into a political ally of his, a local …”

rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-tra…

“…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”

Matt #Gaetz
#MattGaetz
rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-tra…

https://twitter.com/robertjdenault/status/1367622866318077956

“‘I only know that it has to do with women. I have a suspicion that someone is trying to recategorize my generosity to ex-girlfriends as something more untoward,’ #Gaetz said in a statement.”

#MattGaetz
justjared.com/2021/03/30/mat…

‘The DOJ is reportedly investigating whether Rep. #MattGaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and violated sex trafficking laws’

“#Gaetz's encounters with the 17-year-old girl reportedly took place in 2019”

businessinsider.com/justice-depart…

‘Sex trafficking probe of Rep. #MattGaetz emerges from Joel Greenberg prosecution: report’

“#Gaetz also claimed, in comments to the Times and Axios as well as in a thread of posts on Twitter, that he was the victim of a convoluted extortion plot by …”

orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-…

“… plot by unnamed former Department of Justice officials, who he said had used threats to smear him in an attempt to extort millions of dollars.”

Matt #Gaetz
#MattGaetz
orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-…

https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1377043626803486722

"’The allegations against me are as searing as they are false,’ #Gaetz said in a 13-minute phone interview with Axios. ‘I believe that there are people at the [DOJ] who are trying to criminalize my sexual conduct, you know when I was a single guy.’"

axios.com/matt-gaetz-sex…

“At a February speech he delivered at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., #Gaetz declared, ‘Many days I’m a marked man in Congress, a wanted man by the deep state, but every day I’m a Florida man.’”

#MattGaetz
news.yahoo.com/report-rep-mat…

“#Gaetz said his family has been cooperating with the FBI and said his father was wearing a recording device, at the FBI’s direction, ‘to catch these criminals.’ He demanded the Justice Department release the recordings.”

#MattGaetz
washingtonpost.com/politics/court…

“‘I have definitely, in my single days, provided for women I've dated. You know, I've paid for flights, for hotel rooms. I've been, you know, generous as a partner. I think someone is trying to make that look criminal when it is not.’"

#Gaetz
#MattGaetz
cnbc.com/2021/03/30/mat…

‘Lieu: #Gaetz should be suspended from Judiciary panel amid DOJ probe’

"’He should not be sitting on a Congressional Committee with oversight over the DOJ while the Department is investigating him,’ Lieu added.”

#MattGaetz
thehill.com/homenews/house…

“… While #Gaetz has denied the allegations, he did confirm to Axios that he is under federal investigation and that the probe was connected to his sexual relationships with women.”

#MattGaetz
thehill.com/homenews/house…

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1221955308572102656

‘Rep. #MattGaetz Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Relationship With Underage Girl’

‘Probe started last year into whether Republican congressman and vocal Trump ally broke federal sex-trafficking laws, people familiar with the matter say’

#Gaetz
wsj.com/articles/rep-m…

18 March 2021

‘#Gaetz: Everyone in DC knows that when Harris shakes Biden's hand 'she's checking his pulse''

‘Florida Republicans tells 'Hannity' Biden portrays weakness in dealing with China’

#MattGaetz
foxnews.com/politics/gaetz…

‘Tucker Carlson says Matt #Gaetz interview was ‘one of the weirdest’ he has done’

“‘I’m not the only person on screen right now who has been falsely accused of a terrible sex act…You were accused of something that you did not do, so you know…’”

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

“‘… so you know what this feels like, the pain it can bring to your family.’”

“In another moment, Mr #Gaetz also said a woman who he claimed was harassed by the FBI had met Mr Carlson.”

#MattGaetz
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1285589566896865282

‘#Gaetz denies allegations, claims he's victim of 'organized criminal extortion'’

"We have been cooperating with federal authorities in this matter and my father has even been wearing a wire at the FBI's direction to catch these criminals. The planted…”

thehill.com/homenews/house…

‘Tucker Carlson denies #Gaetz claim that he met witness in FBI probes: ‘One of the weirdest interviews I’ve ever conducted’’

“‘You and I went to dinner about two years ago, your wife was there, and I brought a friend of mine, you’ll remember her’”

washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03…

“He also questioned the timing of the Times article, claiming that his father was supposed to contact the former DOJ official on Wednesday to coordinate a $4.5 million down payment on the bribe.”

