“I am sure Matt Gaetz is not feeling very comfortable today.” — Fritz Scheller, attorney for Joel Greenberg, associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)

(Greenberg is expected to take a plea deal with federal prosecutors in his own criminal case.)
Reporter: “Did your client introduce Matt Gaetz to any underaged girls for sexual relations?”

Fritz Scheller, attorney for Joel Greenberg:
Joel Greenberg is expected to plead guilty "in the coming weeks," per @nytimes:
nytimes.com/2021/04/08/us/…
Joel Greenberg’s attorney Fritz Scheller calls Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) a “potential co-defendant” and says “I preclude my clients from talking to them.”
Ok, one more, this is worth it.

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