“Should anyone inquire about their relationships, one person said, Gaetz told the women to say that he had paid for hotel rooms and dinners as part of their dates.”

Just like his talking points to Axios the other day
In a very disturbing piece, this line sticks out:

“One of the women who had sex with both men also agreed to have sex with an unidentified associate of theirs in Florida Republican politics, according to a person familiar with the arrangement.”
“unidentified associate involved in Florida Republican politics”
“It is also a violation of federal child sex trafficking law to provide someone under 18 with anything of value in exchange for sex.... A conviction carries a 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentence.”

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