Matt #Gaetz
#MattGaetz
cbsnews.com/news/matt-gaet…

‘McCarthy calls allegations against #Gaetz 'serious,' plans to speak with him’

"DOJ has not told me anything. If a member at my conference gets indicted, they will get removed from a committee. He says this is not true. And we have a newspaper report…”

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

''Serious implications': GOP Leader McCarthy says #MattGaetz could lose committee assignments over allegations’

"But right now Matt #Gaetz says that it's not true, and we don't have any information. So let's get all the information."

usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

‘The Strange Saga of Matt #Gaetz, or How Not to Handle a Crisis’

“Since the scandal broke, Congressman #MattGaetz has done almost everything a crisis communications firm would tell you not to.”

vogue.com/article/matt-g…

‘Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt #Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women’

‘The congressman and a former official in Florida sent money to the women using cash apps, receipts showed.’

#MattGaetz
Joel #Greenberg
Cash App
Apple Pay
hotel ATM
ecstasy
nytimes.com/2021/04/01/us/…

‘#Gaetz showed nude photos of women he said he'd slept with to lawmakers, sources tell CNN’

“Gaetz gained a reputation in Congress over his relationships with women and bragging about his sexual escapades to his colleagues, multiple sources…”

#MattGaetz
cnn.com/2021/04/01/pol…

‘Women Say Rep. #MattGaetz Paid Them for Sex: Report’

“The women also said the congressman sometimes took ecstasy before sex and would ask them to recruit others to have sex with him and his friends.”

#Gaetz
thedailybeast.com/women-say-rep-…

‘Rep. #MattGaetz reportedly showed nude photos of women to lawmakers and bragged about his sexual exploits’

“CNN said there was no evidence the nude photos #Gaetz showed to lawmakers were connected to the Justice Department's investigation.”

businessinsider.com/rep-matt-gaetz…

“half-a-dozen lawmakers about Gaetz’s ‘love of alcohol & illegal drugs, as well as his proclivity for younger women.’ Lawmakers described a ‘well-known’ incident in which Gaetz dated a college student over the age of 18 in 2018 who came to DC as an intern”
nymag.com/intelligencer/…

‘Joel #Greenberg, Matt #Gaetz visited closed Seminole tax office together on weekend, source says’

“The person said the footage showed Greenberg and Gaetz walking into the Tax Collector’s Lake Mary office…Greenberg was seen going thru baskets where…”

orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne…

‘DOJ probe into #Gaetz involves cash payments to women: report’

“Messages and interviews indicate Greenberg and Gaetz directed the women to meet them at specific times and locations and laid out the amount of money for which they would be compensated.”

thehill.com/homenews/house…

‘DOJ investigation into Matt #Gaetz looking at allegations he paid women, who were recruited online, for sex, NYT reports’

“The report claims that Greenberg introduced Gaetz to several women via websites like SeekingArrangements .com, where wealthy…”

businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-inv…

‘'Proclivity for younger women’: Matt #Gaetz’s colleagues say he has a ‘love of alcohol and illegal drugs’: report’

Gaetz's ‘less-than-sterling reputation among his colleagues has many Republicans questioning the wisdom of jumping to his defense’…”

rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-and…

“This reporting came on the heels of CNN reporting -- which has also not been independently verified by MSNBC…that said federal investigators are examining whether #Gaetz used federal campaign funds while ‘paying for travel and expenses for the women.’"

msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…

“Additionally, information that may connect #Gaetz to a fake ID scheme at the center of the case against Greenberg, was presented to federal investigators in a meeting early last year, according to two other people familiar with the matter.”

abc7news.com/matt-gaetz-17-…

“#Gaetz denied the allegations, telling Axios that any gifts to women were just because he was ‘generous as a partner.’”

huffpost.com/entry/matt-gae…

‘Gaetz advocated for drug testing recipients of public assistance, but a new report alleges the lawmaker used ecstasy’

"I strongly support drug-testing for welfare recipients. Applying for welfare is voluntary, if you don't want to get tested don't apply”
news.yahoo.com/matt-gaetz-adv…

‘Communications director for Rep. #MattGaetz resigns amid Justice Department investigation’

“The report from NBC News said Luke Ball resigned on Friday. Ball had served as #Gaetz’ communications director … had worked with Gaetz since 2017”

wfla.com/news/florida/c…

‘These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to #MattGaetz’

‘Rep. Matt #Gaetz, now facing a reported probe into a pay-for-sex scheme, came to investigators’ attention after an alleged off-hours visit to a Florida tax agency.’

thedailybeast.com/these-text-mes…

‘Why #MattGaetz's days in politics are likely numbered’

“#Gaetz has very few friends -- even within the GOP -- in Washington, meaning that there just aren't going to be a lot of people rallying to help defend him.”

cnn.com/2021/04/02/pol…

‘Text messages that allegedly sparked fed probe into Matt #Gaetz emerge’

