U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), believed to be under investigation for years by the Dept. of Justice in a sex trafficking and obstruction of justice probe, will not be charged.
CBS News reports federal investigators were attempting to determine if the four-term GOP lawmaker had sex with a 17-year old girl. “According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, the woman was introduced to Gaetz by Joel Greenberg, a former Florida county tax collector and associate of Gaetz who pleaded guilty in May 2021 to six federal charges, including trafficking of a minor.”
Gaetz infamously had called Greenberg his “wingman.” Last year a cooperating witness reportedly told DOJ that Gaetz had told Greenberg the person he had had sex with was under age.
CBS also reports an ex-girlfriend of Gaetz was granted immunity so she would testify before a grand jury.
Gaetz has denied all allegations.
Last summer Politico reported Gaetz had been under investigation since November of 2020, adding: “Indictments of any member of Congress are generally approved personally by the attorney general, which could play a factor because of the ongoing 2022 primaries.”
This is a breaking news and developing story.