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Rep. Matt Gaetz associate working toward plea deal with prosecutors Rep. Matt Gaetz associate working toward plea deal with prosecutors By Associated Press | April 9, 2021 at 6:31 AM EDT - Updated April 9 at 10:06 AM An associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s is working toward a plea deal with federal prosecutors investigating a sex trafficking operation, potentially escalating the legal and political jeopardy facing the Florida congressman. The revelation that a political ally of Gaetz’s...

Politics | April 9, 2021 | Good morning. The Daily Beast is reporting that in 2018, Matt Gaetz sent his friend (and indicted sex trafficker) Joel Greenberg $900; the next morning, Greenberg paid that $900 out to three teen girls, one of whom was an 18-year-old at the time. The memos for the transactions were “school,” “school,” and “tuition.” There are some suggestions that Greenberg could plead guilty and cooperate (i.e., roll over on Gaetz). Gaetz and Greenberg are both connected...

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House Ethics Committee launches investigation into Matt Gaetz over sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, sharing inappropriate images on the house floor and misusing campaign funds The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it has opened an investigation into multiple allegations against Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz  The allegations expand sexual misconduct, drug use, sharing lewd images from the House floor, and using campaign funds for personal use    Gatez has now hired two promine...

Matt Gaetz reportedly sent $900 to ally and accused sex trafficker, who then gave the money to young women cdavis@insider.com (Charles Davis) © Getty Getty Rep. Matt Gaetz sent $900 over Venmo to Joel Greenberg, a political ally and accused sex trafficker. The Daily Beast reported the money was sent in 2018. Greenberg then sent $900, in varying amounts, to three young women, including an 18-year-old. Matt Gaetz has claimed to be the victim of a smear campaign, the Florida Rep...

Republican Representative calls on Matt Gaetz to resign Updated / Friday, 9 Apr 2021 18:32 Matt Gaetz has not been charged with any crimes and has denied wrongdoing US Representative Adam Kinzinger has called for the resignation of fellow Republican Matt Gaetz, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump who faces a federal probe of a possible relationship with an underage girl. "Matt Gaetz needs to resign," Mr Kinzinger, an outspoken critic of Mr Trump, said in a Twitter post last night. ...

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Matt Gaetz needs to resign, says Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger Dareh Gregorian and Garrett Haake © Provided by MSNBC Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois called for fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to resign on Thursday amid a federal probe into allegations that Gaetz was involved in sex trafficking. Gaetz, who has not been charged with any crime, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. He is also scheduled Friday to headline a dinner for Women for America First, a pro-Trump...

Rep. Adam Kinzinger called for the resignation of fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz Thursday night, becoming the first GOP member of Congress to do so since it was first reported that Gaetz was implicated in a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations.  "Matt Gaetz needs to resign," Kinzinger tweeted, linking to an article about the Justice Departments investigation into Gaetz. Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing since The New York Times first reported on the federal probe and he ...

3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Friday it has opened an investigation into Republican congressman Matt Gaetz involving allegations including possible sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. FILE PHOTO: Representative Matt Gaetz, (R-FL), speaks during a hearing in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo The panel�...