“During a weekend in April 2018, Greenberg went to the Lake Mary, Florida, arm of his tax collection agency with Gaetz, the outlet reported, citing sources & images of text messages”
nypost.com/2021/04/02/tex…

‘#Gaetz sexual conquest game allegations resurface’

“during his time in the state House, Gaetz and a group of other young male lawmakers participated in the game, in which they would allegedly grant points for different women, including interns …”

thehill.com/homenews/house…

‘#MattGaetz Says He Won’t Resign as Pressure Mounts’

“‘His political brethren are already jockeying to take his seat,’ said former Florida Rep. David Jolly. ‘They’re not insulating him—they’re already assuming that Matt’s political career is over.’…”

wsj.com/articles/matt-…

“…#Gaetz’s behavior also came into question during his service in Florida’s state legislature from 2010 to 2016, according to a person familiar w/the matter. While in Tallahassee, he & others competed against each other in a contest over having sexual relationships with women”

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1149300000112992256

‘Bash: I can't repeat on TV what #Gaetz's colleagues are telling me’

#MattGaetz
cnn.com/videos/politic…

“In early 2018, as the #MeToo movement gained prominence and forced several lawmakers to resign, an anonymous complaint was made to the office of then-House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.).”

Matt #Gaetz
#MattGaetz
washingtonpost.com/politics/matt-…

‘#MattGaetz boasted that pal charged with sex trafficking was his wingman, report claims’

“new report is just the latest eruption of disturbing, lascivious news concerning Gaetz, who since Tuesday has been linked to a purported orgy & a $25 million…”

nypost.com/2021/04/03/mat…

‘#Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise’

‘Compared w/most congressional newbies, it didn’t take Rep #MattGaetz long’

“with new, damaging details emerging regularly, Gaetz's political arc is beginning to resemble the myth of Icarus”

apnews.com/1219266dd4547d…

‘Former Matt #Gaetz aide says FBI contacted him after sex-trafficking probe news’

“Ex-aide Nathan Nelson said two agents questioned him at his house after they had heard from members of the media that Nelson knew of Gaetz's alleged involvement in …”

cnbc.com/2021/04/05/for…

“in April of 2018…he was seen entering the office with Matt #Gaetz, interacting with the baskets where these discarded IDs were kept, and then entering the back room of the office … that is one of the inciting incidents in the investigation”

slate.com/news-and-polit…

By Rep. Matt #Gaetz
Member, @SenJudiciaryGOP

“Although I’m sure some partisan crooks in Merrick Garland’s Justice Department want to pervert the truth and the law to go after me, I will not be intimidated or extorted.”

washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds…

‘Matt #Gaetz, Loyal for Years to Trump, Is Said to Have Sought a Blanket Pardon’

“He privately asked the White House for blanket pre-emptive pardons for himself and unidentified congressional allies for any crimes they may have committed”

#GaetzTrump
nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/…

‘#MattGaetz sought a preemptive pardon from Trump before he left office, according to report’

“#Gaetz asked the Trump White House, in its final weeks, to grant him immunity for any crimes for which he might later be convicted.”

businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-sou…

“Some Trump associates have theorized in recent days that #Gaetz's request for multiple pardons -- not just for himself -- was a move to disguise his own potential legal exposure, the newspaper said.”

cnn.com/2021/04/06/pol…

‘#MattGaetz's aides reportedly sent embarrassing videos of him to other Republican operatives’

“underscores #Gaetz's status as a wild card on Capitol Hill, one who is widely disliked even within his own camp.”

businessinsider.com/gaetz-aides-se…

‘Man tied to #MattGaetz's extortion allegation says lawmaker is 'trying to direct attention from himself''

“That document suggested the FBI ‘became aware of compromising pictures’ of Matt #Gaetz and another election official involved with ‘underage …’”

cnn.com/2021/04/05/pol…

‘Former lawmaker says #Gaetz fought ‘revenge porn’ law: ‘He thought that any picture was his to use as he wanted’’

“And Goodson said Monday that Gaetz was the chief opponent to that legislation.”

orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-mat…

‘#MattGaetz Said His ‘Travel Records’ Would Exonerate Him. Not So Fast.’

“It’s permissible to use campaign funds to pay for travel and office expenses, but it’s not permissible to use them for a ‘sugar daddy’ slush fund.”

