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Matt Gaetz would say that he owes his current position in national politics to his relentless Trump-humping championing of extremely conservative, media-friendly ‘ideas’. But he got his start drawing on his father’s fortune, garnered from iffy ‘healthcare’ businesses and shady real-estate deals. Of course, Florida has been a mecca for real-estate grifters since the 1820s (assuming you don’t count Ponce de Leon), but the interbreeding of “development” grifters with the local beady-eyed Confederate revanchists and the money-laundering migrants from Latin & Central America’s v...

Gaetz investigation complicated by overture to his father about ex-FBI agent who went missing Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett Replay Video UP NEXT Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican known for his fierce allegiance to former president Donald Trump, had been under Justice Department investigation for months for a possible sex crime when two men approached his father with a proposal, people familiar with the matter said. The men had learned of the investigation, they wrote to Don Gaetz, and wanted to offer an opportunity to help his son, the people said. He could give a h...

AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack The saga of Matt Gaetz continues apace. Last night, it was reported that he was under FBI investigation for sleeping with a 17-year-old and paying for her travel. Later, Gaetz would appear on Tucker Carlson’s show to deny the charges and claim that a man named David McGee had tried to extort him and his father in exchange for favorable treatment. Today, Gaetz’s father provided an email proving he was, indeed, working with the FBI. Here’s the text of that. “I can confirm that your client is working with my office as well as the FBI at the government’s requ...

POLITICO Get the Florida Playbook Newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by CVS Health The daily rundown — Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,294 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 2,057,735; active hospitalizations rose 7 (0.2 percent) to 2,938; deaths of Flor...

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father, Don Gaetz, a former Florida Senate president, backed up his son’s claims of extortion Wednesday and said he wore a wire for the FBI to try to prove that crime, according to Politico. A Washington Post report indicated the alleged extortion might have involved an attempt to recover a long-missing FBI agent. The Post reported that, according to sources, two men ...