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Of all the political sex scandals to emerge in recent months, few have been more shocking than that of Matt Gaetz.
And the new allegations that surfaced today may call out the few remaining former members of his party.
As you may recall, just last year, Gaetz was the frontrunner for the US attorney post.
He was an unlikely choice for the role, considering he had been investigated for child sex trafficking.
And now, it seems that the allegation that Gaetz thought I was well buried is going to hold up very well in the public eye.
In November 2024, Gaetz quickly left the House of Representatives, a few days before the House ethics committee was allowed to release the findings of his meeting with the girls.
Gaetz withdrew his appointment of attorneys, and House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would strongly urge the ethics committee not to issue a report. “
It was as if the committee’s whereabouts would remain a mystery,
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) arrives at a meeting of House Republicans at the US Capitol Building on October 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Republicans are holding hours-long meetings looking to empower Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. (Photos by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)But on Thursday, nearly one year after Gaetz stepped down, The New York Times A fascinating report on the life and circumstances of one of the Congressman’s former victims has been published.
“He was 17 years old and from Junind High School in Florida. He worked at McDonald’s. And he lived in and out of a homeless shelter,” the article begins.
“I’m hoping to save up to buy braces to fix his teeth, he faked himself in 2017 as an 18-year-old on a dating website for men looking for money.
“What followed would start a chain of events that would have a major impact on his life and help boost the political career of one of the men he was about to meet, Representative Mathet Gaetz, a Florida Republican.”
The report contains quotes from the girl’s lawyer, Laura B. Wolf, who spoke with Times After a Florida Judge ruled that certain files related to the Gaetz investigation should not be released.
US Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) walks on stage during the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Final Images)“The extremely vulnerable situations that victims of crime face are not well known to the public,” Wolf said.
“While my client’s circumstances have been revealed outside of his control, I hope it helps the public see the fuller and more detailed picture of him that has been reported to date.”
Wolf added: “Immolances Power can be age, but it can be financial. My client had little economic security, which allowed to get financial help over him.”
This girl was supposed to serve as a major statement against Gaetz, but the investigation ended when the justice department under President Trump refused to bring charges.
“I never slept with this person. This person threatened me with a lawsuit if I paid him $2.3 million dollars,” Gaetz told Jehovah Times by text on Thursday. “He never surprised me because his story is a myth.”
The new information about Gaetz comes as politicians on both sides of the aisle demand the release of the Epsterin files, which could make him more indictable.
We will have more updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