#Gaetz
news.yahoo.com/matt-gaetz-sai…

‘Rep. Matt #Gaetz Fundraises Off Teen Sex-Trafficking Probe’

“Gaetz accused the media of ‘publishing lies to drag me down’ & dragging my dating…’ A button at the end of the message directs the reader to ‘click here to fight back against the fake news’”

thedailybeast.com/rep-matt-gaetz…

‘Sources: #Gaetz trip to Bahamas part of federal probe into sex trafficking’

“Gaetz was on that trip with a marijuana entrepreneur and hand surgeon named Jason #Pirozzolo, who allegedly paid for the travel expenses, accommodations, and female escorts”

news.yahoo.com/sources-gaetz-…

“Investigators are reportedly determining whether the escorts were illegally trafficked across state or international lines, and whether Mr #Gaetz was accepting paid sex in exchange for access or legislative favours, according to CBS.”

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

"’If there's evidence of a quid pro quo that the congressman was provided with benefits in return for him sponsoring some legislation that's of interest to the donor, that that's a federal crime,’ said Devlin-Brown.”

Matt #Gaetz
#MattGaetz
cbsnews.com/news/matt-gaet…

“As part of their probe into Rep. Matt #Gaetz, federal investigators are looking into his travel to the Bahamas with women and specifically whether those women were paid to travel for sex which could violate federal law”

nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

‘Joel Greenberg enters not guilty plea to indictments, waives arraignment appearance’

“A waiver of appearance was also filed to all 33 charges”

#Gaetz
wesh.com/article/joel-g…

‘#Gaetz associate likely to strike plea deal with prosecutors in sex trafficking case’

“a potentially ominous sign for Gaetz if the associate ultimately cooperates with prosecutors in a bid for leniency.”

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

“Scheller declined to say if his client would be willing to cooperate as part of the potential plea deal …

He added, however, that his client is ‘uniquely situated.’

‘I'm sure Matt #Gaetz is not feeling very comfortable today,’ Scheller said.”

cnn.com/2021/04/08/pol…

‘#MattGaetz associate likely to plead guilty in criminal case’

‘Legal experts said Joel #Greenberg would be a key witness in the investigation against #Gaetz if the former tax official agrees to cooperate.’

nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

‘#Gaetz Paid Accused Sex Trafficker, Who Then Venmo’d Teen’

“In the second, the Florida GOP congressman wrote “hit up ___.” But instead of a blank, Gaetz wrote a nickname for one of the recipients.”

thedailybeast.com/gaetz-paid-acc…

‘Report: Matt #Gaetz paid associate $900, who then gave $900 to 3 young women’

“In the Venmo payments he made to the young women, Greenberg wrote that the money was for ‘Tuition,’ ‘School,’ and ‘School.’"

news.yahoo.com/report-matt-ga…

‘Feds are investigating whether Matt #Gaetz discussed running a sham candidate in a Florida Senate election to deprive a political rival of votes, report says’

‘ghost candidates’
Jason #Brodeur
Chris #Dorworth
Patricia #Sigman
Jestine #Iannotti
#FEC
businessinsider.com/feds-investiga…

‘Feds told that #Gaetz, #lobbyist discussed running #sham candidate in state Senate race: report’

“Fliers sent to voters depicted her as a Democrat, though she had no party affiliation. One flier portrayed a #BlackWoman and said ‘Jestine #Iannotti …”

thehill.com/homenews/house…

“… One flier portrayed a Black woman and said ‘Jestine #Iannotti will always be there for us.’ …

He also said he never gave Iannotti money and that ‘there would be nothing illegal about it if we had,’ as long as they didn't pay her to seek office.”

thehill.com/homenews/house…

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1354839747269685250

‘Feds are investigating whether Matt #Gaetz discussed running a sham candidate in a Florida Senate election to deprive a political rival of votes, report says’ …

Jason #Brodeur
Patricia #Sigman
Jestine #Iannotti
news.yahoo.com/feds-investiga…

“… The Times reported that investigators had been told about a conversation in which #Gaetz and Chris #Dorworth, a prominent Florida lobbyist, discussed running a #fake third candidate to siphon votes from Sigman and boost #Brodeur's chance of winning.”

news.yahoo.com/feds-investiga…

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1293729581313204225

‘Who’s who in the Matt #Gaetz scandal’

Joel #Greenberg
Stephen #Alford
Luke #Ball
Halsey #Beshears
Brian #Beute
Jason #Brodeur
Chris #Dorworth
Erin #Elmore
Anna #Eskamani
Harlan #Hill
Justine #Iannotti
Bob #Kent
Anthony #Sabatini
Jason #Pirozzolo
#Valdes
washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…

‘#Gaetz loses another staffer as fallout around investigation continues’

“Devin Murphy, the legislative director for Rep. Matt Gaetz, has resigned his post, making him the second staffer to leave the Florida congressman's office”

cnn.com/2021/04/09/pol…

‘House Ethics Committee Launches Investigations Into Reps. Matt Gaetz, Tom Reed’

‘The committee said Friday that it would probe the sexual misconduct allegations against the two Republican congressmen.’

huffpost.com/entry/house-et…

“It’s unlikely #Gaetz will get quiet. He’s not only speaking out, he’s fundraising off of the investigation. The cash is rolling in. He needs it to pay his new lawyers.”

