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Matt Gaetz requested preemptive pardon from Trump: New York Times Haley Victory Smith © Provided by Washington Examiner Rep. Matt Gaetz requested a preemptive pardon from former President Donald Trump while he was being investigated by the Justice Department, sources familiar with the discussions told the New York Times. The report, published Tuesday, said it was unclear whether Gaetz was aware of the investigation when he made the request, and the Florida Republican is said to have asked that other congressional allies be given the same treatment. Last week, it was revea...

By Paul LeBlanc | CNN Rep. Matt Gaetz privately sought blanket preemptive pardons for himself and his congressional allies during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, two people familiar with the discussions told The New York Times. The Florida Republican’s request was viewed by White House officials as a nonstarter, the people told the Times, and was ultimately never granted. But the effort fuels fresh scrutiny of Gaetz after it became public that the Justice Department is investigating him over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a ...

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Trump Says Gaetz Never Asked Him for Pardon “Congressman Matt Gaetz has never asked me for a pardon,” Trump said in a statement. “It must be remembered that he has totally denied the accusations against him,” he added. Citing two anonymous sources, the New York Times claimed in a recent report that Gaetz asked the White House for preemptive pardons for himself and others. A spokesperson for Gaetz said that the sources were conflating Gaetz’s public call last year for Trump to pardon a slew of people. “Entry-level political operatives have conflated a pardon call from Representativ...

The Times reports that since the investigation into Gaetz was made public last week, Trump associates have wondered whether the pardon request was an attempt by Gaetz to get rid of his legal troubles. A spokesman for Gaetz, however, denied the request was connected to the sex-trafficking investigation. “Entry-level political operatives have conflated a pardon call from Representative Gaetz — where he called for President Trump to pardon ‘everyone from himself, to his administration, to Joe Exotic’ — with these false and increasingly bizarre, partisan allegations against him,” the ...