#MattGaetz
politico.com/newsletters/pl…

‘#Gaetz tells Trump supporters he’s a champion of women, scoffs at ‘smears’’

Many of the attendees at Friday’s event said they don’t believe the allegations against Gaetz are true.’…

tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

“… The event was organized by Women for America First, the same group that held the now-infamous “Save America Rally” in Washington on Jan. 6.”

#MattGaetz
Matt #Gaetz
tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1355585982674952192

‘Defiant #Gaetz tells GOP conference the 'truth will prevail''

"’I won't be intimidated by a lying media,’ he added during his speech. ‘And I won't be extorted by a former DOJ official and the crooks he is working with. The truth will prevail!'"

thehill.com/homenews/house…

‘#Gaetz hires legal counsel amid DOJ probe’

“Gaetz has brought on two leading New York defense attorneys — Marc Mukasey, who has represented the Trump Organization, and Isabelle Kirshner — to serve as his representation”

thehill.com/homenews/house…

“… Mukasey has worked closely with former President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and is the son of former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey.”

#MattGaetz
Matt #Gaetz
thehill.com/homenews/house…

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1380698080081817604

‘#Gaetz paid accused sex trafficker, who later sent same amount of cash to teen girls: report’

“Gaetz sent two Venmo transactions amounting to $900 to accused sex trafficker Joel Greenberg in May 2018. He labeled the first transaction "test" and the …”

thehill.com/homenews/house…

“… He labeled the first transaction "test" and the second transaction ‘hit up _____,’ with the alleged nickname of a young woman.

Greenberg later sent money to three girls labeled as ‘Tuition,’ ‘School’ and ‘School’ that totaled $900.”

Matt #Gaetz
thehill.com/homenews/house…

https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1380951867165966337

‘’Felt like a setup’: WhatsApp chat shows #Gaetz ally scrambling to contain fallout’

Greenberg ‘said he was paying legal fees for the former teen at the center of the case.’

“went so far as to push Gaetz to use his influence with Trump for a pardon”

politico.com/news/2021/04/1…

‘Scandal-plagued Florida politician Joel Greenberg reportedly tried to leverage his relationship with Rep. Matt #Gaetz to get a pardon from Trump’

“Two sources told Politico Greenberg spoke multiple times about pushing Gaetz to use his relationship…”

businessinsider.com/joel-greenberg…

“…Politico also reported that in the days before being charged…August of 2020, a panic-stricken Greenberg vented to an associate over encrypted messaging app WhatsApp that prosecutors were zeroing in on his Venmo transactions with the woman, who he called ‘vintage 99.’”

#Gaetz

https://twitter.com/stevehayward/status/1381688417805684736

“The report also disclosed the existence of WhatsApp messages it said Greenberg exchanged with friends in the days before he was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in August.”

Matt #Gaetz
#MattGaetz
orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne…

‘Rep. Matt #Gaetz allegedly connected to Florida shill candidate scheme’

“it’s that dark money, not the scheme, that makes a shill illegal, as the arrests of former senator Artiles and shill Rodríguez show so far.

local10.com/news/local/202…

''I need your help': #Gaetz fundraising through emails amid sex crime allegations’

“Congressman Gaetz has not yet pre-filed to run for re-election or another office in upcoming elections.”

weartv.com/news/local/i-n…

‘Indicted #Gaetz Associate Is Said to Be Cooperating With Justice Dept.’

‘Joel Greenberg, a former elected official in Florida, has been talking to federal investigators since last year about the conduct of Representative #MattGaetz and others.’

nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/…

‘New York Times: Matt #Gaetz associate has been cooperating with Justice Department since last year’

“Greenberg started speaking with investigators when he realized it was his only path to leniency in the face of considerable evidence against him”

cnn.com/2021/04/13/pol…

“Greenberg has given investigators information about an "array of topics," the report said, including encounters that he and #Gaetz allegedly had with women who were given cash and gifts in exchange for sex.”

businessinsider.com/gaetz-associat…

‘New details shed light on #Gaetz’s Bahamas trip’

‘Federal agents executed a search warrant and seized the Florida congressman’s iPhone last winter.’

Halsey #Beshears
Jason #Pirozzolo
Mann Act
politico.com/news/2021/04/1…